The effect of an ultra-endurance running race on mucosal and humoral immune function

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 496-501

  Pacque, P F J ^a   Booth, C K ^b   Ball, M J ^a   Dwyer, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Humoral immunity; Immunity, mucosal; Immunoglobulins; Respiratory tract infections; Saliva

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RUNNING; SALIVA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RUNNING; SALIVA; TASMANIA;

EID: 38849209941     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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