Cytokine hypothesis of overtraining: A physiological adaptation to excessive stress?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-331

  Smith, Lucille Lakier ^a,b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Interleukin 1 ; Interleukin 6; Tissue trauma; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADAPTATION; ATHLETE; CATABOLISM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MOOD; OVEREXERTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0033974030     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200002000-00011     Document Type: Review

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