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Estimation of lean body mass in children [PDF]
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011 In adults, dosages of some anaesthetic agents are based on lean body mass (LBM) rather than body weight. Our aim was to derive an equation for estimating LBM in children.Patients comprised three groups: prospective kidney transplant donors from two separate centres (centres 1 and 3) and children referred to a further centre (centre 2) for the routine ...
Hayley Snelling +4 more
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Pharmacology of manipulating lean body mass [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 2014 SummaryDysfunction and wasting of skeletal muscle as a consequence of illness decreases the length and quality of life. Currently, there are few, if any, effective treatments available to address these conditions. Hence, the existence of this unmet medical need has fuelled large scientific efforts.
Sepulveda, Patricio V +2 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Background and aimsSarcopenia has been demonstrated to be closely associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, whether there are causal relationships between sarcopenia and NAFLD remains undetermined.
Ze-Hua Zhao +6 more
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Regulation of lean mass, bone mass, and exercise tolerance by the central melanocortin system. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Signaling via the type 4-melanocortin receptor (MC4R) is an important determinant of body weight in mice and humans, where loss of function mutations lead to significant obesity.
Theodore P Braun +8 more
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Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2021 Objective: This study was conducted to assess lean body mass, body fat percentage, and handgrip strength in the prediction of bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women.
Khatri Om Prakash +2 more
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International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022 Objective. This study aimed at investigating the dynamic changes in the body weight and body composition in a group of patients with Graves’ disease undergoing radioiodine therapy. Methods.
Zhenqin Cai, Qiyu Chen, Yan Ling
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JCSM Rapid Communications, 2022 Background The menopause transition is marked by hormonal shifts leading to body composition changes, such as fat mass gain and lean mass loss. Weight‐bearing and resistance exercise can help maintain lean mass during the menopause transition; however ...
Laura E. Flores +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 We evaluated whether whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measures of lean body mass can be used as biomarkers for disease progression and treatment effects in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Sarah P. Sherlock +10 more
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Heliyon, 2017 Background: To test the hypothesis that preserved muscle mass is protective against obesity-associated insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities, we analyzed the relationship of lean body mass and computed tomography-assessed sectional areas of ...
Toshinari Takamura +8 more
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Physical Education of Students, 2020 Background and Study Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate of the relationships between total/segmental body composition and anaerobic performance parameters in female handball players. Material and Methods.
Mehmet Kale, Erkan Akdoğan
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