Table 2. Morphological parameters of the pulmonary system used in the model.

Parameter	Value	Reference
Total lung volume	1.43 ml	Measured in mice by [43]
Total lung mass	0.43 g	Measured in mice by [43]
Volume of alveolar fluid	10 ml/kg BW	Reported in sheep by [44]
Alveolar surface	0.0082 m2	For 0.3 ml lung [45]
Thickness of alveolar interface	0.2 m	Reported in rats by [46]
Volume of single Type II cell	385.7 m3	Number weighted mean in rats [47]
No. of Type II cells	9.13×107 per g lung	Reported in mice by [13]
No. of alveolar macrophages	1.66×105	Reported in mice by [48]
Volume of LB per Type II cell	61.3 m3	Reported in rats by [47]
No. of LB per Type II cell	150	Estimated in rats by [49]