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Body Composition

Known as: Body Compositions, Composition, Body, Compositions, Body 
The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
National Institutes of Health

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Adipose tissueBody FatBody water (substance)body density

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Anatomic structuresBody Constitution

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Body composition in prepubertal girls: comparison of six methods
OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM) and percentage body fat (%fat) by six different methods in… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A comparison of two noninvasive techniques to measure total body lipid in live birds
ABSTRAcr.-Total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC) and near infrared interactance (IRI) are noninvasive techniques with… 
1986
1986
Evaluation of urea dilution as a technique for estimating body composition of beef steers in vivo: validation of published equations and comparison with chemical composition.
Urea dilution equations for prediction of empty body water in live cattle, developed by three separate groups of investigators… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of cafeteria feeding on brown and white adipose tissue cellularity, thermogenesis, and body composition in rats.
To determine the effects of cafeteria feeding on brown (BAT) and white (WAT) adipose tissue cellularity, thermogenesis and body… 
1982
1982
Blood Pressure, Body Composition, and Fat Tissue Cellularity in Adults
While total body mass has been recognized for many years as having a strong positive association with blood pressure, it is not… 
1981
1981
Effect of Open-Heart Surgery on the Body Composition of Infants and Young Children
Summary: Body water content and distribution were determined in 16 children aged 2 wk to 28 months before and after open-heart… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The effects of a jogging program on the body composition of normal & obese high school girls.
Body composition changes were assessed in forty normal and obese high school girls following participation in a 15 or 29 week… 
1971
1971
Compensatory growth after under-nutrition in market turkeys: effect of low protein feeding and realimentation on body composition.
Synopsis Turkey poults were fed starter diets containing either 29 or 20 per cent crude protein. Live‐weight at 6 weeks was… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Hypothalamic lesions, growth and body composition of male chickens.
Abstract INTRODUCTION HYPERPHAGIA and aphagia have been produced in many animals with appropriate lesions in the hypothalamus… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Effect of acute fasting in the rat on water and electrolyte content of serum and muscle and on total body composition.
Thirteen acutely fasted male adult rats were compared with six fed controls in respect to serum electrolyte levels (7 rats…