Academic-industry partnerships in addressing nutrition – [Infection-immunity-inflammation] interactions
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Academic-industry partnerships in addressing nutrition--[infection-immunity-inflammation] interactions.
The interaction between nutrition and infection is a key determinant of human health. Traditionally the interaction has centered on the role of nutrients in defining host defenses and the impact of infection in defining nutritional needs and status. Over the past decades the interaction has expanded its scope to encompass the role of specific nutrients in defining acquired immune function, in t...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114507832892