Feeding the immune system

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-309

  Calder, Philip C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Gut associated lymphoid tissue; Infection; Lymphocyte; Nutrient

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; IRON; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ANOREXIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INTESTINE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; WELLBEING;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROBIOTICS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84880867573     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665113001286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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