Structural identifiability and indistinguishability of compartmental models

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-302

  Yates, James W T ^a   Jones, R D Owen ^a   Walker, Mike ^a   Cheung, S Y Amy ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compartmental models; Parameter estimation; Pharmacokinetics; Structural identifiability

Indexed keywords

DRUG; TOPOTECAN;

COMPARTMENT MODEL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG ELIMINATION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS;

EID: 65549095090     PISSN: 17425255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425250902773426     Document Type: Review

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