The C allele of the AGT Met235Thr polymorphism is associated with power sports performance

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1108-1111

  Gomez Gallego, Felix ^a   Santiago, Catalina ^a   González Freire, Marta ^a   Yvert, Thomas ^a   Muniesa, Carlos A ^a   Serratosa, Luis ^b   Altmäe, Signe ^c   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^d   Lucia, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Medicina de la Educación Física y el Deporte   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Endurance; Performance; Power; Sports performance

Indexed keywords

AGT PROTEIN, HUMAN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ENDURANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SEASON; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ALLELES; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEASONS; SPAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949639150     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H09-108     Document Type: Article

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