Supplementation of L-glutamine enhanced mucosal immunity and improved hormonal status of combat-sport athletes

• Main Authors: Tung-Lin Lu (Author), Ai-Chi Zheng (Author), Katsuhiko Suzuki (Author), Chi-Cheng Lu (Author), Chung-Yuan Wang (Author), Shih-Hua Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTBackground Maintaining proper immune function and hormone status is important for athletes to avoid upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and insufficient recovery, which is detrimental to sport performance and health. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether three-week supplementati...