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The Amount of Thiolic Antioxidant Ingestion Needed to Improve Several Immune Functions is Higher in Aged than in Adult Mice

M. De la Fuente Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Av. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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J. Miquel Department of Biotechnology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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M.P. Catalán Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Av. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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V.M. VÍctor Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Av. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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N. Guayerbas Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Av. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Pages 119-126 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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