Branched-chain amino acids and immunity

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Calder, Phillip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Immunity; Isoleucine; Leucine; Lymphocyte; Valine

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; DNA; PROTEIN; RNA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENERGY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA SYNTHESIS; SEPSIS;

EID: 31544455514     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.1.288s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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