Saliva as a tool for monitoring steroid, peptide and immune markers in sport and exercise science

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 424-434

  Papacosta, Elena ^a   Nassis, George P ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Hormones; Performance; Saliva analysis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDE; PRASTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ATHLETE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MONITORING; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; OVERTRAINING SYNDROME; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SPORTS SCIENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ATHLETES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOPING IN SPORTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; PEPTIDES; SALIVA; SPORTS; STEROIDS; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 80051909270     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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