Study the quantity, distribution, and morphology of membrane material in human milk. The study is designed to develop amethod for preparing plasma membrane from human milk fat globules and to more fully reveal the structures and composition of human milk fat globules.

Project Start
1982-06-30
Project End
1986-06-29
Budget Start
1986-06-29
Budget End
1986-06-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1986
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
077758407
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093
Patton, S; Gendler, S J; Spicer, A P (1995) The epithelial mucin, MUC1, of milk, mammary gland and other tissues. Biochim Biophys Acta 1241:407-23
Montgomery, P A; Patton, S; Huston, G E et al. (1987) Gel electrophoretic analysis of proteins in human milk and colostrum. Comp Biochem Physiol B 86:635-9
Patton, S; Borgstrom, B; Stemberger, B H et al. (1986) Release of membrane from milk fat globules by conjugated bile salts. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 5:262-7
Patton, S; Huston, G E (1986) A method for isolation of milk fat globules. Lipids 21:170-4
Huston, G E; Patton, S (1986) Membrane distribution in human milks throughout lactation as revealed by phospholipid and cholesterol analyses. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 5:602-7