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Supplementation of Elderly Japanese Men and Women with Fucoidan from Seaweed Increases Immune Responses to Seasonal Influenza Vaccination(1)(2)
The elderly are known to have an inadequate immune response to influenza vaccine. Mekabu fucoidan (MF), a sulfated polysaccharide extracted from seaweed, was previously shown to have an immunomodulatory effect. We therefore investigated antibody production after influenza vaccination in elderly Japa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Nutrition
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796347/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24005608 http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.113.179036 |