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Alun G. Williams
Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University
Publications - 117
Citations - 6207
Alun G. Williams is an academic researcher from Manchester Metropolitan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Skeletal muscle & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 107 publications receiving 5347 citations. Previous affiliations of Alun G. Williams include Sheffield Hallam University & Staffordshire University.
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Genetic research and testing in sport and exercise science: a summary of the BASES position stand.
TL;DR: Recommendations from the position stand include: scientists should be aware of the ethical implications of their work and engage knowledgably in public debates, and genetic testing in the sport and exercise context should be confined to mature individuals who fully understand the relevant issues.
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Dietary Protein Requirement Threshold and Micronutrients Profile in Healthy Older Women Based on Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass.
Praval Khanal,Lingxiao He,Hans Degens,Georgina K. Stebbings,Gladys Onambele-Pearson,Alun G. Williams,Martine Thomis,Christopher I. Morse +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the minimum required dietary protein intake for high relative skeletal muscle mass was 1.17 g/kg body mass/day (g/kg/d) (sensitivity: 0.68; specificity: 0.62).
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Genetics of team sports
Myosotis Massidda,Carla Maria Calò,Paweł Cięszczyk,Naoki Kikuchi,Ildus I. Ahmetov,Ildus I. Ahmetov,Ildus I. Ahmetov,Alun G. Williams,Alun G. Williams +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated research findings on the potential genetic variants influencing the team sports athletic status and the key factors for team sports performance, with particular emphasis on football (soccer) and rugby.
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ACE gene, physical activity, and physical fitness.
TL;DR: Parts of their study, for example, as an investigation of the effect of the ACE insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene, see some value.
The Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Rugby Athletes
Jon Brazier,Mark Antrobus,Georgina K. Stebbings,Stephen H. Day,Peter Callus,Robert M. Erskine,Mark A. Bennett,Liam P. Kilduff,Alun G. Williams +8 more
TL;DR: A review of the physical and physiological characteristics required for elite rugby performance within both Rugby Union (RU) and Rugby League (RL) can be found in this paper, where the authors identify key physiological and physical properties required for rugby elite performance and explain why they are required.