"Colostrum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.194
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colostrum" by people in Profiles.
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Oropharyngeal administration of mother's colostrum, health outcomes of premature infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Oct 12; 16:453.
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Effect of secretory immunoglobulin A on bacterial translocation in an enterocyte-lymphocyte co-culture model. Pediatr Surg Int. 2001 May; 17(4):275-9.
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Role of breast-feeding in transmission of hepatitis C virus to infants of HCV-infected mothers. J Hepatol. 1998 Aug; 29(2):191-7.