Herbal supplements and athlete immune function - What's proven, disproven, and unproven?

Exercise Immunology Review

Volumn 15, Issue , 2009, Pages 66-106

  Senchina, David S ^a   Shah, Nisarg B ^a   Doty, Danielle M ^a   Sanderson, Cole R ^b   Hallam, Justus E ^b  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botanical supplement; Dietary supplement; Exercise; Phytomedicine; Soccer; Sport; Wrestler

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; GINSENG; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICS; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL DIVISION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CYTOKINES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANAX; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCCER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WRESTLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71749118165     PISSN: 10775552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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