|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910456036203321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Nutrition and immune function [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip C. Calder, Catherine J. Field, and Harsharnjit S. Gill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
New York, : CABI Pub. in association with the Nutrition Society, c2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
1-280-82973-7 |
9786610829736 |
0-85199-876-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (436 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
Frontiers in nutritional science ; ; no. 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Immune system |
Nutrition |
Natural immunity |
Dietary supplements |
Electronic books. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Contributors; Preface; 1 The Immune System: an Overview; 2 Evaluation of the Effects of Nutrients on Immune Function; 3 Effect of Post-natal Protein Malnutrition and Intrauterine Growth Retardation on Immunity and Risk of Infection; 4 Fatty Acids, Inflammation and Immunity; 5 Arginine and Immune Function; 6 Glutamine and the Immune System; 7 Sulphur Amino Acids, Glutathione and Immune Function; 8 Vitamin A, Infection and Immune Function; 9 Antioxidant Vitamins and Immune Function; 10 Zinc, Infection and Immune Function; 11 Role of Iron in Immunity and Infection |
12 Selenium and the Immune System13 Probiotics and Immune Function; 14 Role of Local Immunity and Breast-feeding in Mucosal Homoeostasis and Defence against Infections; 15 Food Allergy; 16 Exercise and Immune Function - Effect of Nutrition; 17 Nutrition and Ageing of the Immune System; 18 Nutrition, Infection and Immunity: Public Health Implications; Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
This text provides a review of the roles of specific nutrients in maintaining the immune response and host protection against |
|
|
|
|