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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The rate at which chemical reactions occur in the body when it is at rest.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 4.5.3.6 · Paper 2
Revise: Feedback SystemsThe thyroid gland, located in the neck, releases thyroxine. This hormone stimulates the basal metabolic rate (BMR): the rate at which chemical reactions occur in the body when it is at rest.
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The rate at which chemical reactions occur in the body while it is at rest.
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The rate of these reactions at rest is the basal metabolic rate.