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Selenium supplementation has beneficial and detrimental effects on immunity to influenza vaccine in older adults

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Mortality resulting from influenza (flu) virus infections occurs primarily in the elderly through declining immunity. Studies in mice have suggested beneficial effects of selenium (Se) supplementation on immunity to flu but similar evidence is lacking in humans. A dietary inte...

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Autores principales: Ivory, Kamal, Prieto, Elena, Spinks, Caroline, Armah, Charlotte N., Goldson, Andrew J., Dainty, Jack R., Nicoletti, Claudio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26803169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2015.12.003