Genetics and sports: An overview of the pre-molecular biology Era

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 54, Issue , 2009, Pages 28-42

  Peeters, M W ^a,b   Thomis, M A I ^a   Beunen, G P ^a   Malina, R M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; GENE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENT; GENES; GENETIC PHENOMENA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 72049122399     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000235695     Document Type: Article

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