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. 2003 Nov;56(5):520–525. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01927.x

Table 2.

Cysteamine compartmental pharmacokinetic parameter estimates.

CL/F, ml min-1 kg−1 Vc, l kg−1 Q, ml min−1 kg−1 Vss/F, l kg−1 Ka, h−1 Alag, h
Mean 32.3 2.0 29.8 15.1 1.7 0.44
Geometric mean 30.6 1.6 24.6 11.0 1.6 0.41
Median 29.1 1.7 22.5 9.9 1.7 0.36
Minimum 17.3 0.1 8.7 2.7 0.7 0.22
Maximum 52.2 3.6 83.1 32.3 2.5 0.92

CL/F, Apparent clearance; Vc, volume of the central compartment; Q, intercompartmental clearance; Vss/F, apparent steady-state volume of distribution; Ka, absorption rate constant; Alag, absorption lag time.