Commentary : Heal the mother, heal the baby: Epigenetics, breastfeeding and the human microbiome

Breastfeeding Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-9

  Tow, Jennifer ^a  

^a International Affiliation of Tongue Tie Professionals ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Epigenetic; Flora; Microbiome; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NEWBORN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; REVIEW;

BREAST FEEDING; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROBIOTA; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84899762364     PISSN: 07292759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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