Genetic inheritance effects on endurance and muscle strength: An update

Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 449-458

  Costa, Aldo M ^a,b   Breitenfeld, Luiza ^a,c   Silva, Antnio J ^b,d   Pereira, Ana ^b,d   Izquierdo, Mikel ^e   Marques, Mrio C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

^c Research Centre for Health Sciences   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endurance training; Ethnic groups; Exercise performance; Genetic Screening; Metabolism; Muscles; Sports; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ENDURANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REVIEW; TWINS;

HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861175120     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11650560-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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