QuoteReplyTopic: The passing of enzymes Posted: September 30 2010 at 1:18am
The passing of enzymes from a mother to her nursing newborn is a good
example of this M cell function. A mother's milk contains the milk
sugar, lactose. An enzyme called lactase is needed to digest lactose,
but an infant's body is not yet capable of manufacturing this enzyme.
So, the mother sends lactase along with her milk, and in this way
enables the baby to digest and absorb its lactose.
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