Role of the immune system in aging

Inmunologia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 176-191

  De La Fuente, Mónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Inmunosenescence; Oxi inflamm aging; Oxidation inflammation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CD27 ANTIGEN; CD38 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ESTROGEN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MACROPHAGE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 62749173602     PISSN: 02139626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-9626(08)70066-0     Document Type: Review

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