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Vitamin D and host resistance to infection? Putting the cart in front of the horse

Vitamin D is being touted as an anti-infective agent and it has even been suggested that vitamin D supplementation could be effective against the H1N1 influenza virus. The claims are largely based on the ability of vitamin D to induce antibacterial peptides and evidence that the immune system produc...

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Main Authors: Bruce, Danny, Ooi, Jot Hui, Yu, Sanhong, Cantorna, Margherita T
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138330/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20660091
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ebm.2010.010061
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