Echinacea purpurea and mucosal immunity

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 792-797

  Hall, Heather ^a   Fahlman, M M ^b   Engels, H J ^b  

^a ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune function; Immunoglobulin A; Maximal effort exercise; Phytomedicine

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; NATURES WAY; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVATION; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECHINACEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548692292     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964895     Document Type: Article

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