Effects of training and taper on blood leucocyte populations in competitive swimmers: Relationships with cortisol and performance

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-217

  Mujika, I ^a,b   Chatard, J C ^a   Geyssant, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Granulocytes; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; Swimming

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BLOOD SAMPLING; EOSINOPHIL; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

ADULT; BASOPHILS; EFFICIENCY; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SWIMMING;

EID: 0029983928     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972834     Document Type: Article

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