Genes and human elite athletic performance

Human Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 331-339

  MacArthur, Daniel G ^a,b   North, Kathryn N ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SPORTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 17144368801     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-1261-8     Document Type: Review

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