Development of serum IgA and IgM levels in breast-fed and formula-fed infants during the first week of life

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 743-745

  Cheng, Mei Mei ^a   Huang, Ching Feng ^b   Yang, Ling Yu ^c   Lin, Yang Guang ^d   Peng, Ho Jen ^e   Chang, Chia Yau ^f   Sheng, Ching Ching ^e   Wu, Tzee Chung ^c  

^a CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast fed; Formula fed; IgA; IgM; Neonates

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN;

ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84864064736     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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