BCU Publications 1973 - 2000


  1. Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Kelly WG.
    A rapid method for the determination of deuterium oxide in urine: Application to the measurement of total water. J Lab Clin Med, 82:170-178, 1973.

  2. Wang J, Roufa A, Moore TJ, Tovell HMM, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body composition studies in the human fetus after intra-amniotic injection of hypertonic saline. Am J Obst & Gyn, 117:57-63, 1973.

  3. Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Distribution of zinc in skeletal muscle and liver tissue in normal and controlled alcoholic rats. J Lab and Clin Med, 85:50-58, 1975.

  4. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Yang M, Van Itallie TB.
    The assessment of body composition in weight reduction evaluation of a new model for clinical studies. J Nutr, 106:1694-1701, 1976.

  5. Wang J, Marvin M, Abel B, Pierson RN Jr.
    The effect of chronic alcohol exposure on growth and nutrition in rats. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 273:205, 1976.

  6. Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Disparate hydration states of adipose and lean tissue require a new model for body water distribution in man. J Nutr, 106:1678-1693, 1976.

  7. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J.
    Body composition. J. Specer Ed. Nuclear Medicine Handbook, CRC, 1977.

  8. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Frank W, Allen C, Rayyes A.
    Alcohol affects intracellular potassium, sodium and water distributions in rats and man. Ed. Seixas FK. Currents in Alcoholism, Grune & Stratton, Inc. New York, 1:161-178, 1977.

  9. Yang MU, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB.
    Estimation of composition of weight loss in man: comparison method. J Appl Physiol, 43:331-338, 1977.

  10. Colt EWD, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Effect on body water of running 10 miles. Am J Physiol, 45:999-1001, 1978.

  11. Pierson RN Jr, Prince DC, Wang J, Jain RK.
    Extracellular water measurements: organ tracker kinetics of bromide and sucrose in rats and man. Am J Phys, 235:F254-264, 1978.

  12. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Dempsey GN, Allen GB, Fieve RR.
    Interaction of lithium, alcohol, and affective disorders on sodium potassium and cellular water. Ed. Seixus FA. Currents in Alcoholism, Vol. IV. Psychiatric Psychological, Social and Epidemiological Studies. Grune & Stratten, Inc. New York, 1978.

  13. Colt EWD, Wang J, Stallone F, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB.
    A possible low intercellular potassium in obesity. Am J Clin Nutr, 34:361-367, 1981.

  14. Jain RK, Gerlowski LE, Weissbrod JM, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Kinetics of uptake, distribution, and excretion of zinc in rats. Ann Biomed Engr, 9:347-361, 1981.

  15. Wang J, Pollack J, Birnkrandt D, Demirian L, Gratton I, Pierson RN Jr.
    Combined effects of alcohol and lithium on body composition in the rat model. Pharm Biochem of Behavior, 14:41-47, 1981.

  16. Colt EWD, Dunner DL, Wang J, Ross DC, Pierson RN Jr, Fieve RR.
    Body composition in affective disorders before, during and after lithium. Arch Gen Psych, 39:557-581, 1982.

  17. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Colt EWD.
    Body composition measurements in normal man: the potassium, sodium, sulfate and tritium space in 58 adults. J Chronic Dis, 35:419-428, 1982.

  18. Berstein MD, Thornton JC, Yang MU, Wang J, Redmond AM, Pierson RN Jr, Pi-Sunyer FX, Van Itallie TB.
    Prediction of the resting metabolic rate in obese patients. Am J Clin Nutr, 37:595-602, 1983.

  19. Presta E, Wang J, Harrison GG, Bjorntorp P, Harker WH, Van Itallie TB.
    Measurement of total body electrical conductivity: a new method for estimation of body composition. Am J Clin Nutr, 37:735-739, 1983.

  20. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Thornton JC, Van Itallie TB, Colt EWD.
    Body potassium by 4 pi counting: an anthropometric correction. Am J Physiol, 246:F234-239, 1984.

