Factors affecting total protein and lactoferrin in human milk

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting total, true protein and lactoferrin (Lf) concentrations in human milk (HM) and to evaluate the changes in protein concentrations over the course of lactation (first to sixth month postpartum). HM samples were collected from exclusiv...

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Main Authors: Bożena Kulesza-Brończyk, Agnieszka Bień, Piotr Sobieraj, Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz, Jolanta Lis-Kuberka, Matylda Czosnykowska-Łukacka, Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50124-1