Cellular defense system gene expression profiling of human whole blood: Opportunities to predict health benefits in response to diet

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-505

  Drew, Janice E ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; TRACE ELEMENT;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DIET; FUNCTIONS OF THE HEMIC, LYMPHATIC AND RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

BLOOD PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIET; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICRONUTRIENTS; RNA;

EID: 84871915185     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.112.002121     Document Type: Review

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