Immunoglobulin-A profile in breast milk from mothers delivering full term and preterm infants

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-128

  Ballabio, C ^a   Bertino, E ^b   Coscia, A ^b   Fabris, C ^b   Fuggetta, D ^a   Molfino, S ^a   Testa, T ^b   Sgarrella, M C ^c   Sabatino, G ^c   Restani, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Human milk; Immunoglobulin A; Preterm human milk; Preterm neonate

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; BETA CASEIN; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLOSTRUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DIETETICS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LACTATION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 33947730734     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000114     Document Type: Article

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