Effects of dietary retinoids and carotenoids on immune development: Symposium on 'Nutritional influences on developmental immunology'

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 458-469

  Rühl, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Allergy; Carotenoids; Immune development; Retinoic acid; Retinol

Indexed keywords

14 HYDROXY RETRO RETINOL; 15,15' BETA CAROTENE OXYGENASE 1; 15,15' BETA CAROTENE OXYGENASE 2; 4,5 DIDEHYDRO 15,5 RETRO DEOXYRETINOL; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; ENZYME; INTERLEUKIN 2; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; RETINAL DEHYDROGENASE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOL DERIVATIVE; RETINOL PALMITATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ALLERGY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BONE MARROW CELL; BREAST MILK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITION; RETINOL INTOXICATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RETINOIDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447538175     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002966510600509X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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