Genetic influences on the response of body fat and fat distribution to positive and negative energy balances in human identical twins

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Bouchard, Claude ^a   Tremblay, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

body mass; identical human twins; metabolic rate; negative energy balance; overfeeding

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY BALANCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METABOLIC RATE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OVERNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030912830     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.943s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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