title: Estimation of total body fat from potassium-40 content.
abstract: A brief review is given of the development of methods for the determination of total body potassium by whole-body scintillation counting and of studies to establish the utility of body potassium as a measure of gross body composition including fat.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D001823:Body Composition; D001834:Body Water; D011188:Potassium; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D011851:Radioactivity
chemical_list: D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D011188:Potassium
keywords: ADIPOSE TISSUE; POTASSIUM/radioactive