Increased frequency of the homozygous II ACE genotype in Italian Olympic endurance athletes [1]

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 576-577

  Scanavini, Daniela ^a   Bernardi, Francesco ^a   Castoldi, Elisabetta ^a   Conconi, Francesco ^a   Mazzoni, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; BRADYKININ; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ATHLETE; CYCLING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RUNNING; SKIING; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 0036801153     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200852     Document Type: Letter

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