Unexpected relationship between fat mass and basal metabolic rate in pregnant women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 659-668

  Bronstein, Michele N ^a   Mak, Rosa P ^a   King, Janet C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Body composition

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; DENSITOMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0030044068     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960171     Document Type: Article

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