Effect of UV Exposure and β-Carotene Supplementation on Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Response in Healthy Older Men

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 617-624

  Herraiz, Laurie A ^a   Hsieh, Wen Ching ^a   Parker, Robert S ^a   Swanson, Joy E ^a   Roe, Daphne A ^a   Bendich, Adrianne ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b New Products Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Immunosuppression; UV; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGING; BETA CAROTENE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031761473     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718811     Document Type: Article

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