Human breast milk immunology: A review

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 207-217

  Paramasivam, K ^a   Michie, C ^b   Opara, E ^a   Jewell, A P ^a,c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Cytokines; Immunology; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; RANTES; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE INFECTION; LACTATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MILK PRODUCTION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; BABY FOOD; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NEWBORN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 33846937155     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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