Brain size, body size and longevity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1349-1352

  Peters, A ^a   Hitze, B ^a   Langemann, D ^b   Bosy Westphal, A ^c   Muller M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

body mass index; body size; brain size; longevity

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SIZE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 77955467283     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.65     Document Type: Article

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