  21. Kotler DP, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body composition studies with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Clin Nutr, 42:1225-1265, 1985.

  22. Segal KR, Gutin B, Presta E, Wang J, Van Itallie TB.
    Estimation of human body composition by electrical impedance methods. A comparative study. J Appl Physiol, 58:1556, 1985.

  23. Weinsier RL, Norris DJ, Birch R, Bernstein RS, Wang J, Yang MU, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB.
    The relative distribution of body fat and fat pattern to blood pressure level. Hypertension, 7:578-585, 1985.

  24. Weinsier RL, Norris DJ, Birch R, Bernstein RS, Pi-Sunyer FX, Yang MU, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB.
    Serum insulin and blood pressure in an obese population. Int J Obesity, 10:11-17, 1986.

  25. Foster CJ, Weinsier RJ, Birch R, Norris DJ, Bernstein RS, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB.
    Obesity and serum lipids: An evaluation of the relative contributions of body fat and fat distribution to lipid levels. Int J Obesity, 11:151-161, 1987.

  26. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J.
    The quality of the lean body mass: implications for clinical medicine. In vivo body composition studies. The Institute of Physical Sciences in Medicine, London, 123-130, 1987.

  27. Wang J, Colt EWD, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body water extracellular water, body potassium and exchangeable sodium in body builders using anabolic steroids. Eds. Ellis KJ, Yasumura S, Morgan WD. In Vivo Body Composition studies, IPSM, London, 149-154, 1987.

  28. Foster GD, Wadden TA, Mullen JL, Stunkard AJ, Wang J, Feurer ID, Pierson RN Jr, Yang MU, Presta E, Van Itallie TB, Lemberg PS, Gold J.
    Resting energy expenditure, body composition and excess weight in the obesity. Metabolism 37:467-472, 1988.

  29. Johnston PE, Wadden TA, Strunkard AJ, Pene M, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB.
    Body deposition in adult obese women, Part I; Pattern of fat distribution. Am J Clin Nutr, 47:225-228, 1988.

  30. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J.
    Body composition denominators for measurements of metabolism; what measurements can be believed? Mayo Clin Proc, 63:947-949, 1988.

  31. Wadden TA, Stunkard AJ, Johnston PE, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Van Itallie TB, Costello E, Pena M.
    Body fat deposition in adult obese women, Part II: Changes in fat distribution accompanying weight reduction. Am J Clin Nutr, 47:229-234, 1988.

  32. Grunfeld C, Kotler DP, Hamadeh R, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Hypertriglyceridemia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Med, 1986:27-31, 1989.

  33. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Kehayias J, Heshka S, Lichtman S, Pierson RN Jr.
    Chemical determination of human body density in vivo: relevance to hydrodensitometry. Am J Clin Nutr, 50:1282-1289, 1989.

  34. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Kehayias J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Dual photon absorptiometry: comparison of bone mineral and soft tissue mass measurements in vivo with established methods. Am J Clin Nutr, 49:1283-1289, 1989.

  35. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Lichtman S, Kamen Y, Kehayias J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body composition in elderly subjects: a critical appraisal of clinical methodology. Am J Clin Nutr, 50:1167-1175, 1989.

  36. Kotler DP, Tierney AR, Alitlio D, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body mass depletion during ganciclovir therapy of Cytomegalovirus infections in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Intern Med, 144:901-905, 1989.

  37. Kotler DP, Tierney AR, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    The magnitude of body cell mass depletion and the timing of death from wasting in AIDS. Am J Clin Nutr, 50:444-447, 1989.

  38. Kotler DP, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Studies of body composition in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Food Nutr Bul, 11:55-60, 1989.

  39. Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Russell-Aulet M, Thornton JC, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body fat from bone density: underwater weighing vs. dual-photon absorptiometry. Am J Physiol, 256:E829-E834, 1989.

