Table 2

S100B in the colostrum of Burkinabe and Sicilian women, expressed as ng/ml and volume in ml/10 min.

Samples

Parameter

S100B (ng/ml) and volume (ml/10 min.)


1° day

2° day

3° day


Burkinabe women n.51 (A)

S100B (ng/ml)

672.21 ± 256.67^*

204.31 ± 63.25

199.42 ± 45.28

Volume (ml/10 min.)

6.0 ± 0.5^*

8.0 ± 0.5^**

10 ± 0.5^

Sicilian women n.30 (B)

S100B (ng/ml)

309.36 ± 65.28*

205.16 ± 39.15

190.25 ± 46.23

Volume (ml/10 min.)

2.0 ± 0.1*

4.0 ± 0.1**

6.0 ± 0.1


A → B ^ P < 0.0001;*1° → 2° day P < 0.0001; ** 2° → 3° day P < 0.0001

Musumeci et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:15   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-15

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