Zinc status and age-related changes in peripheral blood leukocyte subpopulations in healthy men and women aged 55–70 y: The ZENITH study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue , 2005, Pages S63-S67

  Hodkinson, C F ^a   Kelly, M ^a   Coudray, C ^b   Gilmore, W S ^a   Hannigan, B M ^a   O'Connor J M ^a   Strain, J J ^a   Wallace, J M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Immune function; Leukocytes; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IRELAND; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES; ZINC;

EID: 28144436339     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602301     Document Type: Article

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