  40. Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Russell-Aulet M, Thornton JC, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body fat from bone density: underwater weighing vs. dual-photon absorptiometry. Am J Physiol, 256:E829-E834, 1989.

  41. Dilmanian FA, Weber DA, Yasumura S, Kamen Y, Lidofsky L, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Kehayias, Ellis KJ.
    Performance of the delay- and prompt-gamma neutron activation systems at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Eds. Yasumura S, Harrison JE, McNeill KG, Woodhead AD, Dilmanian FA. In Vivo Body Composition Studies, Recent Advances. Basic Life Sciences, Vol. 55:309-316, Plenum Press, New York, 1990.

  42. Heshka S, Yang M-U, Wang J, Burt P, Pi-Sunyer FX.
    Weight loss and change in resting metabolic rate. Am J Clin Nutr, 52:981-986, 1990.

  43. Heymsfield SB, Lichtman S, Baumgartner RN, Wang J, Kamen Y, Aliprantis A, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body composition of humans: comparison of two improved four-compartment models that differ in expense, technical complexity, and radiation exposure. Am J Clin Nutr, 52:52-58, 1990.

  44. Heymsfield SB, Smith R, Russell-Aulet M, Bensen B, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: measurement by dual-photon absorptiometry. Am J Clin Nutr, 52:214-218, 1990.

  45. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Russell-Aulet M, Kehayias J, Lichtman S, Kamen Y, Dilmanian FA, Lindsay R, Pierson RN Jr.
    Dual photon absorptiometry: validation of mineral and fat measurements. Eds. Yasumura S, Harrison JE, McNeill KG, Woodhead AD, Dilmanian FA. In Vivo Body Composition Studies, Recent Advances. Basic Life Sciences, Vol. 55:327-337, Plenum Press, New York, 1990.

  46. Kehayias J, Heymsfield SB, Dilmanian FA, Wang J, Gunther DM, Pierson RN Jr.
    Measurement of body fat by neutron inelastic scattering: comments on installation, operation and error analysis. Eds. Yasumura S, Harrison JE, McNeill KG, Woodhead AD, Dilmanian FA. In Vivo Body Composition Studies, Recent Advances. Basic Life Sciences. Vol. 55:339-346, Plenum Press, New York, 1990.

  47. Kotler DP, Tierney AR, Brenner SK, Couture S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Preservation of short-term energy balance in clinically stable patients with AIDS. Am J Clin Nutr, 51:7-13, 1990.

  48. McKeon EW, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Kral JG.
    Dual-photon absorptiometry in obesity: effects of massive weight loss. Eds. Yasumura S, Harrison JE, McNeill KG, Woodhead AD, Dilmanian FA. In Vivo Body Composition Studies, Resent Advances. Basic Life Sciences, Vol. 55:191-196, Plenum, New York, 1990.

  49. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Dilmanian FA, Weber DA.
    High precision in vivo neutron activation analysis: a new ear for compartmental analysis in body composition. Eds. Yasumura S, Harrison JE, McNeill KG, Woodhead AD, Dilmanian FA. In Vivo Body Composition Studies, Resent Advances. Basic Life Sciences, Vol. 55:317-325, Plenum Press, New York, 1990.

  50. VanItallie TB, Yang M, Heymsfield SB, Funk RC, Boileau RA.
    Height-normalized indices of the body's fat-free mass and fat mass: potentially useful indicators of nutritional status. Am J Nutr, 52:953-959, 1990.

  51. Baumgartner RN, Heymsfield SB, Livhtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body composition in elderly people: effect of criterion estimates on predictive equations. Am J Clin Nutr, 53:1345-1353, 1991.

  52. Heymsfield SB, Cuff P, Kotler DP.
    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: enteral and parenteral support. Nutritional management of the AIDS patient. Raven Press, New York, 1991.

  53. Heymsfield SB, Waki M.
    Body composition in humans: Advances in the development of multicompartment chemical models. Nutrition Reviews, 49:97-108, 1991.

