blood_weight {httk}

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.