Are elevations of N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide in endurance athletes after prolonged strenuous exercise due to systemic inflammatory cytokines?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  McLachlan, Craig ^a   Mossop, Peter ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATHLETE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL PROTECTION; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYTOKINES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 33745665584     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.03.022     Document Type: Letter

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