Effect of vitamin A supplementation on immune function of well-nourished children suffering from vitamin A deficiency in China

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1412-1418

  Lin, J ^a,b   Song, F ^a,b   Yao, P ^a,b   Yang, X ^a,b   Li, N ^a,b   Sun, S ^a,b   Lei, L ^a,b   Liu, L ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LYSOZYME; PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMPLEMENT C3; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MURAMIDASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 57449118689     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602881     Document Type: Article

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