n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids do not alter immune and inflammation measures in endurance athletes

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 536-546

  Nieman, David C ^a   Henson, Dru A ^a   McAnulty, Steven R ^a   Jin, Fuxia ^a   Maxwell, Kendra R ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Leukocytes; Myeloperoxidase; Salivary IgA

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MYELOPEROXIDASE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

EID: 70349782016     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.19.5.536     Document Type: Article

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