OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35658

colostrum

/kəˈlɒstɹəm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
calostro
A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
The researchers isolated the antibodies from the cow's colostrum, the first milk produced after birth, which has very high antibody concentrations. They gave these antibodies, extr…
This valuable fluid—colostrum—plays a number of important biological roles, including helping improve an infant's immune system. Nevertheless, many humans intuitively perceive colo…
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