Basal Metabolism
Synonyms
Basal Metabolic Rate
Basal Metabolic Rates
Metabolic Rate, Basal
Metabolic Rate, Resting
Metabolic Rates, Basal
Metabolic Rates, Resting
Metabolism, Basal
Rate, Basal Metabolic
Rate, Resting Metabolic
Rates, Basal Metabolic
Rates, Resting Metabolic
Resting Metabolic Rate
Resting Metabolic Rates
Heat production, or its measurement, of an organism at the lowest level of cell chemistry in an inactive, awake, fasting state. It may be determined directly by means of a calorimeter or indirectly by calculating the heat production from an analysis of the end products of oxidation within the organism or from the amount of oxygen utilized.
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