Table 1.

Standard values of model parameters for oxygen transport and consumption

Description	Parameter	Value	Unit	Reference No.
Blood parameters
Oxygen binding capacity of RBC	CRBC	0.52	ml O2/ml	10
Po2 at half-maximal hemoglobin saturation	Po2 50	38	Torr	30
Hill equation exponent	n	3		30
Solubility of oxygen in RBC	αRBC	3.38×10−5	cm3 O2·cm−3·Torr−1	1
Solubility of oxygen in plasma	αpl	3×10−5	cm3 O2·cm−3·Torr−1	33
Krogh diffusion coefficient in plasma	Kpl	8.3×10−10	cm3 O2·cm−1·s−1·Torr−1	33
Tissue parameters
Oxygen diffusion coefficient	Dt	1.04×10−5	cm2/s	69
Solubility of oxygen	αt	3×10−5	cm3 O2·cm−3·Torr−1	69
Krogh diffusion coefficient	Kt = Dt ·αt	3.12×10−10	cm3 O2·cm−1·s−1·Torr−1
Oxygen demand	M0	0.01	cm3 O2·cm−3·min−1	27, 66
Po2 at half-maximal oxygen consumption	P0	1	Torr	13, 62
Thickness of the mesentery		20	μm	4

RBC, red blood cells.