Genes, Exercise, and Psychological Factors

Genetic and Molecular Aspects of Sport Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 294-305

  De Geus, Eco J C ^a   De Moor, Marleen H M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

"genetic non exercisers"; Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE); Bivariate Heritability of Exercise Behavior and Psychological Well Being; Genes for Exercise Behavior; Genes, Exercise, and Psychological Factors Exercise and Psychological Well Being; Genome wide association study (GWAS); Heritability of Exercise Behavior; Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R); The leptin receptor (LEPR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864027162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444327335.ch25     Document Type: Chapter

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