title: [Prebiotics in infant health].
abstract: The composition of human milk is the main base for the development of infant formulas concerning its macronutrients and micronutrients contents and bioactive compounds. Technological advances in the composition of human milk have identified a great number of bioactive compounds such as prebiotics which are responsible for immunological protection and the prevention of different pathologies. In order to achieve similar benefits, they are part of the contents of infant formulas.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Investigación en el Sistema Inmune, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: Fernando G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Chirdo
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Menéndez
authors.forename: María L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pita Martín de Portela
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: María del C
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Toca
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trifone
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vecchiarelli
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D056692:Prebiotics / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D056692:Prebiotics