Human brain mass: Similar body composition associations as observed across mammals

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 479-485

  Heymsfield, Steven B ^a   Müller, Manfred J ^b   Bosy Westphal, Anja ^b   Thomas, Diana ^c   Shen, Wei ^d  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863416436     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22249     Document Type: Article

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