Zinc transfer to the breastfed infant.

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Zinc is a micronutrient which is critical to normal growth and development. Zinc concentrations in human milk decline sharply during the early months post partum, regardless of maternal zinc intake. Milk zinc concentrations do not increase in response to increased maternal zinc intake if maternal zinc status is adequate. The mechanism of zinc secretion into milk is not fully understood. A mutation in the gene for...

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