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. 1965 Jun 4;148(3675):1336-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.148.3675.1336.

POTASSIUM-40 CONTENT AS A BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF BODY CELL MASS IN MAN

W BURMEISTER

POTASSIUM-40 CONTENT AS A BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF BODY CELL MASS IN MAN

W BURMEISTER. Science. .

Abstract

On the assumption that the potassium content of the body cell mass is constant it should be possible to estimate body cell mass by measuring potassium-40 activity with a whole-body scintillation counter. Relations of body cell mass to weight, lean body mass, and total body water are demonstrated.

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