Chronic marginal vitamin a status affects the distribution and function of T cells and natural T cells in aging Lewis rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1782-1790

  Dawson, Harry D ^a,b   Ross, A Catharine ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Natural T cell; Rats; T cells; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SHORT SURVEY; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032836093     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.10.1782     Document Type: Short Survey

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