Effect of sampling on fatty acid composition of human colostrum.
Samples of colostrum were taken from 19 subjects before and after infant feeding, 3 and 5 days post partum. Milk samples were analyzed by argentation and gas chromatography for 30 fatty acids contained in the lipid fraction. Although small differences were observed between day 3 and day 5 samples, the fatty acid composition of the milk did not vary on either of the days between samples taken before and after nursing. It is concluded that a single sample taken any time during the feeding is representative of the entire nursing.
D003126:Colostrum / Q000032:analysis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated