Therefore, it was named lactoferrin in 1961, though the name lactotransferrin was used in some earlier publications, and later studies demonstrated that the protein is not restricted to milk.
Por tanto, déuselle o nome de lactoferrina en 1961, aínda que o nome lactotransferrina xa se viña utilizando en publicacións anteriores, e estudos posteriores demostraron que esta proteína non estaba restrinxida só ao leite.