Sex differences in immune variables and respiratory infection incidence in an athletic population

Exercise Immunology Review

Volumn 17, Issue , 2011, Pages 122-135

  Gleeson, Michael ^a   Bishop, Nicolette ^a   Oliveira, Marta ^a   McCauley, Tracey ^a   Tauler, Pedro ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Exercise training; Illness; Immunoglobulins; Leukocytes

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; COMPETITION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE DURATION; ENDURANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SYMPTOM; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; IMMUNITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; CYTOKINES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953734264     PISSN: 10775552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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