Is there evidence for an age-related reduction in metabolic rate?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2196-2204

  Piers, Leonard S ^a   Soares, Mario J ^b   Mccormack, Leanne M ^c   O'Dea, Kerin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Body composition; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Elderly humans; Physical activity level

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CALORIMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031736360     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.6.2196     Document Type: Article

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