Table 1 Values of the model parameters
Relative rates | Values (per day) |
|---|---|
r hc – transfer from chylomicrons to remnants and albumin | 0.5 |
r lc – uptake from chylomicron remnant to liver | 5 |
r la – deposition in liver from albumin | 1.2 |
r ll – uptake into liver from LDL | 5 |
r lh – uptake into liver from HDL | 5 |
r ld – enzymatic degradation and excretion in liver | 0.5 |
r v – uptake by VLDL from liver | 0.25 |
r hv – transfer from VLDL to LDL and albumin | 0.5 |
r hvldl – uptake into HDL from VLDL | 0.5 |
r al – uptake into albumin from LDL at muscle | 0.05 |
r hldl – uptake into HDL from LDL | 0.05 |
R ma – deposition in muscle from albumin | 0.00024 mg·(ml blood)-1·day -1 |
r hm – transfer into HDL from muscle | 0.03 |
r c – bioavailable fraction of astaxanthin fed | 0.5 |
Tissue weight constants | Values |
b – blood volume as a fraction of fish weight | 0.045 litre blood·(kg fish)-1 |
l – liver weight as a fraction of fish weight | 0.01 kg liver·(kg fish)-1 |
m – muscle weight as a fraction of fish weight | 0.50 kg muscle·(kg fish)-1 |
γ, λ, ρ – allometric constants | 1 |
Sigmoid values | Values |
n ma – Hill coefficient | 2 |
θ ma – threshold | 0.00005 mg·(ml blood)-1 |
Fractions taken up by albumin | Values |
φ – from chylomicrons | 0.75 |
η – from VLDL | 0.75 |
Convolution terms | Values |
μ 1 – Mean of I ax | 1 |
σ 1 – Standard deviations of I ax | 0.001 |
μ 2 – Mean of Z | 20 |
σ 2 – Standard deviations of Z | 12 |