Immunobiology of Human Milk

The first of its kind, The Immunobiology of Human Milk by renowned researcher Dr. Lars Hanson, Professor Emeritus, Goteborg University, Goteberg, Sweden, provides a thorough and unique understanding of the wondrous biology of the immune components in human milk and how they protect the breastfed infant. In this book, Dr. Hanson describes the elaborate systems that have developed to protect the infant against infections and also promote the infant's growth and neurodevelopment. Included is a thorough description of the development of host defense and how the components in human milk assist the infant's underdeveloped immune system as it grows