Genetic variation in human muscle strength - Opportunities for therapeutic interventions?

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 355-362

  Thomis, Martine A ^a   Aerssens, Jeroen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [4 (1,3 BENZODIOXOL 5 YL) 5 (2 PYRIDINYL) 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL]BENZAMIDE; ACTIVIN; ALPHA ACTININ 3; MYOSTATIN; SB 43152; STAMULUMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTN3 GENE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOSTATIN GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84862280847     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: 14714973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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