Nutrition and the immune system: A review of nutrient-nutrient interactions

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1156-1164

  Kubena, Karen S ^a   McMurray, David N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; COPPER; FATTY ACID; MAGNESIUM; RETINOL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030406364     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(96)00297-0     Document Type: Review

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