Plasma lactoferrin measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Measurements on adult and infant plasma.
The lactoferrin content of human plasma has been measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In cord blood the level was 0.02-0.3 mg/l, corresponding to 3-44 X 10-(10) mol/l lactoferrin; in plasma 5 d post partum the level had not changed. In adults the level was 0.02-0.2 in 29 out of 30 plasma samples and above 1 mg/l in 1 sample. Similar results were obtained with EDTA, citrate or heparin as anti-coagulant.
D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000097:blood*; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000097:blood*
D007106:Immune Sera; D007782:Lactoglobulins; D007781:Lactoferrin