title: Nonlinear pharmacokinetics of tissue-type plasminogen activator in three animal species: a comparison of mathematical models.
abstract: A recent study presented plasma concentrations of tissue-type plasminogen activator in three different animal species and at several different dose levels. A three-compartment mammillary model with capacity-limited elimination (of Michaelis-Menten form) was postulated to describe the data. In the present study, several alternative model structures are examined with the view of determining whether better fits can be obtained, whether linear models are significantly worse than nonlinear models, and whether all three compartments are really necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tanswell
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chappell
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Madden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix / Q000097:blood*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008954:Models, Biological; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats / Q000097:blood*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator