Mitochondrial DNA lineages of elite Ethiopian athletes

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 497-503

  Scott, Robert A ^a   Wilson, Richard H ^a   Goodwin, William H ^b   Moran, Colin N ^a   Georgiades, Evelina ^a   Wolde, Bezabhe ^c   Pitsiladis, Yannis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Johannesburg   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Athletics; East Africa; Endurance; Ethiopia; Genetics; HVS I; Mitochondrial DNA; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDURANCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL BIOPSY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 13444251186     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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