lactoferrin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lactoferrin
Example Sentences
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Infant formula may contain the highly valuable lactoferrin, which would be usually left in whey.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2024
We know that human milk contains many components which can be effective as antimicrobials – lactoferrin and antimicrobial peptides, for example.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2024
The team used bovine lactoferrin as a model wound-healing drug and entrapped it in the material.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024
Combining probiotics with molecules such as human-milk oligosaccharides or lactoferrin might help to improve the picture, Barrington says.
From Nature • Mar. 6, 2018
A search of the medical literature revealed that highly elevated lactoferrin was closely correlated with Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2014
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