Milk ceruloplasmin is a valuable source of nutrient copper ions for mammalian newborns
N Platonova, N Guolikhandanova… - Journal of Trace …, 2007 - Elsevier
This research focuses on the role of milk ceruloplasmin (Cp), the main extracellular copper-
containing protein of vertebrates, as a source of copper for newborns. In the first part of the
study, Cp concentration and Cp-associated copper were measured in human skimmed milk
at the 1st and the 5th days postpartum. It was shown that most of the copper was associated
with Cp and that the decrease in copper concentration during lactation was related to the
drop of Cp levels. The following in vivo experiments demonstrated that milk [125I] Cp per os …
containing protein of vertebrates, as a source of copper for newborns. In the first part of the
study, Cp concentration and Cp-associated copper were measured in human skimmed milk
at the 1st and the 5th days postpartum. It was shown that most of the copper was associated
with Cp and that the decrease in copper concentration during lactation was related to the
drop of Cp levels. The following in vivo experiments demonstrated that milk [125I] Cp per os …