Decreased memory B cells and increased CD8 memory T cells in blood of breastfed children: the generation R study.

Decreased memory B cells and increased CD8 memory T cells in blood of breastfed children: the generation R study.

Breastfeeding provides a protective effect against infectious diseases in infancy. Still, immunological evidence for enhanced adaptive immunity in breastfed children remains inconclusive.To determine whether breastfeeding affects B- and T-cell memory in the first years of life.We performed immunophe...

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Main Authors: Michelle A E Jansen, Diana van den Heuvel, Menno C van Zelm, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Johan C de Jongste, Herbert Hooijkaas, Henriette A Moll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4436360?pdf=render

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