The effect of 4 wk of oral echinacea supplementation on serum erythropoietin and indices of erythropoietic status

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-390

  Whitehead, Malcolm T ^a   Martin, Tyler D ^b   Scheett, Timothy P ^c   Webster, Michael J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythroid growth factors; Erythropoiesis; Exercise physiology; IL 3; Nutrition; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINACEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE;

EID: 34548451997     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.17.4.378     Document Type: Article

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