Basic immunology and its application to nutritional problems / Chandra -- Nutrition and immunology: clinician's approach / Shikora, Blackburn, Forse -- Assessment of nutritional status using conventional techniques (anthropometric/biochemical) and newer immune tests / Swails, Bell -- Tissue injury,
Diet, nutrition and immunity
โ Scribed by R. Armour Forse, Stacey J. Bell, George L. Blackburn, Lynda G. Kabbash
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 283
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This work examines the complicated relationship between nutrition and immunology. Disease-specific chapters focus attention on nutrient-immune system interactions that affect specific diseases, including immunologic actions that can be influenced by nutrition. Nutrition-specific chapters provide an understanding of the current role of nutrients in the immune system in both clinical and research applications
โฆ Subjects
Immunity -- Nutriitonal aspects.;Nutrition.;Nutrition disorders -- Immunological aspects.
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