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Variability within the human iNOS gene and Achilles tendon injuries: Evidence for a heterozygous advantage effect

Charlotte Brookes1, William J Ribbans1, Louis Y El Khoury2

  • 1Faculty of Health and Society, University of Northampton, UK.

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
|November 26, 2019
PubMed
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Achilles tendonApoptosisGeneticsInflammationNitric oxide

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