Assessing immune function changes in exercise and diet intervention studies

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 511-515

  Gleeson, Michael ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Diet; Exercise; Immune function

Indexed keywords

DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHAGOCYTE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION;

EID: 23944442735     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 15353885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mco.0000170760.63490.95     Document Type: Review

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