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Metabolism > Energy Metabolism > Basal Metabolism

Preferred term

Basal Metabolism  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Metabolism, Basal

Note

  • resting state only; energy expenditure, energy cost = ENERGY METABOLISM

Scope note

  • Metabolism (e.g., heat production) of an organism in an inactive, awake, fasting state. It may be determined directly by means of a calorimeter or indirectly by calculating the end products of oxidation within the organism or from the amount of oxygen utilized.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001481

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