Sprinting without myostatin: a genetic determinant of athletic prowess

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 475-477

  Lee, Se Jin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN;

ALLELE; ATHLETE; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DOGS; HUMANS; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; SHEEP; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 34848912839     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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