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We found elevated ChT in colostrum of African women on the first day after delivery (1230\u00b1662nmol\/mL\/h) which decreased to 275\u00b1235nmol\/mL\/h on the third day. The ChT activity on the first day after delivery in the colostrum of Caucasian women, however, was significantly lower (293\u00b174nmol\/mL\/h) and decreased to 25\u00b120 and 22\u00b119nmol\/mL\/h on the 2nd and 3rd day, respectively. The ChT activity in plasma of African women was also higher (101\u00b180nmol\/mL\/h) than that of Caucasian women (46\u00b116nmol\/mL\/h), but no correlation was found between plasma and colostrum ChT activity. 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