Lower white blood cell counts in elite athletes training for highly aerobic sports

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 925-932

  Horn, P L ^a   Pyne, D B ^a,c   Hopkins, W G ^b   Barnes, C J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elite athletes; Inflammation; Neutropaenia; Sports; WBC counts

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650522384     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1573-9     Document Type: Article

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