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Evaluation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of age-related changes in body composition of male rats
L E Rikans1, P S Venkataraman, Y Cai
1Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190.
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a recently developed procedure, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, to determine body composition in rats as a function of aging. Results were obtained that were consistent with previous findings for male rats.

