Gene driven power athletes? Genetic variation in muscular strength and power

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 822-823

  Beunen, Gaston ^a   Thomis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MYOSTATIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ATHLETE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; TRAINING; TWINS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; SPORTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33749530709     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.029116     Document Type: Short Survey

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