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Body Height
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Definition of 'Body Height'The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended. Common names: Body Height; Body Heights; Height, Body; Heights, Body |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
7 Oct 2009 
Maternal obesity and diet consumption during pregnancy have been linked to offspring adiposity, cardiovascular disease, and impaired glucose metabolism. Furthermore, nutrition during development is clearly linked to somatic growth. However, few ... Read more...
Phenotypic diversity associated with the mitochondrial m.8313G>A point mutation.
29 Sep 2009 We report the clinical, histochemical, and molecular genetic findings in a patient with progressive mitochondrial cytopathy due to the m.8313G>A point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Lys) (MTTK) gene. The clinical features in this case are ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 Lewis SE, Fowler NE. Changes in intervertebral disk dimensions after a loading task and the relationship with stature change measurements. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that there would be a linear relationship between overall stature change ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Body Height'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Maternal high-fat diet promotes body length increases and insulin insensitivity in second-generation mice. 7 Oct 2009
- Human genetics: Hit or miss?
6 Oct 2009 - Phenotypic diversity associated with the mitochondrial m.8313G>A point mutation. 29 Sep 2009
- Changes in intervertebral disk dimensions after a loading task and the relationship with stature change measurements. 29 Sep 2009
- Growth patterns in children with sickle cell anemia during puberty. 29 Sep 2009
- Do parents understand growth charts? A national, Internet-based survey. 26 Sep 2009
- Where all the children are above average. 26 Sep 2009
- Thigh circumference and risk of heart disease and premature death: prospective cohort study. Sep 2009
- Accuracy of self-reported weight and height among women with eating disorders: a replication and extension study. 30 Aug 2009
- Regional variations in the growth of Saudi children and adolescents. 30 Aug 2009
- Body mass index in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents: a national reference and comparison with international standards. 30 Aug 2009
- Strategies for maximizing growth in puberty in children with short stature. 30 Aug 2009
- Screening of metabolic syndrome in obese children: a primary care concern. 30 Aug 2009
- Secular trends in skeletal maturity in South Africa: 1962-2001. 30 Aug 2009
- Target height estimation in children with idiopathic short stature who are referred to the growth clinic. 30 Aug 2009
- Forearm length - a new tool to standardize bone parameters of the forearm measured with peripheral quantitative computed tomography in individuals with disproportional growth of forearm length and body height. 30 Aug 2009
- Abnormal responses to TRH in children born small for gestational age that failed to catch up. 30 Aug 2009
- Human acid-labile subunit deficiency: clinical, endocrine and metabolic consequences. 30 Aug 2009
- Influence of maternal stature, pregnancy age, and infant birth weight on growth during childhood in Yucatan, Mexico: a test of the intergenerational effects hypothesis. 30 Aug 2009
- Second-degree atrioventricular block (Mobitz Type I) in an adolescent with anorexia nervosa: intrinsic or acquired conduction abnormality. 30 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Body Height'
Definition: The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended.
Descriptor UI: D001827
Alternative terms: Body Height; Body Heights; Height, Body; Heights, Body;
Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethnology;
Tree Number: E01.370.600.115.100.160.100; E05.978.077.160.500; G07.100.100.160.100; G07.700.320.249.314.100;
Technical Notes: human only; for height or length of animals use animal /anat (IM) + BIOMETRY (NIM)