URI in athletes: are mucosal immunity and cytokine responses key risk factors?

Infection incidence among athletes is highest during periods of intensified training and competition and after strenuous long-distance events. Which aspects of depressed immune function are responsible for this increased infection risk are not known, but our hypothesis is that lower salivary immunog...

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Main Authors:	Michael Gleeson, Nicolette Bishop
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Upper respiratory tract infection Mucosal immunity Immunoglobulin A Cytokines Lymphocytes Athletes Exercise Mechanical Engineering Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/16789
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