Seasonal variation in basal metabolic rates among the yakut (Sakha) of Northeastern Siberia

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 437-445

  Leonard, W R ^a   Levy, S B ^a   Tarskaia, L A ^b,c   Klimova, T M ^d   Fedorova, V I ^d   Baltakhinova, M E ^d   Krivoshapkin, V G ^d   Snodgrass, J J ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d NORTH EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARCTIC; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; COLD SHOCK RESPONSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEASON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ARCTIC REGIONS; BASAL METABOLISM; COLD-SHOCK RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SIBERIA; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901824482     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22524     Document Type: Article

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