| Range |
~25 Cardiac output: 25 oxygen consumption %
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Barle H, Ahlman B, Nyberg B, Andersson K, Essén P, Wernerman J. The concentrations of free amino acids in human liver tissue obtained during laparoscopic surgery. Clin Physiol. 1996 May16(3):217-27. p.218 2nd paragraphPubMed ID8736710
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| Primary Source |
Arias I. M., Jakoby W . B., Popper H ., Schachter D & Schafritz D. A. (1988) The hepatic circulation. In: The Liver. Biology and parhobiology (Ed. Arias I. M.), pp. 911-930. Raven Press, New York. |
| Comments |
The liver is known to be a highly metabolically active organ, accounting for ~25% of
cardiac output as well as 25% of oxygen consumption in resting man (primary source). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
105881 |