  54. Heymsfield SB, Waki M, Kehayias J, Lichtman S, Dilmanian FA, Kamen Y, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Chemical and elemental analysis of humans in vivo using improved body composition models. Am J Physiol, 261:E190-E198, 1991.

  55. Kehayias J, Heymsfield SB, LoMonte AF, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    In vivo determination of body fat by measuring total body carbon. Am J Nutr, 53:1339-1344, 1991.

  56. Kotler DP, Tierney AR, Ferraro R, Cuff P, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Enteral alimentation and repletion of body cell mass in malnourished patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Clin Nutr, 53:149-154, 1991.

  57. Ortiz O, Russell-Aulet M, Daley TL, Baumgartner RN, Waki M, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Differences in skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass between black and white females and their relevance to estimates of body composition. Am J Clin Nutr, 55:8-13, 1991.

  58. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Russell-Aulet M, Mazariegos M, Tierney M, Smith R, Thornton JC, Kehayias J, Weber DA, Dilmanian FA.
    Measuring body fat: calibrating the rulers. Intermethod comparison in 389 normal Caucasian subjects. Am J Physiol, 261:E103-E108, 1991.

  59. Russell-Aulet M, Wang J, Thornton JC, Colt EWD, Pierson RN Jr.
    Bone mineral density and mass by total body dual-photon absorptiometry in normal Caucasian & Asian men. J Bone Miner Res, 10:1109-1113, 1991.

  60. Russell-Aulet M, Wang J, Thornton JC, Pierson RN Jr.
    Comparison of dual-photon absorptiometry systems for total-body bone and soft tissue measurements: dual-energy X-rays versus gadolinium 153. J Bone Miner Res, 6:411-415, 1991.

  61. Segal KR, Burastero S, Chun A, Coronel P, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J.
    Estimation of extracellular and total body water by multiple-frequency bioelectrical-impedance measurement. Am J Clin Nutr, 54:26-29, 1991.

  62. Waki M, Kral JG, Mazariegos M, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Relative expansion of extracellular fluid in obese vs. non-obese woman. Am J Physiol, 261:E199-E203, 1991.

  63. Albu J, Smolowitz J, Lichtman S, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Pi-Sunyer FX.
    Composition of weight loss in severely obese women: A new look at old methods. Metabolism, 41:1068-1074, 1992.

  64. Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Heymsfield SB.
    The analysis and identification of homologizer/moderator variables when the moderator is continuous: An illustration with anthropometric data. Am J Human Biol, 4:775-778, 1992.

  65. Bauman WA, Spungen AM, Raza M, Rothstein J, Zhang R-L, Zhong Y-G, Tsuruta M, Shahidi R, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Gordon SK.
    Coronary artery disease: metabolic risk factors and latent disease in individuals with paraplegia. Mt Sinai J Med, 59:163-168, 1992.

  66. Kral JG, Mazariegos M, McKeon EW, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J.
    Body composition studies in severe obesity. Recent development in body composition analysis: methods and applications. Eds. Kral JG, Van Itallie TB. Smith-Gordon Co. LTD. London, 137-146, 1992.

  67. Mazariegos M, Kral JG, Wang J, Waki M, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr, Thornton JC, Yasumura S.
    Body composition and surgical treatment of obesity: effects of weight loss on fluid distribution. Annals of Surgery, 216:67-73, 1992.

  68. Ortiz O, Russell-Aulet M, Daley TL, Baumgartner RN, Waki M, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Differences in skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass between black and white females and their relevance to estimates of body composition. Am J Clin Nutr, 55:8-13, 1992.

  69. Wang J, Kotler DP, Russell-Aulet M, Burastero S, Mazariegos M, Thornton J, Dilmanian FA, Pierson RN Jr, Weber DA, Kamen Y.
    Body-fat measurement in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: which method should be used? Am J Clin Nutr, 56:963-967, 1992.

