Vitamin C supplementation does not alter the immune response to 2.5 hours of running

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-184

  Nieman, David C ^a   Henson, Dru A ^a   Butterworth, Diane E ^a   Warren, Beverly J ^a   Davis, J Mark ^b   Fagoaga, Omar R ^c   Nehlsen Cannarella, Sandra L ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Interleukin 6; Lymphocyte proliferation; Lymphocytes; Natural killer cell activity; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ELAGATIS; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 0030819890     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsn.7.3.173     Document Type: Article

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