Cytokine levels and phagocytic activity in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 128-132

  Beloosesky, Yichayaou ^a   Salman, Hertzel ^a   Bergman, Michael ^a   Bessler, Hanna ^a,b   Djaldetti, Meir ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cytokines; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0036229777     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052830     Document Type: Article

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