Malnutrition and the Immune ResponseRobert M. Suskind |
Contents
The Malnourished Child | 1 |
Environmental Determinants and Origins of Malnutrition | 9 |
Malnutrition as a Consequence of Stress | 21 |
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activity acute-phase albumin amino acids anemia animals antibody antibody response antigen assay bacterial bactericidal blood C-reactive protein calorie cell-mediated immunity cells cellular immunity Chandra chemotactic children with kwashiorkor children with PCM children with protein-calorie chronic Clin clinical complement system components decreased defect depressed diet dietary disease edited by R. M. effect endotoxemia endotoxin factors fetal function Health host hypersensitivity immune response immunoglobulin Immunol immunological impaired increased infants infection Interactions interferon iron deficiency kwashiorkor Lancet leukocyte levels lymphocytes lymphoid lysozyme macrophages malnourished malnourished children malnutrition marasmus measles metabolism mice monocytes neutrophil nonspecific normal Nutr opsonic patients Pediatr peripheral phagocytic phagocytosis plasma PMNs polymorphonuclear leukocytes population protein protein-calorie malnutrition R. M. Suskind rats reaction secretory IgA serum severely malnourished significantly skin test spleen stimulation studies synthesis T-cell T-lymphocytes TABLE thymus tion tissue tuberculin vaccine virus vitamin vitro weight weight-for-age well-nourished