Tracer Methods in Permeability (UMAP)

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This module describes how radioactive tracer technique is used to monitor substances in the body. The model described in this unit is criticized, naming some strengths and weaknesses.

Table of Contents:

1. RADIOACTIVE TRACER TECHNIQUES

2. A CLOSED TWO COMPARTMENT MODEL
2.1 Notation
2.2 Assumptions

3. THE FORMULA FOR P(t)

4. DETERMINING k1 AND k2
4.1 Computational Preliminaries
4.2 Determining Q
4.3 An Example
4.4 Some Comments on the Best-Fitting Line

5. EXERCISES

6. REFERENCES

7. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES