Effect of pasteurization on immune components of milk: Implications for feeding preterm infants

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-182

  Ewaschuk, Julia B ^a   Unger, Sharon ^b   Harvey, Sarah ^b   O'Connor, Deborah L ^b   Field, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Donor milk; Immune; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Pasteurization; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; DISINFECTION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREMATURITY;

DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK BANKS; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 79954568868     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-008     Document Type: Article

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