Associations between uncoupling protein 2, body composition, and resting energy expenditure in lean and obese African American, white, and Asian children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1405-1412

  Yanovski, Jack A ^a   Diament, Adam L ^b   Sovik, Kera N ^b   Nguyen, Tuc T ^b   Li, Hongzhe ^b   Sebring, Nancy G ^b   Warden, Craig H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood; Genetics; Obesity; Polymorphism; Weight

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0034081797     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.6.1405     Document Type: Article

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