TABLE 2

Mean transit times of noneliminated reference indicators and their distribution volumes obtained with superposition and splining procedures for M3G in multiple indicator dilution (MID) studies in the perfused rat liver


M3G

Q

Dose in Bile

Transit Time

Distribution Space

t0
RBC
Albumin
Sucrose
Water
M3G
Sinusoidal Blood Volume
Plasma Space
Albumin Disse Space
Sucrose Disse Space
Cellular Water Space
ml/min/g % s ml/g liver s
10 μM 0.98 3.02 18.0 24.4 27.4 73.8 27.4 0.20 0.17 0.09 0.13 0.69 5.7
45 μM 0.97 2.50 17.5 20.9 20.4 67.6 22.8 0.26 0.22 0.04 0.04 0.69 1.5
52 μM 1.22 1.70 18.9 23.3 23.6 67.6 25.9 0.32 0.27 0.08 0.08 0.82 3.4
107 μM 0.87 3.45 14.6 19.2 23.5 59.5 21.1 0.17 0.14 0.06 0.11 0.49 3.0
115 μM 1.45 3.47 9.3 12.0 14.5 39.4 13.8 0.20 0.17 0.06 0.11 0.55 1.0
216 μM 1.02 6.00 11.3 14.8 17.6 55.9 24.3 0.14 0.11 0.05 0.09 0.60 3.4
262 μM 1.08 6.40 17.0 23.1 25.9 57.9 27.4 0.24 0.20 0.09 0.13 0.53 3.7
Mean 1.08a 3.69 15.2 19.7 22.2 60.7 23.5 0.22 0.18 0.07 0.11 0.63 3.1
S.D.
0.18
1.65
3.4
4.3
4.4
10.5
4.5
0.06
0.05
0.02
0.04
0.11
1.4
  • a Equivalent to 0.018 ± 0.003 ml s–1 g–1