RT Journal Article
T1 Immunological Modulation in Long-Term Karate Practitioners.
A1 Manzaneque, Juan M
A1 Vera, Francisca M
A1 Carranque, Gabriel A
A1 Rodríguez-Peña, Francisco M
A1 Navajas, Federico
A1 Blanca, María J
AB Karate is a Japanese martial arts system with potential physical and psychological benefits. However, karate has been scarcely investigated from a psychobiological perspective, and its effects on the immune system remain virtually unknown. We designed the present study with the aim of analyzing the effects of karate practice on immunological parameters. 27 healthy male volunteer subjects participated in the study, 15 in the experimental group and 12 in the control. Experimental subjects were all karate players who had practiced this martial art for a minimum of three years attending regular lessons at a karate training center, in the evening, two to three days per week. Blood samples for the quantification of immunological parameters (total leukocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, IgG, IgA, and IgM) were taken in both groups. A t-test for independent groups was performed in each dependent variable; a value of p
SN 1741-427X
YR 2018
FD 2018-06-26
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12757
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12757
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RD Apr 5, 2025