Gender differences in resting metabolic rate and noradrenaline kinetics in older individuals

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Poehlman, E T ^a   Toth, M J ^a   Ades, P A ^a   Calles Escandon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Central fatness; Gender; Metabolic rate; Noradrenaline kinetics

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031049504     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.640620.x     Document Type: Article

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