Log-normal distribution of the trace element data results from a mixture of stochastic input and deterministic internal dynamics

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-54

  Usuda, Kan ^a   Kono, Koichi ^a   Dote, Tomotaro ^a   Shimizu, Hiroyasu ^a   Tominaga, Mika ^a   Koizumi, Chisato ^a   Nakase, Emiko ^a   Toshina, Yumi ^a   Iwai, Junko ^a   Kawasaki, Takashi ^a   Akashi, Mitsuya ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boron; Deterministic; First order process; Histogram; Lithium; Log normal distribution; One compartment open model; Stochastic; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BORON; LITHIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SAMPLING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TIME; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; BORON; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 18344379296     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:86:1:45     Document Type: Article

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