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. 2011 Oct;138(4):393–419. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201110682

TABLE A1.

Specific parameter values for passive radial cable

Parameter Symbol Value Dimension
Radius a 20–30 µm
Specific capacitance TTS wall CW 0.9 µF/cm2
TTS lumen conductivity GL 11.3 mS/cm
TTS access resistance Rs 10-40 Ωcm2
Fraction of fiber volume occupied by the TTS ρ 0.004
Volume to surface ratio of the TTS ς 1.1 × 10−6 cm
Tortuosity factor on the TTS σ 0.32
Na diffusion coefficient DNa 10−5 cm2/sec