Activation of natural killer cell function in recreational athletes with paraplegia during a wheelchair half-marathon race

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 706-711

  Furusawa, Kazunari ^a   Tajima, Fumihiro ^b   Umezu, Yuich ^c   Ueta, Mari ^d   Ide, Makoto ^d   Mizushima, Takashi ^b   Ogata, Hajime ^d  

^a Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Cortisol; Exercise; Immune system; Killer cells, natural; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0038667786     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(02)04942-0     Document Type: Article

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