Endurance performance: Genes or gene combinations?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Gomez Gallego F ^a   Santiago, C ^a   Gonzalez Freire M ^a   Muniesa, C A ^a   Fernandez Del Valle M ^a   Perez M ^a   Foster, C ^b   Lucia, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE; ACTN3; Delta efficiency; Gross efficiency; Respiratory compensation threshold

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ 3; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE SPORT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; GENETICS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTININ; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 61549085650     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038677     Document Type: Article

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