Energetics and the immune system: Trade-offs associated with non-acute levels of CRP in adolescent Gambian girls

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2017, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 27-38

  Shattuck Heidorn, Heather ^a   Reiches, Meredith W ^a,b   Prentice, Andrew M ^c   Moore, Sophie E ^c,d   Ellison, Peter T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; C reactive protein; Immune function; Life history theory; Puberty

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEIGHT VELOCITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 85051684332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20506201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emph/eow034     Document Type: Article

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