Life history, immune function, and intestinal helminths: Trade-offs among immunoglobulin E, C-reactive protein, and growth in an Amazonian population

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 836-848

  Blackwell, Aaron D ^a,b   Snodgrass, J Josh ^b   Madimenos, Felicia C ^b   Sugiyama, Lawrence S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VERMES;

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; ECUADOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECUADOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE;

EID: 79952277733     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21092     Document Type: Article

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