| Literature DB >> 13700686 |
G B FORBES, J GALLUP, J B HURSH.
Abstract
On the assumption that the potassium content of the lean body mass is constant, it should be possible to estimate fat content in living man from a measurement of potassium-40 activity in the whole-body scintillation counter. A series of such measurements on children and young adults shows good correlations with skin-fold thickness and weight/height ratio as indices of fatness.Entities:
Keywords: ADIPOSE TISSUE; POTASSIUM/metabolism
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Year: 1961 PMID： 13700686
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728