Serum zinc and CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subpopulations in institutionalized elderly;Zinc sérico y subpoblaciones de linfocitos T CD4(+) Y CD8(+) en adultos mayores institucionalizados

Acta Cientifica Venezolana

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 120-125

  Meertens De R, Lesbia ^a   Ramos, Norys ^a   Solano R, Liseti ^a   Llovera, Daisy ^a   Portillo, Zulay ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Elderly; Lymphocytes; Subpopulations; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449191371     PISSN: 00015504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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