The role of nucleotides in the immune and gastrointestinal systems: Potential clinical applications

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 281-294

  Hess, Jennifer R ^a   Greenberg, Norman A ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal; immunity; nucleotides; nutrition therapy; purines; pyrimidines

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; NUCLEOTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALLOSTERISM; ARTIFICIAL MILK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FOOD, FORMULATED; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; IMMUNITY; NUCLEOTIDES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859365792     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533611434933     Document Type: Review

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