TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of ferritins in human milk secretions
T2 - Similarities to serum and tissue isoferritins
AU - Arosio, Paolo
AU - Ponzone, Alberto
AU - Ferrero, Roberto
AU - Renoldi, Isabella
AU - Levi, Sonia
PY - 1986/12/15
Y1 - 1986/12/15
N2 - The ferritins present in the first day human colostrum and mature milk were compared with serum and tissue ferritins on the basis of their iron content, immunological reactivity and glycosylation. Both had a low iron content. The degree of glycosylation and immunochemical properties of colostrum ferritin showed strong similarities with serum ferritin. The isoelectric points and immunochemical properties of milk ferritin were similar to heart ferritin. The concentration of colostrum ferritin was more significantly correlated to body iron stores than milk ferritin.
AB - The ferritins present in the first day human colostrum and mature milk were compared with serum and tissue ferritins on the basis of their iron content, immunological reactivity and glycosylation. Both had a low iron content. The degree of glycosylation and immunochemical properties of colostrum ferritin showed strong similarities with serum ferritin. The isoelectric points and immunochemical properties of milk ferritin were similar to heart ferritin. The concentration of colostrum ferritin was more significantly correlated to body iron stores than milk ferritin.
KW - Colostrum
KW - Iron metabolism
KW - Isoferritins
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U2 - 10.1016/0009-8981(86)90213-5
DO - 10.1016/0009-8981(86)90213-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 3802530
AN - SCOPUS:0022869062
VL - 161
SP - 201
EP - 208
JO - Clinica Chimica Acta
JF - Clinica Chimica Acta
SN - 0009-8981
IS - 2
ER -