Racial differences in the relation between uncoupling protein genes and resting energy expenditure
Author(s) -
Sue Y.S. Kimm,
Nancy W. Glynn,
Christopher E. Aston,
Coleen Damcott,
Éric T. Poehlman,
Stephen R. Daniels,
Robert E. Ferrell
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/75.4.714
Subject(s) - resting energy expenditure , ucp3 , endocrinology , medicine , basal metabolic rate , biology , allele , genotype , obesity , confounding , uncoupling protein , exon , genetics , gene , energy metabolism , brown adipose tissue
Lower resting energy expenditure (REE) in African American women may contribute to their obesity. The identification of uncoupling protein (UCP) genes has fueled a search for genes involved in energy metabolism in humans.
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