Physical activity and stress resistance: Sympathetic nervous system adaptations prevent stress-induced immunosuppression

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 120-126

  Fleshner, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Keyhole limpet hemocyanin; Spleen; Stress; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITTING; SPLEEN; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE; HEMOCYANIN; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALPHA-CHAINS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 22244486324     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200507000-00004     Document Type: Review

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