Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 499-505 , May 2009

Regulatory effects of a fermented food concentrate on immune function parameters in healthy volunteers

  • Christiane Schoen, Dipl.Ernwiss.

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    • BioTeSys GmbH, Esslingen, Germany
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  • Anne Schulz, Dipl.Chem.

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    • BioTeSys GmbH, Esslingen, Germany
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  • Jennifer Schweikart, Dipl.Ernwiss.

      Affiliations

    • BioTeSys GmbH, Esslingen, Germany
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  • Sabine Schütt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Medizinische Diagnostik, Berlin-Steglitz, Germany
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  • Volker von Baehr, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Medizinische Diagnostik, Berlin-Steglitz, Germany

Received 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 21 October 2008.

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PII: S0899-9007(08)00453-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2008.10.022

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 499-505 , May 2009

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