"Colostrum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thin, yellow, serous fluid secreted by the mammary glands during pregnancy and immediately postpartum before lactation begins. It consists of immunologically active substances, white blood cells, water, protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
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D003126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.194
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colostrum" by people in Profiles.
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Facilitating Colostrum Collection by Hospitalized Women in the Early Postpartum Period for Infant Trophic Feeding and Oral Immune Therapy. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2018 09; 47(5):654-660.
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Fatty acids in breast milk associated with asthma-like symptoms and atopy in infancy: a longitudinal study. J Asthma. 2012 Nov; 49(9):926-34.
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Parathyroid hormone-related peptide content of bovine milk and calf blood assessed by radioimmunoassay and bioassay. Endocrinology. 1991 Dec; 129(6):2815-9.
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Studies on LHRH and physiological fluid amino acids in human colostrum and milk. Endocrinol Exp. 1987 Mar; 21(1):23-30.
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Bacteriostatic qualities of human milk. J Pediatr. 1985 Aug; 107(2):240-3.
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Immunoregulation by breast milk cells. Cell Immunol. 1979 Feb; 42(2):437-41.