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Impact of brief exercise on peripheral blood NK cell gene and microRNA expression in young adults
4 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
Natural killers (NK) cells are unique innate immune cells that increase up to fivefold in the circulating blood with brief exercise and are known to play a key role in first-response defense against pathogens and cancer immunosurveillance. Whether exercise alters NK cell gene and microRNA (miRNA) expression is not known. Thirteen healthy men (20-29 yr old) performed ten 2-min bouts of cycle ergometer exercise at...
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