Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Jul 2005
Biochemical and hormonal responses during an intercollegiate football season.
Changes in biochemical indices of muscle damage and hormonal markers of stress were examined during a competitive intercollegiate football season. ⋯ CK elevations seen during T2 appear to reflect the high intensity and physical nature of training camp. However, biochemical and endocrine responses during a season of intercollegiate football competition suggest a degree of sensitization (contact adaptation) of the muscles relating to the repeated traumas occurring during the season.