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. 2015 Oct 12;6:213. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00213

Table 3.

Probabilistic relationships between anthropometric parameters simulated in stage 1 and organ masses and flows.

Organ Mass (kg) Flow (lmin−1)
Distribution Dependencies Form Distribution Dependencies Form
Lung Log-normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Brain Normal Age α + a1A Normal CO c1CO
Heart Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Kidneys Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Liver Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Pancreas Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Spleen Log-normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Stomach Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Small intestine Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Large intestine Normal Height α + h1H Normal CO c1CO
Sexual organs Normal None α Normal CO c1CO
Skin Normal Body mass α+m1BM+m2BM2 Normal CO c1CO
Bone (M)
Bone (F)
Normal Age, Height α+h1H+h2H(1+exp(a1(A18)))1α+a1A+a2A2+h1H Normal CO c1CO
Adipose Log-normal Age, Height, BMI α+a1A+a2A2+h1H+b1BMI Normal CO c1CO
Muscle Log-normal Age, Height, BMI α+a1A+a2A2+h1H+b1BMI+b2BMI2 Normal CO c1CO