Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 342-350 , April 2007

Effect of Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 on immune function and serum albumin in aged and malnourished aged mice

  • Tomoko Kaburagi, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutrition, Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +81-3-5981-3427.
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  • Toshihiko Yamano, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Business Group, Nestlé Japan Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yoichi Fukushima, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Business Group, Nestlé Japan Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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  • Haruka Yoshino, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutrition, Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Natsuko Mito, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutrition, Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Kazuto Sato, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutrition, Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan

Received 23 October 2006 ,Accepted 5 February 2007.

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 This work was supported in part by Applied Science Board for Lactic Acid Bacteria (ASB-LAB).

PII: S0899-9007(07)00023-8

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.02.001

Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 342-350 , April 2007

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