Search Results - "Thomis, M. A."

Correlates of physical activity in Portuguese adolescents from 10 to 18 years by Seabra, A. F., Mendonça, D. M., Thomis, M. A., Malina, R. M., Maia, J. A.

“…This study examined the association between demographic [age, sex, socioeconomic status (SES)] and socio‐cultural [father, mother, sibling physical activity…”
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Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene are associated with muscle strength in men and women by WINDELINCKX, A, DE MARS, G, BEUNEN, G, AERSSENS, J, DELECLUSE, C, LEFEVRE, J, THOMIS, M. A. I

“…Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been associated with fracture risk and muscle strength, although evidence for the latter is limited and…”
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Genome-wide linkage scan for resistance to muscle fatigue by Thomis, M. A., De Mars, G., Windelinckx, A., Peeters, M. W., Huygens, W., Aerssens, J., Beunen, G. P.

“…Repeated, intense use of muscles leads to a decline in performance known as muscle fatigue. Resistance to muscle fatigue depends on age, sex, muscle fiber…”
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Linkage of myostatin pathway genes with knee strength in humans by Huygens, W, Thomis, M. A, Peeters, M. W, Aerssens, J, Janssen, R, Vlietinck, R. F, Beunen, G

“…1 Department Sport and Movement Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Maastricht 6229 ER, The Netherlands…”
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Association between birth weight and neuromotor performance: A twin study by Lopes, A. A. T., Tani, G., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Thomis, M. A., Maia, J. A. R.

“…Studies have shown important associations between low birth weight (BW), a variety of morbidities, and reduced motor performance. Using a twin sample, this…”
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Heritability of somatotype components: a multivariate analysis by Peeters, M.W, Thomis, M.A, Loos, R.J.F, Derom, C.A, Fagard, R, Claessens, A.L, Vlietinck, R.F, Beunen, G.P

“…Objective: To study the genetic and environmental determination of variation in Heath-Carter somatotype (ST) components (endomorphy, mesomorphy and…”
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Is PPARα intron 7 G/C polymorphism associated with muscle strength characteristics in nonathletic young men? by Broos, S., Windelinckx, A., De Mars, G., Huygens, W., Peeters, M. W., Aerssens, J., Vlietinck, R., Beunen, G. P., Thomis, M. A.

“…Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor alpha (PPARα), a ligand‐dependent transcription factor, regulates fatty acid metabolism in heart and skeletal…”
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Genome-wide linkage scan for maximum and length-dependent knee muscle strength in young men: significant evidence for linkage at chromosome 14q24.3 by De Mars, G, Windelinckx, A, Huygens, W, Peeters, M W, Beunen, G P, Aerssens, J, Vlietinck, R, Thomis, M A I

“…Maintenance of high muscular fitness is positively related to bone health, functionality in daily life and increasing insulin sensitivity, and negatively…”
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Quantitative trait loci for human muscle strength: linkage analysis of myostatin pathway genes by Huygens, W, Thomis, M. A. I, Peeters, M. W, Aerssens, J, Vlietinck, R, Beunen, G. P

“…1 Research Center for Exercise and Health, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences 2 Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke…”
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A growth curve to model changes in sport participation in adolescent boys by Maia, J. A. R., Lefevre, J., Claessens, A. L., Thomis, M. A., Peeters, M. W., Beunen, G. P.

“…The aims of this study are twofold: (1) to present the latent growth model, its strategy and usefulness in modelling sport participation over a 6‐year period…”
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Multivariate genetic analysis of maximal isometric muscle force at different elbow angles by Thomis, Martine A, Van Leemputte, Marc, Maes, Hermine H, Blimkie, Cameron J. R, Claessens, Albrecht L, Marchal, Guy, Willems, Eustachius, Vlietinck, Robert F, Beunen, Gaston P

“…Martine A. Thomis 1 , Marc Van Leemputte 1 , Hermine H. Maes 4 , Cameron J. R. Blimkie 5 , Albrecht L. Claessens 1 , Guy Marchal 2 , Eustachius Willems 1 ,…”
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Heritability of somatotype components from early adolescence into young adulthood: a multivariate analysis on a longitudinal twin study by Peeters, M. W., Thomis, M. A., Claessens, A. L., Loos, R. J. F., Maes, H. H. M., Lysens, R., Vanden Eynde, B., Vlietinck, R., Beunen, G.

“…Background : Several studies with different designs have attempted to estimate the heritability of somatotype components. However they often ignore the…”
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Strength training : importance of genetic factors by THOMIS, M. A. I, BEUNEN, G. P, MAES, H. H, BLIMKIE, C. J, VAN LEEMPUTTE, M, CLAESSENS, A. L, MARCHAL, G, WILLEMS, E, VLIETINCK, R. F

“…This study focuses on the quantification of genetic and environmental factors in arm strength after high-resistance strength training. Male monozygotic (MZ, N…”
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Genetics and sports: an overview of the pre-molecular biology era by Peeters, M W, Thomis, M A I, Beunen, G P, Malina, R M

“…Estimated genetic and environmental contributions to individual differences in physical performance phenotypes, responsiveness to intermittent, aerobic and…”
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Inheritance of static and dynamic arm strength and some of its determinants by Thomis, M.A.I., Beunen, G.P., Leemputte, M. Van, Maes, H.H., Blimkie, C.J., Claessens, A.L., Marchal, G., Willems, E., Vlietinck, R.F.

“…Maximal static, eccentric and concentric torques and arm components estimated by anthropometry and measured by computed tomography were evaluated in 25 male…”
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Is PPAR[alpha] intron 7 G/C polymorphism associated with muscle strength characteristics in nonathletic young men? by Broos, S, Windelinckx, A, De Mars, G, Huygens, W, Peeters, M. W, Aerssens, J, Vlietinck, R, Beunen, G. P, Thomis, M. A

“…Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR[alpha]), a ligand-dependent transcription factor, regulates fatty acid metabolism in heart and skeletal…”
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Associations between sport participation, demographic and socio-cultural factors in Portuguese children and adolescents by Seabra, André F., Mendonça, Denisa M., Thomis, Martine A., Peters, Tim J., Maia, José A.

“…Background: The number of studies that focus on factors influencing the sport participation (SP) of children and adolescents is limited. The present study…”
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HERITABILITIES OF MUSCLE STRENGTH AND MUSCLE MASS IN THE LEUVEN by Huygens, W, Thomis, M A., Peeters, M, Vlietinck, R, Beunen, G P.

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GROWTH IN PEAK AEROBIC POWER DURING ADOLESCENCE by Geithner, C A., Thomis, M A., Malina, R M., Beunen, G P.

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Genetic and Environmental Determination of Tracking in Subcutaneous Fat Distribution during Adolescence by MW Peeters, GP Beunen, HH Maes, RJF Loos, AL Claessens, R Vlietinck, MA Thomis

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