The menstrual cycle and its effect on the immune status of female endurance runners

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 339-344

  Burrows, M ^a   Bird, S R ^b   Bishop, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance running; Immunity; Menstrual cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; RUNNING; SALIVA; TRAINING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SALIVA;

EID: 0036232359     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404102753576116     Document Type: Article

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