Attenuation of increase in circulating cortisol and enhancement of the acute phase protein response in vitamin C-supplemented ultramarathoners

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-126

  Peters, E M ^a   Anderson, R ^a   Theron, A J ^a  

^a Medical School   (South Africa)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cortisol; Ultramarathon runners; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLACEBO; RETINOL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLACEBOS; RUNNING;

EID: 0035123515     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-11364     Document Type: Article

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