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Polyethylene glycol but not mifepristone prevents intestinal lymphocyte loss following treadmill exercise in mice.
Acta physiologica Scandinavica - 1 Feb 2005
Quadrilatero J, Guan J, Boudreau J, Marra S, Hoffman-Goetz L
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UNLABELLED: Circulating lymphocyte numbers decrease following intense physical activity, possibly due to exercise-induced apoptosis. Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and glucocorticoids (GC) following exercise contribute to lymphocyte apoptosis. Intestinal lymphocyte (IL) numbers also decrease following exercise. AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of GC to exercise-induced IL...
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