Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase in Term and Preterm Human Milk

Moya, Fernando; Eguchi, Hideshi; Zhao, Biren; Furukawa, Masayuki; Sfeir, SJuan; Osorio, Marcial; Ogawa, Yunosuke; M. Johnston, John

doi:10.1097/00005176-199408000-00015

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Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase in Term and Preterm Human Milk

Published in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition • Aug 1, 1994

Authors:

Fernando Moya

Hideshi Eguchi

Biren Zhao

Abstract

Human milk may protect against necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Since platelet-activating factor (PAF) may participate in the pathophysiology of NEC, we measured PAF acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH), which metabolizes PAF, in term and preterm human milk. The activity of PAF-AH in term milk collected 2-4 day...

Subject

Medicine

Gestation

Necrotizing enterocolitis

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