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  • Title: [A study on two gut hormones in breast milk].
    Author: Lu M, Yao F, Guo A.
    Journal: Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi; 1995 Oct; 30(10):554-6. PubMed ID: 8745504.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine if motilin and gastrin are present in breast milk and to measure their concentrations in human milk and cow milk. METHODS: The concentration of motilin was measured in 17 samples of human colostrum, 18 samples of human mature milk, 8 samples of cow colostrum and 20 samples of cow mature milk by radioimmunoassay. The concentration of gastrin in human milk was also determined by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: Motilin concentration in human colostrum was the highest (416.34 +/- 183.95ng/L), being higher than that in human mature milk (272.91 +/- 148.73ng/L, that in cow colostrum (229.51 +/- 63.68ng/L) and that in cow mature milk (35.46 +/- 16.94ng/L). Evidently the difference in motilin concentration was very significant between human milk and cow milk. The gastrin concentration in human colostrum was 17.20 +/- 11.98ng/L, being higher than that in human mature milk (5.62 +/- 2.33ng/L). CONCLUSION: Human milk, especially human colostrum, contains high concentrations of motilin and gastrin. Breast feeding, especially early breast feeding, may promote the maturation of the developing gut in neonates and infants.
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