Effects of interaction between angiotensin I-converting enzyme polymorphisms and lifestyle on adiposity in adolescent greeks

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1499-1504

  Moran, Colin N ^a   Vassilopoulos, Christos ^a   Tsiokanos, Athanasios ^b   Jamurtas, Athanasios Z ^b   Bailey, Mark E S ^a   Wilson, Richard H ^a   Pitsiladis, Yannis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; European population; Exercise; Functionality; Insertion deletion

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; RISK; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 33644672024     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.181     Document Type: Article

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