Effects of elevated plasma noradrenaline concentration on the immune system in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-98

  Kappel, M ^a   Poulsen, T D ^a   Galbo, H ^a   Pedersen, B K ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exercise; Lymphocytes; Natural killer cells; Neutrophils; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CD16 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; EPINEPHRINE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RECEPTORS, IGG; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0032420556     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050479     Document Type: Article

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