Anti-oxidants as modulators of immune function

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-54

  De La Fuente, M ^a   Victor, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Anti oxidant; Endotoxic shock; Immune function; Lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL ADHESION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0033953297     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2000.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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