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Is a: - Clinical Attribute
- Diagnostic Procedure
- Organism Function
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Definition: 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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Synonyms: - Basal Metabolic Rate
- Basal Metabolic Rates
- Metabolic Rate, Basal
- Metabolic Rates, Basal
- Metabolism, Basal
- Rate, Basal Metabolic
- Rates, Basal Metabolic
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