A common variation in the promoter region of interleukin-6 gene shows association with exercise performance

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-277

  Huuskonen, Antti ^a   Tanskanen, Minna ^b   Lappalainen, Jani ^a   Oksala, Niku ^a,c   Kyröläinen, Heikki ^b   Atalay, Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; IL 6; Maximal oxygen uptake; Polymorphism; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650075567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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