Adaptative mechanisms of the immune system in response to physical training;Mecanismos adaptativos do sistema imunológico em resposta ao treinamento físico

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Leandro, Carol Góis ^a,c   De Castro, Raul Manhães ^a   Nascimento, Elizabeth ^a   Pithon Curi, Tânia Cristina ^b   Curi, Rui ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Núcleo de Tele Saúde NUTES Hospital das Clínicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross tolerance; Leukocytes; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349162278     PISSN: 15178692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-86922007000500012     Document Type: Review

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