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. 2010 Oct 28;6(10):e1000972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000972

Table 1. Physical constants and cell geometry parameters.

Symbol Definition Value Ref.
F Faraday constant 96.5 C mmol−1 Physical constant
T Temperature 295 K Physical constant
R Universal gas constant 8.314 J mol−1 K−1 Physical constant
Inline graphic Cell volume 36.8 pL [33]
Inline graphic Cell capacitance 324 pF [33]
Inline graphic Accessible volume for Ca2+ 12.9–13.6 pL Estimated
Inline graphic Compartment volume 23.31 µm3 Estimated
Inline graphic Compartment surface 9.00 µm2 Estimated
T-tubule geometry
Inline graphic T-tubule radius 0.19–0.469 µm [6]
Inline graphic T-tubule depth 5.645 µm [6]
Rectangular-shaped box geometry
Inline graphic Cell surface direction 2µm [12]
Inline graphic Cell surface direction 2µm [12]
Inline graphic Depth 5.96µm [6]