A double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study of bovine lactoferrin supplementation in bottle-fed infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-251

  King Jr , James C ^a,d   Cummings, Ginny E ^a   Guo, Nan ^a   Trivedi, Leena ^b   Readmond, Bernard X ^a   Keane, Virginia ^a   Feigelman, Susan ^a   De Waard, Rick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c DMV International   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine lactoferrin; Infant formula; Infants

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN; PLACEBO;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WHEEZING;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE FEEDING; CATTLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 33846598908     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000243435.54958.68     Document Type: Article

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