HORMONE AND DRUG CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PORTAL VEIN AND HEPATIC SINUSOIDS

摘要

The invention relates to novel methods of informing a medical decision by determining a hormone or drug concentration in a portal vein or hepatic sinusoid of a mammal. The invention also relates to methods of determining hormone or drug concentration in the portal vein or hepatic sinusoids. Further the invention relates to methods of utilizing these concentrations to calculate infusion rates for hormone or drugs in order to achieve a desired portal vein or hepatic sinusoid concentration of such a hormone or drug.