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Just because I thought this was humourous... and contemporaneously relevant...
Pediatric Research (1998)
http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v43/n2/full/pr199834a.html
Pediatric Research (1998)
http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v43/n2/full/pr199834a.html
Human Milk as a Potential Enteral Source of Erythropoietin
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In simulated digestion at physiologic pH levels of 3.2, 5.8, and 7.4, milk-borne Epo resisted degradation at 1 and 2 h, compared with baseline. Therefore, we conclude that human milk contains considerable amounts of Epo which resist degradation after exposure to gastric juices at physiologic pH levels. These results support continued investigation into the fate and developmental roles of Epo in human milk.