Effect of breast milk and weaning on epithelial growth of the small intestine in humans.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Breast feeding and weaning are important physiologically significant luminal events that influence the growth of the small intestine in humans. A variety of factors including genetic preprogramming, systemic and local hormones, and permissive factors contribute and modulate intestinal growth. Here, we offer a view that integrates some of these factors, especially those relating to breast feeding and weaning.
Medical subject headings
- Breast Feeding
- Growth Substances
- Intestine, Small
- Milk, Human
- Weaning