Nutrition and immune function [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip C. Calder, Catherine J. Field, and Harsharnjit S. Gill
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| Titolo: |
Nutrition and immune function [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip C. Calder, Catherine J. Field, and Harsharnjit S. Gill
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : CABI Pub. in association with the Nutrition Society, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.07/9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Immune system |
| Nutrition | |
| Natural immunity | |
| Dietary supplements | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
CalderPhilip C
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| 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 infection. It also considers the influence of various factors, such as exercise and ageing, on the interaction between nutrition and immune function |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Nutrition and immune function |
| ISBN: | 1-280-82973-7 |
| 9786610829736 | |
| 0-85199-876-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456036203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Frontiers in nutritional science ; ; no. 1.