Fundamental questions about genes, inactivity, and chronic diseases

Physiological Genomics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-157

  Booth, Frank W ^a,b,c   Lees, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Darwin; Environment; Environmental gene interactions; Exercise; Physical activity; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVOLUTION; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 33947719964     PISSN: 10948341     EISSN: 15312267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00174.2006     Document Type: Review

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