MicroRNAs in Breastmilk and the Lactating Breast: Potential Immunoprotectors and Developmental Regulators for the Infant and the Mother

MicroRNAs in Breastmilk and the Lactating Breast: Potential Immunoprotectors and Developmental Regulators for the Infant and the Mother

Human milk (HM) is the optimal source of nutrition, protection and developmental programming for infants. It is species-specific and consists of various bioactive components, including microRNAs, small non-coding RNAs regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. microRNAs are both i...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Alsaweed, Peter E. Hartmann, Donna T. Geddes, Foteini Kakulas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
human milk
breastmilk
breastfeeding
RNA
microRNA
cells
lipids
skim milk
immune system
development
infant formula
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/11/13981

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