Multivariate genetic analysis of maximal isometric muscle force at different elbow angles

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 959-967

  Thomis, Martine A ^a,b   Van Leemputte, Marc ^a   Maes, Hermine H ^c   Blimkie, Cameron J R ^d   Claessens, Albrecht L ^a   Marchal, Guy ^b   Willems, Eustachius ^a   Vlietinck, Robert F ^b   Beunen, Gaston P ^a  

^a Fac of Phys Educ and Physiother   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

genetic model fitting analysis; heredity; maximal voluntary contraction; muscle cross sectional area; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ELBOW; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

EID: 0031002547     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.3.959     Document Type: Article

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