Exercise Immunology (Paperback)

1. The influence of exercise on infection risk - Bishop 2. The human immune system - Gleeson and Bosch 3. Effects of exercise on blood leukocyte numbers - Simpson 4. Effects of exercise on innate immune function - Bishop 5. Effects of exercise on acquired immune function - Bishop 6. Effects of exercise on mucosal immunity - Bishop 7. Effect of extreme environments on immune responses to exercise - Walsh and Oliver 8. Immune responses to intensified periods of training - Gleeson 9. Exercise, nutrition and immune function - Walsh and Gleeson 10. Practical guidelines on minimising infection risk in athletes - Bermon, Walsh and Gleeson 11. Allergy in sport -Robson-Ansley 12. Exercise and the prevention of chronic diseases: the role of cytokines and the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise - Gleeson 13. Exercise, infection risk, immune function and inflammation in special populations - Bishop Glossary of key terms