Quercetin's bioactive effects in human athletes

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-43

  Nieman, David C ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Flavonoids; Immune function; Inflammation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA GLUCAN; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CARBOHYDRATE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FISH OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTAMINE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; ISOQUERCETIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHLETE; BIOGENESIS; CYCLING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; ENDURANCE TRAINING; ENTERITIS; EXERCISE INDUCED INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MITOCHONDRION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RESPIRATORY BURST; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77958561800     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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