VBL (mL) |
Volume of blood |
20.3 [36, 37] |
VPL (mL) |
Volume of plasma |
12.5 [36, 37] |
VRM (mL) |
Volume of remainder compartment |
264 [36, 37] |
VLI (mL) |
Volume of liver |
12.4 [36, 37] |
QLI (mL/min) |
Blood flow to liver |
11.6 [36, 37] |
QKI (mL/min) |
Blood flow to kidneys |
10.5 [36, 37] |
QRM (mL/min) |
Blood flow to remainder compartment |
27.1 [36, 37] |
KP, LI, KP, RM |
Blood-to-tissue partition coefficients for liver and remainder compartments (unpublished in vivo data) |
0.4 |
VGLM (mL) |
Volume of glomerulus |
0.08 [38] |
VPTC (mL) |
Volume of proximal tubule epithelial cells |
1.03 [38] |
VRBL (mL) |
Volume of renal blood |
0.375 [38] |
VRPL (mL) |
Volume of renal plasma |
0.206 [38] |
GFR (mL/min) |
Glomerular filtration rate |
2.2 [39] |
VS1_1 (mL), QS1_1 (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of 1st sub-segment of S1 segment of proximal tubule |
GFR |
VS1_2 (mL), QS1_2 (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of 2nd sub-segment of S1 segment of proximal tubule |
0.85 × GFR [17–19] |
VS1_3 (mL), QS1_3 (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of 3rd sub-segment of S1 segment of proximal tubule |
0.70 × GFR [17–19] |
VS2+S3 (mL), QS2+S3 (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of S2 and S3 segments of proximal tubule |
0.55 × GFR [17–19] |
VLOH (mL), QLOH (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of Loop of Henle |
0.33 × GFR [17–19] |
VDistT+CD (mL), QDistT+CD (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of distal tubules and collecting ducts |
0.18 × GFR [17–19] |
VU (mL), QU (mL/min) |
Volume and flow of urine |
0.02 × GFR [17–19] |
KM, MET (µg/mL) |
Metabolic Michaelis-Menten affinity constant |
63 [16, 40] |
KM, BBM ((µg/mL) |
Renal reabsorption Michaelis-Menten affinity constant at BBM |
480 [29] |
KM, BLM ((µg/mL) |
Renal reabsorption Michaelis-Menten affinity constant at BLM |
1092 [29] |
VMAX,MET (µg/min) |
Maximal metabolic capacity |
670 [11] |
VMAX,BBM (µg/min) |
Maximal renal reabsorption capacity at BBM |
1950 [11] |
VMAX,BLM (µg/min) |
Maximal renal reabsorption capacity at BLM |
1101 [11] |