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. 2011 Jul 25;38(8):4587–4599. doi: 10.1118/1.3599034

Table 1.

Summary of parameters used in basal and EH conditions.

Symbol Description Value for basal conditions Value for EH conditions Unit
k1 Rate constant of diffusion of glucose and its analogs from plasma to interstitial space 0.040 0.044 ml/ml per min
ISg Interstitial glucose concentration 5.1 3.0 mmol/ml IS space
ICg Intracellular glucose concentration 0.050 0.135 mmol/ml IC space
VG Maximal transport capacity 0.06 0.31 mmol/min/ml tissue
VH Maximal phosphorylation capacity 0.13 0.26 mmol/min/ml tissue
KgG Michaelis constant for glucose transport by GLUT4 3.5 3.5 mM
K2FDGG Michaelis constant for 2FDG transport by GLUT4 8 8 mM
K6FDGG Michaelis constant for 6FDG transport by GLUT4 10 10 mM
KgH Michaelis constant for phosphorylation of glucose 0.13 0.13 mM
K2FDGH Michaelis constant for phosphorylation of 2FDG 0.17 0.17 mM
CI Cellular influx 0.0369 0.1435 mmol/min/ml tissue
CE Cellular efflux 0.0009 0.0115 mmol/min/ml tissue
PR Phosphorylation rate 0.0360 0.1320 mmol/min/ml tissue