Open AccessSpecific metabolic rates of major organs and tissues across adulthood: evaluation by mechanistic model of resting energy expenditure
Author(s) -
ZiMian Wang,
Zhiliang Ying,
Anja BosyWestphal,
Junyi Zhang,
Britta Schautz,
Wiebke Later,
Steven B. Heymsfield,
Manfred J. Müller
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29885
Subject(s) - resting energy expenditure , adipose tissue , basal metabolic rate , medicine , energy metabolism , endocrinology , body mass index , young adult , physiology , chemistry , biology
The specific resting metabolic rates (K(i); in kcal · kg(-1 )· d(-1)) of major organs and tissues in adults were suggested by Elia (in Energy metabolism: tissue determinants and cellular corollaries. New York, NY: Raven Press, 1992) to be as follows: 200 for liver, 240 for brain, 440 for heart and kidneys, 13 for skeletal muscle, 4.5 for adipose tissue, and 12 for residual organs and tissues. However, Elia's K(i) values have never been fully evaluated.
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