Review Article
Models for the Study of Whole-Body Glucose Kinetics: A Mathematical Synthesis
Table 1
Mathematical notation.
| | Dose of total and labelled glucose, respectively, injected into primary pool (mmol) |
| | Flow of total glucose to pool i from pool ; represents external flow of glucose into pool and flow of glucose from pool out of the system (mmol/min) |
| | Constant rate of labelled glucose infusion into primary pool (mmol/min) |
| | Total and labelled glucose concentration, respectively, in primary pool (mmol/mL) |
| | Plasma and remote insulin concentrations, respectively (pmol) |
| | Relative rate constant for flow from pool from pool (per min) |
| | Quantity of total glucose in pool (mmol) |
| | Quantity of labelled glucose in pool (mmol) |
| | Enrichment (or specific activity) of pool (mmol labelled glucose/mmol total glucose) |
| | Time since isotope first administered (min) |
| | Volume of pool ; represents primary (plasma) pool volume (mL) |
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