Relationship between birth weight and body composition, energy metabolism, and sympathetic nervous system activity later in life

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 559-565

  Weyer, Christian ^a,b   Pratley, Richard E ^a   Lindsay, Robert S ^a   Tataranni, P Antonio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomie nervous system; Energy expenditure; Intrauterine programming; Obesity; Pima Indians

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGING; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; OBESITY; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARIZONA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; OBESITY; PERONEAL NERVE; RISK FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034328182     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.72     Document Type: Article

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