Dietary antioxidants and human immune function

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-41

  Hughes, David A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Human; Immune function; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043098519     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-3010.2000.00016.x     Document Type: Review

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