Antioxidants and immune response in aged persons: Overview of present evidence

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1995, Pages

  Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a   Wu, Dayong ^a   Santos, Michelle S ^a   Hayek, Michael G ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aged persons; glutathione; immune response; Vitamin E; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; GLUTATHIONE;

AGED; AGING; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0028789676     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.6.1462S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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