The effects of a high carbohydrate diet on cortisol and salivary immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) during a period of increase exercise workload amongst olympic and ironman triathletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 880-885

  Costa, R J S ^a   Jones, G E ^a   Lamb, K L ^a,b   Coleman, R ^a   Williams, J H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance; Immunosuppressive; Overtraining; Stress hormone; Training; URTI

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TRIATHLON; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29144434701     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837467     Document Type: Article

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