Exercise and resistance to infection

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 573-580

  Nieman, David C ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Lymphocyte; Neutrophil; Running; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUTAMINE; INDOMETACIN;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNNING; TRAINING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031738139     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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