Table I.
Man | Sheep | Dog | Monkey | Cat | Rabbit | Rat | Mouse | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight, kg | 70 | 40.8 | 28 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.020 |
Thoracic duct a, ml/h/kg | 1.38 | 1.82 | 1.88 | NA | 2.56 | 1.68 | 4.10 | 4.80 |
Lymph flow, ml/h/kg | 1.73 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 3.51 | 3.20 | 2.10 | 5.13 | 6.00 |
ISF, L | 15.6 | NA | NA | 0.735 | NA | NA | 0.0699 | 0.00435 |
Lymph volume (Vlymph ), L |
5.2 | NA | NA | 0.314 | NA | NA | 0.0162 | 0.0016 |
Plasma (Vp), L | 2.6 | NA | NA | 0.157 | NA | NA | 0.0081 | 0.00085 |