Locally available & natural therapeutic foods for immunomodulation in protein energy malnutrition

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-181

  Elizabeth, K E ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1; IRON; LYSOZYME; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; THYMULIN; TRACE ELEMENT; YOGHURT;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; COLOSTRUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GNOTOBIOTICS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INDIA; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LACTOBACILLUS; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROFLORA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULBERRY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPINACH; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; THYMUS;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INDIA; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; PROBIOTICS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 37649008204     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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