Breast milk immunology
1979
Human milk, particularly colostrum, contains immunoglobulins which provide specific and nonspecific antimicrobial resistance. Effects of maternal immunity on the offspring, then, do not stop at birth, but are continued through absorption of milk antibodies. Human milk is rich in secretory IgA, iron-binding protein lactoferrin, and transferrin. Colostrum contains complement and large numbers of leukocytes which ingest bacteria and fungi and protect against necrotizing enterocolitis. Immunoglobulin synthesis is carried out by B and T lymphocytes which are also present in large numbers.
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书目信息
Nutrition & the M.D
ISSN
0732-0167
出版者
Elsevier B.V.
其它主题
Maternal-fetal transfer; Breast milk; Breast feeding
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-29
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