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Body mass index and body composition in relation to sexual maturation
(Freund Publishing House LtdTel AvivIsrael, 2008)
Size at birth, infant, early and later childhood growth and adult body composition: a prospective study in a stunted population
(Oxford University, 2007)
Background Pre-natal and post-natal growth are associated with adult body composition,
but the relative importance of growth in different periods of childhood is still
unclear, particularly in stunted populations.
Methods ...
Upper trunk fat assessment and its relationship with metabolic and biochemical variables and body fat in polycystic ovary syndrome
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2011)
Background: Fat accumulation in the upper region of the body is common in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and is associated with metabolic complications. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between trunk ...
Patterns of Body Composition Relating to Chronic Respiratory Diseases Among Adults in Four Resource-Poor Settings in Peru
(Springer Verlarg, 2018)
PURPOSE: Body composition is known to influence the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). We sought to characterize the unique anthropometric phenotypes that present with asthma, chronic ...
Ultrasonographic measurements of kidney fat thickness and Longissimus muscle area in predicting body composition of pregnant goats
(Csiro Publishing, 2014-01-01)
Non-invasive methods for estimating body composition to monitor nutritional status in goats have been less studied. Therefore, this study estimated the body composition and fat depots of pregnant goats by using indirect ...
Body composition of table tennis players: comparison between performance level and gender
(2016-04-01)
The purpose of this study was to compare whole-body and segmental body composition variables of trained Brazilian table tennis players, according to different performance levels and gender. Sixty-four table tennis players ...
Protein content and electrophoretic profile of fat body and ovary extracts from workers of Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)
(Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2004-12-30)
Workers of Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Lepeletier, 1836) develop their ovaries and lay eggs, therefore the production of vitellogenin is expected. In electrophoretic profiles only fat body extracts from nurse ...
Correlatos antropométricos de la obsesión por la musculatura
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016)