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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan 31;291(1):E23–E37. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00523.2005

Table 1.

Model parameters determined from published data.

Parameter Value Description
ρF 9.4 kcal/g Energy density of F
ρP 4.7 kcal/g Energy density of P
ρG 4.2 kcal/g Energy density of G
BM 2.7 kg Bone mass
hP 2 g H2O/g P hydration coefficient
hG 2.7 g H2O/g G hydration coefficient
ηF 0.18 kcal/g F synthesis cost
ηP 0.86 kcal/g P synthesis cost
εP 0.17 kcal/g P degradation cost
ηG 0.21 kcal/g G synthesis cost
εd 0.8 DNL efficiency
εg 0.8 GNG efficiency
αF 0.025 TEF factor for FI
αC 0.075 TEF factor for CI
αP 0.25 TEF factor for PI
γF 4.5 kcal/kg/d Specific RMR for Adipose
γ^BCM 24 kcal/kg/d Basal specific RMR for BCM
AL 3.1 Maximum Lipolysis change
BL 0.9 Minimum Lipolysis change
GN̂GP 100 kcal/d Basal GNGP
ΓC 0.5 Effect of CI on GNGP
ΓP 0.3 Effect of PI on GNGP
KDNL 2 Glycogen constant for DNL
d 4 Hill coefficient for DNL