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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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