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