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Table 1 Mass, density and volume of model compartments

From: Modeling the dynamics of mouse iron body distribution: hepcidin is necessary but not sufficient

Compartment

Mass (g)a

Density (g.cm-3)b

Volume (l)

Bone Marrow

0.21

0.98

2.1 ∙ 10-4

Duodenum

0.04

1.04

3.9 ∙ 10-5

Liver

1.22

1.05

1.2 ∙ 10-3

Plasma

1.36

1.03

1.3 ∙ 10-3

RBC

0.71

0.90

7.9 ∙ 10-4

Rest of bodyc

  

2.0 ∙ 10-2

Spleen

0.07

1.04

6.7 ∙ 10-5

  1. aFrom Ref. [23]
  2. bFrom Ref. [30]
  3. cVolume was calculated as the sum of volumes of all organs considered in [23] (calculated using the respective densities from [30]) minus the volumes of the other rows in this table
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BMC Systems Biology

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