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Skeletal muscle metabolism is a major determinant of resting energy expenditure.

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Zurlo, F, Larson, K, Bogardus, C, Ravussin, E·1990·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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Energy expenditure varies among people, independent of body size and composition, and persons with a "low" metabolic rate seem to be at higher risk of gaining weight. To assess the importance of skeletal muscle metabolism as a determinant of metabolic rate, 24-h energy expenditure, basal metabolic rate (BMR), and sleeping metabolic rate (SMR) were measured by indirect calorimetry in 14 subjects (7 males, 7 females; 30 +/- 6 yr [mean +/- SD]; 79.1 +/- 17.3 kg; 22 +/- 7% body fat), and compared to forearm oxygen uptake. Values of energy expenditure were adjusted for individual differences in fat-free mass, fat mass, age, and sex. Adjusted BMR and SMR, expressed as deviations from predicted values, correlated with forearm resting oxygen uptake (ml O2/liter forearm) (r = 0.72, P less than 0.005 and r = 0.53, P = 0.05, respectively). These findings suggest that differences in resting muscle metabolism account for part of the variance in metabolic rate among individuals and may play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity.

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Authors
Zurlo, F., Larson, K., Bogardus, C., & Ravussin, E.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
1990-11-01
Volume
86
Issue
5
Pages
1423-1427
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2015454275
Cited by
959
References
20
Citations by year
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5.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Keywords
resting energy expenditure, skeletal muscle metabolism, basal metabolic rate, sleeping metabolic rate, obesity, fat-free mass, fat mass, indirect calorimetry
MeSH terms
Adult, Basal Metabolism, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Muscles, Oxygen Consumption

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