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Chapter-31 Body Fluids (Milk, CSF, Amniotic Fluid)

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students

Author
1. Vasudevan DM
2. S Sreekumari
3. Vaidyanathan Kannan
ISBN
9789350250167
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11359_31
Edition
6/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. Faculty of Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (Amrita University), Kochi, Kerala, Formerly Principal, College of Medicine, Amrita, Kerala; Formerly, Dean, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed University), Cochin, Kerala, E-mail: dmvasudevan@aims.amrita.edu, PG Programs and Research College of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India, College of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India; Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
2. Jubilee Mission Medical College, Trissur, Kerala, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India, Government Medical College, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India
3. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India, Believers Church Medical College and Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
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Abstract

This chapter focus on body fluids—milk, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and amniotic fluid. Milk is the only food for the growth of young ones of all mammals. The milk is secreted by the mammary glands. Milk holds a unique place as an almost complete natural food from the point of view of nutrition. The major nutrients lacking in milk are iron, copper and vitamin C. The CSF is found within the subarachnoid space and ventricles of the brain, as well as around the spinal cord. The fluid originates in the choroid plexus and returns to the blood in the vessels of the lumbar region. Amniocentesis is the process by which amniotic fluid is collected for analysis. Examination of amniotic fluid is of importance in prenatal diagnosis.

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