  70. Wang J, Russell-Aulet M, Mazariegos M, Burastero S, Thornton J, Lichtman S, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr.
    Body fat by dual-photon absorptiometry (DPA): comparisons with traditional methods in Asians, blacks, and Caucasians. Am J Hum Biol, 4:501-510, 1992.

  71. Heymsfield SB, Wang ZM.
    Measurement of total body fat by underwater weighing: new insights and uses for an old method. Nutrition, 9:472-473, 1993.

  72. Heymsfield SB, Wang ZM, Baumgartner RN, Dilmanian FA, Ma R, Yasumura S.
    Body composition and aging: a study by in vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNA) for body fat; comparison with seven methods. J Nutr, 123:432-437, 1993.

  73. Lederman SA, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Paxton A, Thornton J, Wendel J, Heymsfield SB.
    Body composition (BC) measurements during pregnancy. Eds. Ellis KJ, Eastman JD.

    Human body composition: In vivo methods, models and assessment. Plenum Press, New York, 193-195, 1993.

  74. Ma R, Dilmanian FA, Rarback H, Stamatelatos IE, Meron M, Kamen Y, Yasumura S, Weber DA, Lidofsky LJ, Pierson RN Jr.
    Recent upgrade of the IVNA facility at BNL. Human body composition: In vivo methods, models, and assessment. Plenum press, New York, 340-350, 1993.

  75. Mazariegos M, Heymsfield SB, Wang ZM, Wang J, Yasumura S, Dilmanian FA, Pierson RN Jr.
    Aging affects body composition: Young versus elderly women pair-matched by body mass index. Eds. Ellis KJ, Eastman JD. Human body composition: In vivo methods, models, and assessment. Plenum press, New York, 245-250, 1993.

  76. Pierson RN Jr.
    High technology squared: you saw it here. J. Nucl Med, 34:95, 1993.

  77. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Thornton JC, Russell-Aulet M, Heymsfield SB, Mazariegos M, Ma RM, Weber DA.
    Biological homogeneity and precision of measurement: the boundary conditions for normal body composition. Eds. Ellis KJ, Eastman JD. Human body composition: in vivo methods, models and assessment. Plenum Press, New York, 15-22, 1993.

  78. Russell-Aulet M, Wang J, Thornton JC, Colt EWD, Pierson RN Jr.
    Bone mineral density and mass in a cross-sectional study of white and Asian woman. J Bone Miner Res, 8:575-582, 1993.

  79. Spungen Am, Bauman WA, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    The relationship between total body potassium and resting energy expenditure in individuals with paraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 74:965-968, 1993.

  80. Wang J, Dilmanian FA, Thornton JC, Russell-Aulet M, Burastero S, Mazariegos M, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr.
    In vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNA) for body fat: comparisons by seven methods. Eds. Ellis KJ, Eastman JD. Human body composition: In vivo methods, models, and assessment. Plenum Press, New York, 31-34, 1993.

  81. Wang ZM, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB.
    Application of computerized axial tomography in the study of body composition: evaluation of lipid, water, protein, and mineral in healthy men. Human body composition: in vivo methods, models, and assessment. Plenum Press, New York, 343-344, 1993.

  82. Wang ZM, Ma RM, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Five-level model: reconstruction of body weight at atomic, molecular, cellular, and tissue-system levels from neutron activation analysis. Human body composition: In vivo methods, models, and assessment. Plenum Press, New York, 125-128, 1993.

  83. Gerace L, Aliprantis A, Russell M, Baumgartner RN, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Differences in skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass between black and white males and their relevance to estimates of body composition. Am J Hum Biol, 6:255-262, 1994.

  84. Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Poehlman ET, Wolper C, Nonas K, Nelson D, Wang ZM.
    Menopausal changes in body composition and energy expenditure. Exp Geron, 29:377-389, 1994.

  85. Mazariegos M, Wang ZM, Gallagher D, Baumgartner RN, Allison DB, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Differences between young and old females in the five levels of body composition and their relevance to the two-compartment chemical model. J Geront, 49:M201-M208, 1994.

