Colostrum
"Colostrum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thin, yellow, serous fluid secreted by the mammary glands during pregnancy and immediately postpartum before lactation begins. It consists of immunologically active substances, white blood cells, water, protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
| Descriptor ID |
D003126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.194
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Goil S, Barnes C, Thibeault D, Truog WE. Simplified method for purification of colostrum to obtain secretory component of immunoglobulin A, using secretory component as a reference protein in tracheal aspirate fluid. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1998 Feb 13; 705(2):203-11.