"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Constitution" by people in Profiles.
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T594M variant of the epithelial sodium channel beta-subunit gene and hypertension in individuals of African ancestry in South Africa. Am J Hypertens. 2003 Oct; 16(10):847-52.
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Metabolic response to a mixed meal in obese and lean women from two South african populations. Obes Res. 2002 Dec; 10(12):1207-16.
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Angiotensinogen gene promoter region variant modifies body size-ambulatory blood pressure relations in hypertension. Circulation. 2002 Sep 17; 106(12):1483-7.
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The intrauterine environment is a strong determinant of glucose tolerance during the neonatal period, even in prematurity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Sep; 87(9):4252-6.
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Lactate and glycerol release from the subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese urban women from South Africa; important metabolic implications. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Nov; 83(11):4084-91.