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The concentrations of some hormones and growth factors in bovine and human colostrums: Short communication
Author(s) -
AI ZHAO,
YUMEI ZHANG,
TITI YANG,
QINGHAI SHENG,
XIAOHONG KANG,
PEIYU WANG
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2012.00864.x
Subject(s) - colostrum , epidermal growth factor , prolactin , growth factor , endocrinology , medicine , hormone , nerve growth factor , biology , chemistry , immunology , receptor , antibody
This study compared different levels of certain hormones and growth factors between bovine and human colostrums. Colostrums were collected from seven Holstein cows and seven healthy humans. Prolactin, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) had higher levels in human colostrums over the 3 days. A higher level of platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF) was found in bovine colostrums on day three; estradiol had higher levels on day three in both human and bovine colostrums. To minimise the differences of active components’ concentrations between these two types of colostrums, prolactin, EGF and NGF should be considered for addition into bovine colostrum products.