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Table 4 Specific metabolic rates of organs and tissues across species (kcal/kg/day)

From: Expression of mitochondrial protein genes encoded by nuclear and mitochondrial genomes correlate with energy metabolism in dairy cattle

Species

Heart

Kidney

Brain

Liver

Skeletal musclea

Adipose

Reference

Cattle

429

412

185

130

–

–

[36]

Sheep

588

496

255

200

–

–

[36]

Human

440

440

240

200

10–15

4.5

[4, 38]

  1. aRate for resting muscle
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BMC Genomics

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