Vitamin C and viral infection
Micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and trace elements influence various metabolic processes that are directly associated with immune functions, especially vitamin C and D. The adequacy of vitamin C in leukocytes plays a major role in the success of immune response, both innate and adaptive. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Nutrition Association
2020-10-01
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| Series: | World Nutrition Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://worldnutrijournal.org/OJS/index.php/WNJ/article/view/188 |
| Summary: | Micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and trace elements influence various metabolic processes that are directly associated with immune functions, especially vitamin C and D. The adequacy of vitamin C in leukocytes plays a major role in the success of immune response, both innate and adaptive. The highest vitamin C concentrations were found in lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets and neutrophils respectively. |
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| ISSN: | 2580-7013 |