Immunology of Milk and the Neonate (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

Description:

The proceedings of the symposium, sponsored primarily by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, critically evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning the protective role of immune agents found in milk, provide up-to-date information on milk factors with respect to their role in the maturation of immunological defense systems in the neonate, and reassess the importance of breastfeeding in the prevention of allergies in formula-fed infants.

subjects: Breastfeeding,  Congresses,  Human Milk,  Immunologic diseases in children,  Immunological aspects,  Immunological aspects of Breastfeeding,  Immunology,  Infants,  Newborn Infant,  Nutrition,  Nutritional aspects of Immunologic diseases in children,  Breast feeding,  Nutritional aspects