title: Mean residence time in multicompartmental models with time delays.
abstract: Calculation of the mean residence time (MRT) of a drug in a stationary compartmental model is classically carried out from several expressions. Nevertheless, one or more time delays between compartments modify the mean residence times. It is the aim of this paper to propose a general method for MRT calculations, in any n-compartmental models which may include time delays. As examples, catenary and mammillary models are considered.
authors.affiliation: UFR de Mathématiques, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Plusquellec
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Houin
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001825:Body Fluid Compartments; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008433:Mathematics; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution