The aging immune system: Challenges for the 21st century

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 301-302

  Nikolich Žugich, Janko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL AGING; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGING; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868109710     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: 10963618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2012.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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