Relationships among Maternal Stress and Immune Components of Mothers' Milk

Human milk is a biologically active fluid that provides immune protection for the developing infant. The levels of milk immune components vary among women over time post-delivery. Very little is known about the associations of maternal stressors with the levels of milk immune components, especially...

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Main Author: Thibeau, Shelley Swann Blankenship
Other Authors: Ann Minnick
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2015
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03122015-091322/