Abstract Comparison of immune function in athletes and nonathletes reveals that the
adaptive immune system is largely unaffected by athletic endeavour. The innate immune
system appears to respond differentially to the chronic stress of intensive exercise, with
natural killer cell activity tending to be enhanced while neutrophil function is suppressed.
However, even when significant changes in the level and functional activity of immune
parameters have been observed in athletes, investigators have had little success in linking …

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