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Amoebicidal Activity of Milk, Apo-lactoferrin, sIgA and Lysozyme

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2006

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Nidia León‐Sicairos, Luis Fernando López-Soto, Magda Reyes‐López, Delfino Godínez-Vargas, Cynthia Ordaz‐Pichardo, Mireya de la Garza
Clinical Medicine & Research

Abstract

Milk proteins such as apo-lactoferrin, sIgA and lysozyme are able to kill Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. This study confirms the importance of feeding breast milk to newborns.

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