Bovine lactoferrin supplementation supports immune and antioxidant status in healthy human males

Nutrition Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 583-589

  Mulder, Ann M ^a   Connellan, Paul A ^a   Oliver, Christopher J ^a   Morris, Carol A ^a   Stevenson, Lesley M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Dietary supplements; Humans; Immunology; Lactoferrin; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTOFERRIN; PLACEBO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CYTOKINES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LACTOFERRIN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 49349095143     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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