A comparative study on the immunological properties of breast milk and cow's milk - II
CP Saraswathy, Janabai Giri
Sri, Avinashilingam Institute of Home Science and Higher Education, Coimbatore -641 011, India
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C P Saraswathy Sri, Avinashilingam Institute of Home Science and Higher Education, Coimbatore -641 011 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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This comparative study depicts the levels of immunoglobulins such as IgA and IgG in human breast milk samples with those of cow's milk samples. Immunoglobulins A and G were estimated by the method of Radial Immunodiffusion (RID). Experimental analysis showed that the level of Immunoglobulin A in breast milk samples were found to contain no traces of this antibody. IgG content in cow's milk (16.6 mg/dl) was higher than that of human milk (6.0mg/dl). It is clear that human milk is rich source of IgA, Early exposure through breast feeding is therefore obviously desirable.