  86. Wang J, Thornton JC, Russell M, Burastero S, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr.
    Asians have lower body mass index (BMI) but higher fat percent than do whites: comparisons of anthropometric measurements. Am J Clin Nutr, 60:23-28, 1994.

  87. Gasperino JA, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Age-related changes in musculoskeletal mass between black and white women. Metabolism, 44(1):30-34, 1995.

  88. Gasperino JA, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Age-related changes in musculoskeletal mass between black and white women. Metabolism, 15:1437, 1995.

  89. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Thornton JC, Kotler DP, Heymsfield SB, Weber A, Ma RM.
    Bone mineral and body fat measurements by two absorptiometry systems: comparisons with neutron activation analysis. Calc Tissue Int, 56:93-98, 1995.

  90. Salbe AD, Kotler DP, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Campbell RG.
    Correlation between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) concentration and nutritional status in HIV-infected individuals. Nutr Rev, 15:1437-1443, 1995.

  91. Sepulveda D, Allsion DB, Gomez JE, Kreibich K, Brown RA, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB.
    Low spinal and pelvic bone mineral density among individuals with Down syndrome. Am J Ment Retard, 100:109-114, 1995.

  92. Wang J, Thornton JC, Russell-Aulet M, Burastero S, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr.
    Bio-impedance analysis for estimation of total body potassium, total body water and fat-free mass in white, black, and Asian adults. Am J Hum Biol, 7:33-40, 1995.

  93. Arpadi SM, Wang J, Cuff PA, Thornton JC, Horlick M, Kotler DP, Pierson RN Jr.
    Application if bioimpedance analysis for estimating body composition in prepubertal children infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J Pediatr, 129:755-757, 1996.
  94. Economos CD, Nelson ME, Fiatarone MA, Dallal GE, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Russell-Aulet M, Yasumura S, Ma RM, Vaswani AN, Pierson RN Jr.
    A multi-center comparison of dual energy X-ray absorptiometers: in vivo and in vitro measurements of bone mineral content and density. J Bone Miner Res, 11:275-285, 1996.

  95. Gallagher D, Visser M, Sepulveda D, Pierson RN Jr, Harris T, Heymsfield SB.
    How useful is body mass index for comparison across age, gender, and ethnic groups? Am J Epidemiol, 143:228-239, 1996.

  96. Gallagher D, Visser M, Wang Z, Harris T, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield S.
    Metabolically active component of fat-free body mass: influence of age, adiposity, and gender. Metabolism, 45:992-997, 1996.

  97. Kotler DP, Burastero S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    Prediction of body cell mass, fat-free mass, and total body water with bioelectrical impedance analysis: effects of race, sex, and disease. Am J Clin Nutr, 64(3 Suppl):489S-497S, 1996.

  98. Ma KZ, Kotler DP, Wang J, Thornton JC, Ma RM, Pierson RN Jr.
    Reliability of in vivo neutron activation analysis for measuring body composition: comparisons with tracer dilution and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. J Lab Clin Med, 127:420-427, 1996.

  99. Rosenbaum M, Nicolson M, Hirsch J, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Chu F, Leibel RI.
    Effects of gender, body composition, and menopause on plasma concentrations of leptin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 81:3424-3427, 1996.

  100. Schambelan M, Mulligan K, Grunfeld C, Daar ES, LaMarca A, Kotler DP, Wang J, Bozzette SA, Breitmeyer.
    Recombinant human growth hormone in patients with HIV-associated wasting. A randomized, placebo, controlled trial. Serostim Study Group. Ann Intern Med, 125(11):873-882, 1996.

  101. Stall SH, Ginsberg NS, DeVita MV, Zabetakis PM, Lynn RI, Gleim GW, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Michelis MF.
    Comparison of five body composition methods in peritoneal dialysis patients. Am J Clin Nutr, 64:125-130, 1996.

