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Published in: International Urology and Nephrology 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Nephrology – Letter to the Editor

Effects of nutritional supplementation with selenium and zinc on natural killer cell activity in hemodialysis patients: a single-arm study

Authors: Haruki Sada, Akihiko Kato, Ryo Sumimoto, Hiromitsu Ohmori, Hideki Ohdan

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 8/2016

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Metadata
Title
Effects of nutritional supplementation with selenium and zinc on natural killer cell activity in hemodialysis patients: a single-arm study
Authors
Haruki Sada
Akihiko Kato
Ryo Sumimoto
Hiromitsu Ohmori
Hideki Ohdan
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-016-1326-8

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