ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
selenium
;
vitamin E
;
immunity
;
peritoneal macrophages
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract It is shown that enriching the rat diet with selenium and vitamin E augments the generation of spleen antibody-producing cells and the T-cell blast-transformation response to mitogen. The addition of selenium alone fails to affect the immune reaction; however, the addition of vitamin E alone boosts the T-cell response to mitogen. Dietary supplementation with selenium and/or vitamin E has no marked effect on the function of peritoneal macrophages or on lipid peroxidation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02445845
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