lactalbumin
noun
lact·al·bu·min
ˌlak-ˌtal-ˈbyü-mən 
: an albumin that is obtained from whey and is similar to serum albumin
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The idea, then, is to use a-lactalbumin as an antigen—a molecule that attracts the attention of the immune system.
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Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2010
But the a-lactalbumin protein could be a marker that helps to get around that problem.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2010
The ones that received the full vaccine, with a protein called a-lactalbumin, didn't develop breast cancer.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2010
Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2010
But the a-lactalbumin protein could be a marker that helps to get around that problem.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2010
The ones that received the full vaccine, with a protein called a-lactalbumin, didn't develop breast cancer.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2010
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lactalbumin
noun
lact·al·bu·min
ˌlak-ˌtal-ˈbyü-mən
: an albumin that is found in milk and is similar to serum albumin
especially
: a protein fraction from whey that includes lactoglobulin and is used in foods and in preparing protein hydrolysates
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