Bovine colostrum: An emerging nutraceutical

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 175-185

  Bagwe, Siddhi ^a   Tharappel, Leo J P ^a   Kaur, Ginpreet ^a   Buttar, Harpal S ^b  

^a SVKM s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bovine colostrum dietary supplements; colostrum as nutraceutical; colostrum induced immunity; human and bovine colostrum benefits; immunoglobulins and lactoferrin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBODY; GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTOFERRIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; RETINOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ALLERGY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BOVINE; BUFFALO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COW; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTEROPATHY; GOAT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEAKY GUT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WOUND HEALING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; INFANT; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941128599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15533840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2014-0039     Document Type: Review

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