Vitamin E and immune response in the aged

Forum of Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue , 2001, Pages 148-158

  Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a   Beharka, Alison A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT;

AGED; AGING; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33847350842     PISSN: 16600347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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