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JOURNAL OF MAMMARY GLAND BIOLOGY AND NEOPLASIA
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 237-247Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-007-9051-7
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lactation; mammary; antimicrobial
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Key developments in the understanding of the immune functions of milk and colostrum are reviewed, focusing on their proteinaceous components. The topics covered include the immunoglobulins, immune cells, immunomodulatory substances, and antimicrobial proteins. The contributions of new technologies and the introduction of fresh approaches from other fields are highlighted, as are the contributions that mammary biology research has made to the development of other fields. Finally, a summary of some current outstanding questions and likely future directions of the field are given.
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