Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 760-766 , December 2009

Comparison of epicardial, abdominal and regional fat compartments in response to weight loss

  • M.-K. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 29 853 2655; fax: +81 29 853 2986.
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  • K. Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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  • M.-J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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  • T. Matuso

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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  • T. Endo

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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  • T. Tomita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation, Higashi Toride Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • S. Maeda

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
    • Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • R. Ajisaka

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine for Health and Disease, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan

Received 7 November 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.01.010

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 760-766 , December 2009

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