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Hydrometry or Dilution method (Total Body Water) |
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Authors: |
Zafiropulos, Vassilis |
Reviewer: |
Fragkiadakis, Georgios |
Subject: | MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES > DIETETICS NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > GENERAL PHYSICS > METROLOGY, MEASUREMENTS, AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > INDERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY > BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > > > |
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Abstract: |
Water is, after fat, the most significant component of the human body from the perspective of body composition measurement. Here, the following innovation is presented: the total body water and the measurement method itself share the same symbol, TBW. This chapter has been divided into six sections, starting from the importance of water in various models used for estimating body composition, due to its presence in almost all parts and tissues of the body. The principles of the method follow, with a description of the details on how the law of dilution is applied to the human body. Next, the prerequisites for selecting the appropriate tracer are described. Then, the section describing how the concentration of the tracer-isotope is measured is presented, leading to the final estimation of TBW. A reference is made to the validity and accuracy of the method, while the last part briefly discusses the alternative method of extracellular water hydrometry.
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Graphic Editors: |
Loukeri, Sofia |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
Item Details: | |
License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3631 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Zafiropulos, V. (2015). Hydrometry or Dilution method (Total Body Water) [Chapter]. In Zafiropulos, V. 2015. Measurement of Human Body Composition [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3631 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Measurement of Human Body Composition |
Number of pages |
13 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |