The ACTN3 R577X genotype is associated with muscle function in a japanese population

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 316-322

  Kikuchi, Naoki ^a   Yoshida, Shou ^a   Min, Seok Ki ^b   Lee, Kihyuk ^a   Sakamaki Sunaga, Mikako ^a   Okamoto, Takanobu ^a   Nakazato, Koichi ^a  

^a NIPPON SPORT SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Korea Institute of Sport Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Muscle function; Muscle strength; Polymorphism; Test battery; actinin 3

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; STOP CODON;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOP CODON; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTININ; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CODON, NONSENSE; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84925934284     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0346     Document Type: Article

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