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A genomewide linkage scan for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat in black and white families: The HERITAGE Family Study.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2002
Rice Treva, Chagnon Yvon C, Pérusse Louis, Borecki Ingrid B, Ukkola Olavi, Rankinen Tuomo, Gagnon Jacques, Leon Arthur S, Skinner James S, Wilmore Jack H, Bouchard Claude, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
Abdominal visceral fat (AVF), abdominal subcutaneous fat (ASF), and abdominal total fat (ATF) were measured using a computed tomography scan, both before (baseline) and after (post) a 20-week endurance exercise training protocol in the HERITAGE Family Study. Each of the baseline and response (post minus baseline) measures was adjusted for several covariates, including total fat mass, and responses to training...
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