Genetic determinants of sports participation and daily physical activity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue , 1999, Pages S55-S63

  Beunen, Gaston ^a   Thomis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environmental variation; Family and twin studies; Genetic variation; Heritability; Linkage; Physical activity; Resting metabolic rate; Sports participation; Temperament

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SPORT; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

BASAL METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SPORTS; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0032927912     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800885     Document Type: Article

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