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Table 3 Concentration of bioactive factors presented in the water phase of human milk during the first 6 months of lactation [pg/ml]

From: Distribution of bioactive factors in human milk samples

Factors

Water phase [W]

p-values

1–3 vs 4–6 months

1–3 months

4–6 months

CD40

50.17 ± 2.76

65.77 ± 1.57

< 0.0001

EGF

2234.95 ± 790.45

4064.33 ± 953.71

< 0.0001

MCP-1

2986.49 ± 937.31

306.66 ± 146.57

< 0.0001

RANTES

3.0 ± 0.75

5.18 ± 1.56

0.0273

  1. CD40 cluster of differentiation 40; EGF epidermal growth factor; MCP-1 macrophage chemokine protein-1; RANTES regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted