| Literature DB >> 15177673 |
Naoko Ohta1, Hirokazu Tsukahara, Yusei Ohshima, Manabu Nishii, Yasuyo Ogawa, Kyouichi Sekine, Kenkou Kasuga, Mitsufumi Mayumi.
Abstract
We found high concentrations of nitrite/nitrate (166-1460 micromol/l) in 43 milk samples obtained from 32 women during postpartum days 1-8, which indicates enhanced mammary nitric oxide (NO) secretion. We detected adrenomedullin (AM) (2.7-20.7 pmol/l) only in 9 of the 43 samples using highly specific immunoradiometric assay. It is uncertain whether the entire adrenomedullin is actively secreted in human milk.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15177673 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2004.04.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Early Hum Dev ISSN: 0378-3782 Impact factor: 2.079