A combination of iron and retinol supplementation benefits iron status, IL-2 level and lymphocyte proliferation in anemic pregnant women

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 513-519

  Sun, Yong Y ^a   Ma, Ai G ^a   Yang, Fang ^b   Zhang, Feng Z ^c   Luo, Yong B ^d   Jiang, Dian C ^e   Han, Xiu X ^a   Liang, Hui ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b The College of Liaocheng Technology   (China)

^c LIAOCHENG PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^d Institute of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Disease   (China)

^e Service Center for Children and Women   (China)

Author keywords

Anemia; IL 2; Iron; Lymphocyte proliferation; Retinol

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 2; IRON; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; LYMPHOCYTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; LYMPHOCYTES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS;

EID: 78751501274     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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