Modulation of the immune response mediated by dietary nucleotides

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue , 2002, Pages S1-S4

  Gil, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary nucleotides; Gut associated lymphoid tissue; Immunity

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CELL MATURATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXPLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; LIPID METABOLISM; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE REPAIR; ANIMAL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INFANT; INTESTINES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 0036050608     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601475     Document Type: Article

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