Cystine and theanine supplementation restores high-intensity resistance exercise-induced attenuation of natural killer cell activity in well-trained men

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 846-851

  Kawada, Shigeo ^a,b   Kobayashi, Kando ^a   Ohtani, Masaru ^a   Fukusaki, Chiho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Immunity; Mechanical stress

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; THEANINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SALIVA;

CYSTINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950603836     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c7c299     Document Type: Article

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