Basal metabolism

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Contents 1 See for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

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.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• All of this is related to basal metabolism'The basal metabolism is metabolism quantity of energy.
• Basal metabolism is the caloric expenditure of an organism at rest; it represents the minimum amount of energy required to maintain life at normal body temperature.
• Your ability to influence the amount of energy used by basal metabolism is limited.
• In infancy, basal metabolism is accounted for primarily by the brain, liver, heart, and kidney.
• Burning more caloriesYour ability to change your basal metabolism is limited.

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