Elite athletes and the gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1035-1037

  Taylor, Roger R ^a   Mamotte, Cyril D S ^b   Fallon, Kieran ^c   Van Bockxmeer, Frank M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deletion allele; Inheritance; Insertion allele; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032882534     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.3.1035     Document Type: Article

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