Effects of β2-adrenergic receptor gene variants on adiposity: The HERITAGE Family Study

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 612-618

  Garenc, Christophe ^a   Pérusse, Louis ^a   Chagnon, Yvon C ^b   Rankinen, Tuomo ^c   Gagnon, Jacques ^d   Borecki, Ingrid B ^e   Leon, Arthur S ^f   Skinner, James S ^g   Wilmore, Jack H ^h   Rao, D C ^e   Bouchard, Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Université Laval   (Canada)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Exercise; HERITAGE Family Study; Polymorphism; 2 adrenergic receptor gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 3343023655     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.88     Document Type: Article

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