blood_weight {httk} | R Documentation |
Predict blood mass.
Description
Predict blood mass based on body surface area and gender, using equations from Bosgra et al. 2012
Usage
blood_weight(BSA, gender)
Arguments
BSA |
Body surface area in m^2. May be a vector. |
gender |
Either 'Male' or 'Female'. May be a vector. |
Value
A vector of blood masses in kg the same length as BSA
and
gender
.
Author(s)
Caroline Ring
References
Bosgra, Sieto, et al. "An improved model to predict physiologically based model parameters and their inter-individual variability from anthropometry." Critical reviews in toxicology 42.9 (2012): 751-767.
Ring CL, Pearce RG, Setzer RW, Wetmore BA, Wambaugh JF (2017). “Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability.” Environment International, 106, 105–118.
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