Short- and long-term β-carotene supplementation do not influence T cell-mediated immunity in healthy elderly persons

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 917-924

  Santos, Michelle S ^b   Leka, Lynette S ^b   Ribaya Mercado, Judy D ^b   Russell, Robert M ^b   Meydani, Mohsen ^b   Hennekens, Charles H ^b   Gaziano, J Michael ^b   Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Delayed type hypersensitivity skin test; Elderly; Immune response; Men; T cell; Women; Carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPRESSOR CELL;

EID: 0030823264     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.917     Document Type: Article

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