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. 2011 May 10;6(5):e14796. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014796

Table 1. Values of the standard parameters appearing in the scaled version (see Supplementary Material S1) of Eqs. (1a)–(1f).

Symbol Meaning Value Range Ref.
Inline graphic Expansion rate of T cells 4 dayInline graphic [2][20] [34][36],[60]
Inline graphic T-cell turnover rate 0.1 dayInline graphic [0.01–0.3] [34][36], [60]
Inline graphic Peptide level for 50%-max activation of T cells Inline graphic [0–1.4] [42], [43]
Inline graphic Competition parameter Inline graphic (dayInline graphiccell)Inline graphic - [34], [35]
Inline graphic Turnover rate of B cells 0.02 dayInline graphic - [58]
Inline graphic Expansion rate of B cells Inline graphic dayInline graphic - [58]
Inline graphic Maturation rate of B cells 2.858 dayInline graphic - [58]
Inline graphic Plasma-cell turnover rate 0.2 dayInline graphic - [58]
Inline graphic Immunoglobulin turnover rate 0.034 dayInline graphic [0.001–0.034] [58]
Inline graphic B-to-plasma immunoglobulin secretion ratio 0.1 - [58]
Inline graphic Killing rate of beta cells Inline graphic dayInline graphic Inline graphic [35], [43]
Inline graphic Peptide turnover rate 0.1 dayInline graphic [34][36], [44]