Gene polymorphisms and fiber-type composition of human skeletal muscle

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 292-303

  Ahmetov, Ildus I ^a   Vinogradova, Olga L ^b   Williams, Alun G ^c  

^a KAZAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fiber type proportion; Metabolism; Muscle function; Sport physiology

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; ANGIOGENIC FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIPID METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRENGTH; ANOXIA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOSKELETON; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORGANELLE BIOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL;

ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; ANOXIA; ATHLETES; BODY COMPOSITION; CALCINEURIN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOSKELETON; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ORGANELLE BIOGENESIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84865202999     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.22.4.292     Document Type: Review

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