"Body Constitution" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The physical characteristics of the body, including the mode of performance of functions, the activity of metabolic processes, the manner and degree of reactions to stimuli, and power of resistance to the attack of pathogenic organisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D001824
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115 G07.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Constitution- Body Constitution
- Body Constitutions
- Constitution, Body
- Constitutions, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Constitution" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of body condition score at parturition and postpartum protein supplementation on estrous behavior and size of the dominant follicle in beef cows. J Anim Sci. 2008 Oct; 86(10):2549-56.
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Effects of a combination of recombinant human growth hormone with metformin on glucose metabolism and body composition in patients with metabolic syndrome. Horm Metab Res. 2004 Jan; 36(1):54-61.
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Evidence for genetic factors underlying the insulin resistance syndrome in american indians. Obes Res. 2003 Dec; 11(12):1444-8.
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Influence of body condition at calving and postpartum nutrition on endocrine function and reproductive performance of primiparous beef cows. J Anim Sci. 2003 Dec; 81(12):3107-20.
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Associations between prenatal and postnatal growth and adult body size and composition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Jun; 77(6):1498-505.
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[An epidemiologic study of sleep-disordered breathing in the male population of Lorraine: preliminary results]. Sante Publique. 1998 Jun; 10(2):177-90.
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Intrauterine growth retardation, body size, body composition and physical performance in adolescence. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1998 Jan; 52 Suppl 1:S43-52; discussion S52-3.
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Physical activity is related to ankle/brachial index in subjects without peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Angiology. 1997 Oct; 48(10):883-91.
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Physiological predictors of increasing total and central adiposity in aging men and women. Arch Intern Med. 1995 Dec 11-25; 155(22):2443-8.
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Body fatness and waist circumference are independent predictors of the age-associated increase in fasting insulin levels in healthy men and women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1995 Nov; 19(11):798-803.