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. 2006 Apr 18;4:10. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-4-10

Table 1.

Values of the model parameters

Relative rates Values (per day)
rhc – transfer from chylomicrons to remnants and albumin 0.5
rlc – uptake from chylomicron remnant to liver 5
rla – deposition in liver from albumin 1.2
rll – uptake into liver from LDL 5
rlh – uptake into liver from HDL 5
rld – enzymatic degradation and excretion in liver 0.5
rv – uptake by VLDL from liver 0.25
rhv – transfer from VLDL to LDL and albumin 0.5
rhvldl – uptake into HDL from VLDL 0.5
ral – uptake into albumin from LDL at muscle 0.05
rhldl – uptake into HDL from LDL 0.05
Rma – deposition in muscle from albumin 0.00024 mg·(ml blood)-1·day-1
rhm – transfer into HDL from muscle 0.03
rc – bioavailable fraction of astaxanthin fed 0.5

Tissue weight constants Values

b – blood volume as a fraction of fish weight 0.045 litre blood·(kg fish)-1
l – liver weight as a fraction of fish weight 0.01 kg liver·(kg fish)-1
m – muscle weight as a fraction of fish weight 0.50 kg muscle·(kg fish)-1
γ, λ, ρ – allometric constants 1

Sigmoid values Values

nma – Hill coefficient 2
θma – threshold 0.00005 mg·(ml blood)-1

Fractions taken up by albumin Values

φ – from chylomicrons 0.75
η – from VLDL 0.75

Convolution terms Values

μ1 – Mean of Iax 1
σ1 – Standard deviations of Iax 0.001
μ2 – Mean of Z 20
σ2 – Standard deviations of Z 12