Longitudinal Variation of Amino Acid Levels in Human Milk and Their Associations with Infant Gender

Longitudinal Variation of Amino Acid Levels in Human Milk and Their Associations with Infant Gender

It is discussed that specific amino acids (AAs) have functional roles in early life. Understanding the AA composition in human milk (HM) during lactation assists in specifying these roles. To this end we assessed the levels of free AAs (FAAs), total AAs (free and bound, TAAs) and protein levels in H...

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Main Authors: Joris H. J. van Sadelhoff, Bert J. M. van de Heijning, Bernd Stahl, Sonia Amodio, Edmond H. H. M. Rings, M. Luisa Mearin, Johan Garssen, Anita Hartog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
breastfeeding
free amino acids
glutamine
glutamate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/9/1233

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