Adult’s liver weight

Range ≈1.5 kg
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Flatt JP. Use and storage of carbohydrate and fat. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995 Apr61(4 Suppl):952S-959S. p.953S left column top paragraphPubMed ID7900694
Comments "Glycogen concentrations are highest in the liver, ie, typically ˜4% after an overnight fast, and up to 8% after meals (5). Because an adult’s liver weighs ˜1.5 kg, hepatic glycogen storage capacity is limited to ˜120 g."
Entered by Uri M
ID 110212