Zinc and its role in age-related inflammation and immune dysfunction

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-87

  Wong, Carmen P ^a   Ho, Emily ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Epigenetics; Immunity; Inflammation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

AGED; AGING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; ZINC;

EID: 84855312734     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100511     Document Type: Review

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