Milk kinship hypothesis in light of epigenetic knowledge.
Clinical epigenetics, vol.4, no.1, pp.14, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1186/1868-7083-4-14
- Journal Name: Clinical epigenetics
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.14
- Keywords: Breast milk, Milk banking, Wet nurse, Epigenetics, Stem cells, microRNA, Inheritance
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: A wet nurse can be used if a baby's natural mother is unable or chooses not to breastfeed her infant. The practice of using wet nurses is ancient and common to many cultures.