Effects of trace element and/or vitamin supplementation on vitamin and mineral status, free radical metabolism and immunological markers in elderly long term-hospitalized subjects

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 450-460

  Galan, P ^a   Preziosi, P ^a   Monget, A L ^a   Richard, M J ^b   Arnaud, J ^b   Lesourd, B ^c   Girodon, F ^a   Munoz Alferez, M J ^a   Bourgeois, C ^d   Keller, H ^e   Favier, A ^b   Hercberg, S ^a   Alix, ^f   Boulos, ^g   Constant, ^h   Herbeth, ⁱ   Lettre ^j   Jean, ^k   Jeandel, ^l  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Produits Roche France ^*  (France)

^e F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^f Ctr Gerontologie Leonard de Vinci   (France)

^g Hôpital Charles Drouet   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

ⁱ Ctr Med Prev V

^j HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^k Hôpital La Rochefoucaud   (France)

^l UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

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Author keywords

Antioxidants; Beta Carotene; Carotenoids; Elderly people; Free radicals; Immune response; Selenium; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; SCAVENGER; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MALE; METABOLISM; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRANCE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0031443715     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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