Ontogeny of alkaline phosphatase activity in infant intestines and breast milk

• Main Authors: Ye Yang (Author), Emilee Rader (Author), Michele Peters-Carr (Author), Rebecca C. Bent (Author), Jennifer T. Smilowitz (Author), Karen Guillemin (Author), Bethany Rader (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease of intestinal inflammation that primarily affects premature infants. A potential risk factor for necrotizing enterocolitis is exposure of the premature neonatal intestine to environmental bacteria and their proinflammatory...