Abstract
A model is developed to describe the distribution and excretion of potassium at arbitrary times during or after intake by ingestion or injection. The movement of K is tracked in greater detail than in previous models and is described in terms of anatomical compartments rather than the hypothetical, mathematically derived pools often considered. Parameter values are derived for a typical resting healthy adult male. Because of its anatomically realistic framework, the model may be used as a point of departure for modelling the behaviour of K in various subgroups of the population under less ideal conditions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 003 |
Pages (from-to) | 23-42 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Physics in Medicine and Biology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1986 |