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Body Weight - Physiology
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Definition of 'Body Weight'The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Common names: Body Weight; Body Weights; Weight, Body; Weights, Body |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Behavior therapy for obesity: where are we now?
29 Sep 2009 
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To describe the short-term and long-term results of lifestyle modification for obesity. RECENT FINDINGS: Randomized controlled trials, which compared different diet and activity interventions were reviewed. Studies that ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of free-range raising systems on growth performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of slow-growing chickens. Slow-growing female chickens, Gushi chickens, were selected as the experimental birds. ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 A study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding inorganic or organic Zn and Cu on the performance and tissue mineral content of chicks. A corn-soybean meal diet without Cu and Zn supplementation, containing 31 mg of Zn/kg of diet and 6.6 ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Body Weight - Physiology'
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- Behavior therapy for obesity: where are we now? 29 Sep 2009
- Effect of a free-range raising system on growth performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of slow-growing chicken. 29 Sep 2009
- Effects of feeding different forms of zinc and copper on the performance and tissue mineral content of chicks. 29 Sep 2009
- Effects of ginger root (Zingiber officinale) processed to different particle sizes on growth performance, antioxidant status, and serum metabolites of broiler chickens. 29 Sep 2009
- Pediocin A improves growth performance of broilers challenged with Clostridium perfringens. 29 Sep 2009
- The effect of diets containing soybean meal, soybean protein concentrate, and soybean protein isolate of different oligosaccharide content on growth performance and gut function of young turkeys. 29 Sep 2009
- Comparative effects of furnished and battery cages on egg production and physiological parameters in White Leghorn hens. 29 Sep 2009
- Aerobic exercise training reduces hepatic and visceral lipids in obese individuals without weight loss. 29 Sep 2009
- Striatal expression of a calmodulin fragment improved motor function, weight loss, and neuropathology in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease. 14 Sep 2009
- Effect of habitual aerobic exercise on body weight and arterial function in overweight and obese men. 13 Sep 2009
- Chronic aortic denervation decreases anxiety and impairs social memory in rats. 10 Sep 2009
- Thigh circumference and risk of heart disease and premature death: prospective cohort study. Sep 2009
- Functional requirement of AgRP and NPY neurons in ovarian cycle-dependent regulation of food intake. 31 Aug 2009
- Influence of Helicobacter pylori on gastric regulation of food intake. 30 Aug 2009
- Electrocardiography of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). 30 Aug 2009
- Impact of antipsychotic treatments on the motivation to eat: preliminary results in 153 schizophrenic patients. 30 Aug 2009
- Should dosing of rocuronium in obese patients be based on ideal or corrected body weight? 30 Aug 2009
- Novel missense mutation of uromodulin in mice causes renal dysfunction with alterations in urea handling, energy, and bone metabolism. 17 Aug 2009
- Changes in body weight, body composition, and eating attitudes in high school wrestlers. 30 Jul 2009
- Risk factors for post-weaning mortality of Merino sheep in south-eastern Australia. 30 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Body Weight'
Definition: The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
Descriptor UI: D001835
Alternative terms: Body Weight; Body Weights; Weight, Body; Weights, Body;
Related Mesh Headings: Obesity;
Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethnology;
Tree Number: C23.888.144; E01.370.600.115.100.160.120; E05.978.077.160.750; G07.100.100.160.120; G07.700.320.249.314.120;