The individual and combined influence of ACE and ACTN3 genotypes on muscle phenotypes before and after strength training

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 642-648

  Erskine, R M ^a,b   Williams, A G ^b   Jones, D A ^b   Stewart, C E ^a   Degens, H ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE); Gene polymorphisms; Interindividual variability; Resistance training; Skeletal muscle; actinin 3 (ACTN3)

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTININ; ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE TEST; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORGAN SIZE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904424665     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12055     Document Type: Article

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