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Comment
. 2013 Feb 26;110(9):3216-7.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1221313110. Epub 2013 Feb 13.

Allometry of brain metabolism

Robert S Balaban  1
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Allometry of brain metabolism

Robert S Balaban. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The measured [Meas CMR(glucox)] and calculated [Cal CMR(glucox)] brain glucose oxidation rates in the rat and human brain. The data from Table 2 of Hyder et al. (5) was normalized to the difference in neuronal density between the rat and human cortex [2.6-fold denser in rat (6)]. Rat data are red circles. Human data are blue squares.
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