Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism and elite endurance athlete status: The Genathlete study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-490

  Wolfarth, B ^a   Rankinen, T ^b   Muhlbauer S ^c   Ducke, M ^c   Rauramaa, R ^d   Boulay, M R ^e   Perusse L ^e   Bouchard, C ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control study; Endurance performance; Genetic polymorphism; NOS3

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENDURANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPORT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPORTS;

EID: 48849090936     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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