The Effect of Heterozygosity for the ACTN3 Null Allele on Human Muscle Performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 509-520

  Garton, Fleur C ^a   North, Kathryn N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ALPHA ACTININ 3; HETEROZYGOUS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RS1815739

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; STOP CODON;

ALLELE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STOP CODON;

ACTININ; ALLELES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CODON, NONSENSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84958933114     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000784     Document Type: Article

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