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A Comprehensive Pipeline to Assess the Efficiency of Human Erythropoiesis In Vitro and Ex Vivo
Published on: January 10, 2025
Parameter estimation in a structured erythropoiesis model
Azmy S Ackleh1, Jeremy J Thibodeaux
1Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana 70504, USA. ackleh@louisiana.edu
Abstract:
We develop a numerical method for estimating parameters in a structured erythropoiesis model consisting of a nonlinear system of partial differential equations. Convergence theory for the computed parameters is provided. Numerical results for estimating the growth rate of precursor cells as a function of the erythropoietin concentration and the decay rate of erythropoietin as a function of the total number of precursor cells from computationally generated data are provided. Standard errors for such parameters are also given.
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