Neuroendocrine-immune interactions and responses to exercise

Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 621-639

  Fragala, Maren S ^a,b,c   Kraemer, William J ^a,b   Denegar, Craig R ^a   Maresh, Carl M ^a   Mastro, Andrea M ^d   Volek, Jeff S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine function; Exercise; Immune function; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79960747195     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11590430-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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