| Literature DB >> 11391340 |
B Wang1, J B Miller, Y Sun, Z Ahmad, P McVeagh, P Petocz.
Abstract
We found that the saliva of preterm infants fed human milk contains twice the level of sialic acid as that in infants fed commercial formulas. The higher sialic acid level suggests greater viscosity and enhanced protection of the mucosal surfaces in breast-fed infants. Human milk itself is a rich source of sialylated oligosaccharides.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11391340 DOI： 10.1067/mpd.2001.113044
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN： 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406