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. 2016 Feb 10;151(1):57–70. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw022

TABLE 3.

Physiological Parameters Used for the Human PBPK Model

Parameter Value Source
BW(g)- assume 1 g = 1 ml 70000.0 Brown et al. (1997)
Cardiac Output (Q_CO; ml/min) 5200.0 Brown et al. (1997)
Tissue Volume (as a Fraction of BW)
Kidney (V_Kid) 0.0040 Brown et al. (1997)
Liver (V_Liv) 0.026 Brown et al. (1997)
GI tract (V_GI) 0.0171 Brown et al. (1997)
Rest of body (V_Rap) 0.0493 Brown et al. (1997); remaining tissues
Muscle (V_Mus)- for females 0.290 Brown et al. (1997)
Skin (V_Skin)- for females 0.031 Brown et al. (1997)
Slowly perfused tissues (V_Slow)- for bone 0.049 Brown et al. (1997)
Adipose (V_Fat)- for females 0.327 Brown et al. (1997)
Brain (V_Brn) 0.020 Brown et al. (1997)
Thyroid (V_Thy) 0.0003 Brown et al. (1997)
Blood (V_Bld) 0.0714 Brown et al. (1997)
Blood Flow (as a Fraction of Cardiac Output)
Kidney (Q_Kid) 0.175 Brown et al. (1997)
Liver (Q_Liv) 0.227 Brown et al. (1997)
Rest of body (Q_Rap) Difference Q_CO—blood flow of all other tissues
Muscle (Q_Mus) 0.191 Brown et al. (1997)
Skin (Q_Skin) 0.058 Brown et al. (1997)
Slowly perfused tissues (Q_Slow)- for bone 0.042 Brown et al. (1997)
Adipose (Q_Fat) 0.085 Brown et al. (1997)
Brain (Q_Brn) 0.114 Brown et al. (1997)
Thyroid (Q_Thy) 0.016 Brown et al. (1997)
Portal vein (Q_PV) 0.181 Brown et al. (1997)
Hepatic artery (Q_HA) Difference Q_Liv - Q_PV