L-methionine as immune supportive supplement: A clinical evaluation

Amino Acids

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Van Brummelen, R ^a   Du Toit, D ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; Immune support; L methionine; Supplement

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METHIONINE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; STARCH;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE;

EID: 34547098812     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0390-2     Document Type: Article

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