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Immunology
Human milk may represent a rich source of novel classes of therapeutic agents
July 4th, 2005
Human milk may represent a rich source of novel classes of therapeutic agents. "Human neonates are born with an immature and naive acquired immune system, and many of the innate components of mucosal immunity are not fully developed. Thus, the innate immune system of human milk is an important complement to the mucosal barrier of the developing gut," scientists in the United States reported in the Journal of Nutrition. D.S. Newburg and colleagues, Massachusetts General Hospital explained, "The nursing mother provides her infant many protective agents through milk, a growing number of which have been identified as isolates of milk in laboratory...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2005-07-04)
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