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R. H. THOMSON
TABLE IX
DISTRIBUTION OF COENZYMES Q (UBIQUINONES) IN ANIMAL TISSUES
0
Amount
Species
Organ
Coenzyme Q (mg./100 gm. wet Reference
tissue)
Cat
Chick
Cod
Cow
Dog
Frog
Guinea pig
Horse
Lamb
Man
Mouse
Ox
Pig
Pullet
Rabbit
Rat
Sheep
Turkey
Wall-eyed pike
Liver
Heart
Heart
Liver
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Liver
Heart
Leg muscle
Heart
Liver
Heart
Liver
Heart
Kidney
Leg muscle
Spleen
Heart
Liver
Carcass
Liver
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Pancreas
Spleen
Striated muscle
Heart
Liver
Pancreas
Spleen
Kidney
Heart
Liver
Heart
Liver
Liver
Pancreas
Spleen
Heart
Skeletal muscle
—
QlO
QlO
—
QlO
—
—
—
QlO
—
—
—
QlO
—
QlO
—
—
—
QlO
—
Q9, Q10
—
Qin
—
—
—
—
—
QlO
—
—
—
—
QlO
—
QlO
Q9, Q10
—
—
—
QlO
Q9
0.9, 1.3
4.5
4.86
0.98
7.3
3.4
1.5
0.3,2.0
1.9
0.95
1.3
1.16
9.5
10.6, 1.2
7.2
4.7
5.2
1.1
6.3
1.27
2.3
4.1,4.5
6.6,9.4
1.15,3.5
4.1
1-2
0.9
0.12
8.5
2.4, 3.0
1-2
1.9
4.6, 10.8
9.5
1.27
14.0
—
1.5, 3.3
1-2
0.8
5.5
0.86
{299)
(288)
(90)
(90)
(83)
(88)
(83)
(299)
(83)
(83)
(83)
(299)
(290)
(299)
(83)
(288)
(83)
(300)
(288)
(299)
(288)
(299)
(288)
(299)
(288)
(300)
(300)
(288)
(288)
(299)
(300)
(300)
(299)
(288)
(299)
(288)
(288a)
(299)
(300)
(300)
(288)
(83)
a Additional information is given in reference 56.