  102. Wang J, Thornton JC, Burastero S, Shen J, Tanenbaum S, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr.
    Comparisons for body mass index and body fat percent among Puerto Ricans, blacks, whites, and Asians living in the New York City area. Obesity Research, 4:377-384, 1996.

  103. Wang ZM, Visser M, Ma RM, Baumgartner RN, Kotler D, Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB.
    Skeletal muscle mass: evaluation of neutron activation and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry methods. J Appl Physiol, 80:824-831, 1996.

  104. Gallagher D, Visser M, DeMeersman RE, Sepulveda D, Baumgartner RN, Pierson RN Jr, Harris T, Heymsfield SB.
    Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: effects of age, gender, and ethnicity. J Appl Physiol, 82:229-239, 1997.

  105. Marcus MA, Wang J Thornton JC, MA RM, Burastero S, Pierson RN Jr.
    Anthropometrics do not influence dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurement of fat in normal to obese adults: a comparison with in vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNA). Obesity Res, 5:122-130, 1997.

  106. Nunez C, Gallagher D, Visser M, Pi-Sunyer FX, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB.
    Bioimpedance analysis: evaluation of let-to-leg system based on pressure contact footpad electrodes. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 29:524-531, 1997.

  107. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Boozer C, Yang M-U.
    Body composition and testing metabolic rate in obesity. Obesity and Weight Control. Eds. Dalton S, Frankle RT. Aspen Publishers, Rockville, MD, 39-68, 1997.

  108. Apardi S, Horlick M, Wang J, Cuff P, Bamji M, Kotler D.
    Body composition in prepubertal children with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection, Arch Pediatr. Adolesc Med, 152:688-693, 1998.

  109. Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB.
    Muscle distribution: variation with body weight, gender, and age. Appl radiat Isotopes, 49:733-734, 1998.

  110. Kotler DP, Shimada T, Snow G, Winson G, Chen W, Zhao M, Inada Y, Clayton F.
    Effects of combination antiretroviral therapy upon rectal mucosal HIV RNA burden and mononuclear cell apoptosis. AIDS, 12:597-604, 1998.

  111. Kotler DP, Sordillo EM.
    Nutritional status and aminoglycoside dosing. [letter]. Clin Infect Dis, 26:249-252, 1998.

  112. Kotler DP, Thea DM, Allison DB, Wang J, St. Louis M, Keusch GT, Pierson RN Jr.
    Relative and interacting effects of sex, race and environment upon body cell mass in healthy adults. Am J Hum Biol, 10:259-268, 1998.

  113. Marcus M, Wang J, Pi-Sunyer Fx, Thornton JC, Kofopoulou I, Pierson RN Jr.
    Effects of ethnicity, gender, obesity and age on central fat distribution: comparison of dual X-ray absorptiometry measurements in white, black and Puerto Rican adults. Am J Hum Biol, 10:361-369, 1998.

  114. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Thornton Jc, Heymsfield SB.
    The quality of the body cell mass--1996. Are we ready to measure it? Appl Radait Isotopes, 49:429-435, 1998.

  115. Wang J, Thornton JC, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr.
    Correlation between skeletal calcium mass and muscle mass in man revisited: age, gender, and ethnicity. Appl Radiat Isotopes, 49:597-598, 1998.

  116. Allison DB, Zannolli R, Faith MS, Heo M, Pietrobelli A, Van Itallie TB, Pi-Sunyer FX, Heymsfield SB.
    Weight loss increases and fat loss decreases all-cause mortality rate: results from two independent cohort studies. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 23(6):601-611, 1999.

  117. Bauman WA, Spungen AM, Wang J, Pierson, RN Jr, Schwartz E.
    Continuous loss of bone during chronic immobilization: a monozygotic twin study. Osteoporos Int, 10(2):123-127, 1999.

  118. Burrowes JD, Bluestone PA, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
    The effects of moderate does of megestrol acetate on nutritional status and body composition in a hemodialysis patient. J Ren Nutr, 9(2):89-94, 1999.

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