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Breastfeeding and Neonatal Age Influence Neutrophil-Driven Ontogeny of Blood Cell Populations in the First Week of Human Life

The first few days of life are characterized by rapid external and internal changes that require substantial immune system adaptations. Despite growing evidence of the impact of this period on lifelong immune health, this period remains largely uncharted. 

Citation:
Montante S, Ben-Othman R, Amenyogbe N, Angelidou A, van den Biggelaar A, Cai B, ……. Lo M, McEnaney K, Malek M, Martino D, Masiria G, ……. Richmond P, Tebbutt S, ……. Kollmann T. Breastfeeding and Neonatal Age Influence Neutrophil-Driven Ontogeny of Blood Cell Populations in the First Week of Human Life. J Immunol Res. 2024;2024:1117796.

Keywords:
Breastfeeding; leukocyte count; Gambia; immunology; Papua New Guinea; vaccination; 

Abstract:
The first few days of life are characterized by rapid external and internal changes that require substantial immune system adaptations. Despite growing evidence of the impact of this period on lifelong immune health, this period remains largely uncharted.