Vitamin C supplementation and salivary immune function following exercise-heat stress

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-530

  Carrillo, Andres E ^a   Murphy, René J L ^b   Cheung, Stephen S ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Exercise; Immunity; Immunoglobulin A; Infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849148141     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.3.4.516     Document Type: Article

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