Association of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism in Polish power-orientated athletes

Journal of Human Kinetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Cieszczyk, Paweł ^a   Eider, Jerzy ^a   Ostanek, Magdalena ^c   Arczewska, Aleksandra ^b   Leońska Duniec, Agata ^a   Sawczyn, Stanisław ^d   Ficek, Krzysztof ^e   Krupecki, Krzysztof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b Department of Genetics   (United Kingdom)

^c POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT   (Poland)

^e Galen Medical Center   (Poland)

Author keywords

genotype; power orientated athletes; actinin 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960215180     PISSN: 16405544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10078-011-0022-0     Document Type: Article

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