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Familial aggregation of amount and distribution of subcutaneous fat and their responses to exercise training in the HERITAGE family study.
Obesity research - 1 Mar 2000
Pérusse L, Rice T, Province M A, Gagnon J, Leon A S, Skinner J S, Wilmore J H, Rao D C, Bouchard C
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OBJECTIVE: Investigate the familial aggregation of amount and distribution of subcutaneous fat and their changes in response to endurance training. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A total of 483 sedentary subjects from 99 nuclear families were recruited, trained for 20 weeks of exercising on cycle ergometers, and measured before and after training for the following indicators of subcutaneous fat and fat...
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