Effects of antioxidants on immune system ageing

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue , 2002, Pages S5-S8

  De la Fuente, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Immune system

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; OXYGEN;

AGED; AGING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOSTASIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SENESCENCE; THEORY;

AGED; AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; HUMAN; NUTRITION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0036049037     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601476     Document Type: Article

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