Spinal cord injury: known and possible influences on the immune response to exercise

A spinal cord injury (SCI) can increase the risk of infection by impacting on many aspects of immune function; one particularly well-documented observation is a reduction in lymphocyte numbers. The vast majority of lymphoid cells express adrenergic receptors. Therefore, autonomic function loss and c...

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Main Authors: Christof Leicht, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Nicolette Bishop
Format: Default Article
Published: 2013
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Catecholamines
Cytokines
Natural killer cells
Autonomic nervous system
Mucosal immunity
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17007
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