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Exercise and cellular innate immune function
1 Jan 1999
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological evidence suggests a link between the intensity of exercise and infectious and neoplastic disease. One likely way by which exercise exerts its effect on cancer and infection is by altering the function of the immune system. Cells of the innate immune system (i.e., macrophage [Mphi], natural killer [NK] cell, and polymorphonuclear neutrophils [PMN]) are first-line defenders against cancer and...
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