Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 214-225

  Bogden, John D ^a   Oleske, James M ^a   Lavenhar, Marvin A ^a   Munves, Elizabeth M ^a   Kemp, Francis W ^a   Bruening, Kay S ^a   Holding, Kimberly J ^a   Denny, Thomas N ^a   Guarino, Michael A ^a   Holland, Bart K ^a  

^a University of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed dermal hypersensitivity; Mitogens; Natural killer cell activity; Trace elements; Vitamins; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MITOGENIC AGENT; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ZINC;

EID: 0025552871     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1990.10720372     Document Type: Article

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