Basal Metabolism

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Is a:
  • Clinical Attribute
  • Diagnostic Procedure
  • Organism Function
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.
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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