Advanced age, but not anergy, is associated with altered serum polyunsaturated fatty acid levels

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 378-384

  High, Kevin P ^a   Sinclair, J ^b   Easter, L H ^b   Case, D ^b   Chilton, F H ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging Aged; Arachidonic Acid; Dihomogammalinoleic Acid; Eicosapentaenoic Acid; Nutrition; Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLONAL ANERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0141854274     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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