Infants Are Exposed to Human Milk Oligosaccharides Already in utero

• Main Authors: Audra Wise (Author), Bianca Robertson (Author), Biswa Choudhury (Author), Samuli Rautava (Author), Erika Isolauri (Author), Seppo Salminen (Author), Lars Bode (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant in and, in their complexity, unique to human milk. Accumulating evidence indicates that exposure to HMOs in the postnatal period affects immediate as well as long-term infant health and development. However, studie...