title: Vitamin C--a modulator of host defense mechanism. An overview.
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D001692:Biological Transport; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid