Selenium and asthma: A complex relationship

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 854-856

  Hoffmann, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Immune responses; Selenium; Selenoproteins

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; SELENOPROTEIN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; LUNG; MICE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SELENIUM; SELENOPROTEINS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 45149105666     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01676.x     Document Type: Review

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