Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10374805 | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces | 2011 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
â¶ Human milk fat globules are unique colloidal assemblies: mean diameter: 4-5 μm; surface area: 2 m2/g fat; apparent zeta potential: â7 mV (37 °C). â¶ In the membrane surrounding fat globules, sphingomyelin is laterally segregated in liquid-ordered phase domains of various sizes and shapes. Proteins are heterogeneously distributed. â¶ Cytoplasmic remnents are connected to human milk fat globules â¶ A new model for the structure of the human milk fat globule membrane is proposed.
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Authors
Christelle Lopez, Olivia Ménard,