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... VII ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNE FUNCTION The role of nutritional immune function is of considerable interest to the military. Of particular interest are the optimization and assessment of immune function in the field as well as the development of improved methods of immunization, including oral vaccines.
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... aging. Although the multiple components involved in immune response make this difficult, longitudinal studies incorporating measurement of serum immunoglobulin concentrations and humoral responses to vaccines and boosters, and determination of serum and urinary levels of select cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and immunoregulatory processes have shown promise.
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