Dietary carotenoids and human immune function

Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 823-827

  Hughes, David A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carotenoid; Human; Immune function; Lymphocyte; Monocyte

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATARACT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; MALNUTRITION; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SPINACH; STROKE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0034773365     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(01)00638-4     Document Type: Review

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