EVALUATION BY DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY OF AGE-RELATED-CHANGESIN BODY-COMPOSITION OF MALE-RATS

Authors
RIKANS LE VENKATARAMAN PS CAI Y
Citation
Le. Rikans et al., EVALUATION BY DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY OF AGE-RELATED-CHANGESIN BODY-COMPOSITION OF MALE-RATS, Mechanism of ageing and development, 71(1-2), 1993, pp. 155-158
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Mechanism of ageing and development → ACNP
ISSN journal
00476374
Volume
71
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
155 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0047-6374(1993)71:1-2<155:EBDXAO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a recently developed procedure, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, to det ermine body composition in rats as a function of aging. Results were o btained that were consistent with previous findings for male rats.