the DLW method estimates CO2 production (rCO2) from the divergence between washout curves (i.e., the elimination rates) of heavy hydrogen (deuterium or tritium) and oxygen (18-oxygen) stable isotopes introduced into an animal's total body water (TBW)
the DLW method estimates CO2 production (rCO2) from the divergence between washout curves (i.e., the elimination rates) of heavy hydrogen (deuterium or tritium) and oxygen (18-oxygen) stable isotopes introduced into an animal's total body water (TBW)