Effect of supraphysiological concentration of serum folate on natural killer cell activity in healthy subjects

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Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hirsch, Sandra ^a   Miranda, Dante ^a   Fuentes, Catalina ^a   Leiva, Laura ^a   Barrera, Gladys ^a   Montoya, Margarita ^b   Ronco, Ana María ^a   de la Maza, María Pía ^a   Bunout, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Folate; Natural killer cells; Supraphysiological

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CELL ACTIVITY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84865619648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22128263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnme.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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