skin_mass_bosgra {httk}

Predict skin mass

Description

Using equation from Bosgra et al. 2012, predict skin mass from body surface area.

Usage

skin_mass_bosgra(BSA)

Arguments

BSA

Vector of body surface areas in cm^2.

Value

Vector of skin masses in kg.

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.