Journal article
Abnormal Zinc Content in Human Milk: Risk for Development of Nutritional Zinc Deficiency in Infants
Abstract
An abnormally low concentration of zinc in mother's milk has been associated with clinical nutritional zinc deficiency in premature and term newborns. Defective mammary gland secretion of zinc was suggested as the causative factor. We investigated whether low milk zinc concentration might be reflected in an abnormality of the distribution of zinc between casein, whey, and fat components of the milk, in a reduction in the levels of milk citrate, …
Authors
Atkinson SA; Whelan D; Whyte RK; Lönnerdal B
Journal
JAMA Pediatrics, Vol. 143, No. 5, pp. 608–611
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
May 1, 1989
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150170110034
ISSN
2168-6203