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basal metabolism
See for:
resting metabolic rate
Broader Terms:
metabolism
Related Terms:
calorimetry
Scope Note:
heat production, or its measurement, of an organism at the lowest level of cell chemistry in an inactive, awake, fasting state; 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.
Term Number:
1850-0935
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