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. 1980 Aug;110(8):1671-5.
doi: 10.1093/jn/110.8.1671.

Effect of sampling on fatty acid composition of human colostrum

R A Gibson, G M Kneebone

Effect of sampling on fatty acid composition of human colostrum

R A Gibson et al. J Nutr. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

Samples of colostrum were taken from 19 subjects before and after infant feeding, 3 and 5 days post partum. Milk samples were analyzed by argentation and gas chromatography for 30 fatty acids contained in the lipid fraction. Although small differences were observed between day 3 and day 5 samples, the fatty acid composition of the milk did not vary on either of the days between samples taken before and after nursing. It is concluded that a single sample taken any time during the feeding is representative of the entire nursing.

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