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. 2012 Sep 13;8(9):e1002664. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002664

Table 1. Parameters for node of Ranvier with pump.

Membrane capacitance C = 1 µF/cm2
Maximal Na+conductance Inline graphic = 120 mS/cm2
Maximal K+ conductance Inline graphic = 36 mS/cm2
Faraday constant F = 96485.3399
Temperature T = 293.15 K
Volume of inside compartment Voli = 10−15 m3
Volume of outside compartment Volo = 10−15 m3
Surface area A = 6×10−8 cm2
K+ pump leak conductance Inline graphic = 0.1 mS/cm2
Na+ pump leak conductance Inline graphic = 0.2 mS/cm2
Leak conductance Inline graphic = 0.5 mS/cm2
Leak reversal potential Inline graphic = −59.9 mV
Maximum pump current range used Inline graphic = 15 to 156 µA/cm2
(standard value, except as noted)  = 95 µA/cm2
Pump K+-dissociation constant Inline graphic = 3.5 mM
Pump Na+-dissociation constant Inline graphic = 10 mM