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Compartmental modeling is a useful tool for investigating metabolic systems and processes. We and others have applied it to the study of zinc metabolism in humans. Because existing models could not be accurately fitted to our data, we have developed a new model of human zinc metabolism based on stable isotope tracer data from studies of five healthy adults. Multiple isotope tracers were administered orally and intravenously and the resulting enrichment measurement in plasma, erythrocytes, urine, and feces. These tracer kinetic data, along with other measured and calculated tracee and steady-state data, were used to develop the model. A single model structure composed of fourteen compartments was found to be suitable for all subjects. Model development and fitting of data and model for each subject were accomplished using the SAAM/CONSAM computer programs. The model development and fitting processes are described and exemplified using data from one of the subjects. While identifiability could not be demonstrated a priori due to the model’s complexity, parameter statistics for the fitted models did show most parameters to be adequately identified a posteriori.
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Miller, L.V., Krebs, N.F., Hambidge, K.M. (1998). Human Zinc Metabolism: Advances in the Modeling of Stable Isotope Data. In: Clifford, A.J., Müller, HG. (eds) Mathematical Modeling in Experimental Nutrition. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 445. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1959-5_16
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