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. 2013 Dec 19;9(12):e1003386. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003386

Table 2. Model parameters.

Parameter Value Reference
l (length of astrocyte) Inline graphic
Inline graphic (K+ diffusion constant) Inline graphic [31], [36], [37]
Inline graphic (Na+ diffusion constant) Inline graphic [31], [36], [37]
Inline graphic (Cl diffusion constant) Inline graphic [31], [36], [37]
Inline graphic (intracellular tortuosity) 3.2 [12]
Inline graphic (extracellular tortuosity) 1.6 [12]
Inline graphic (specific membrane capacitance) Inline graphic [38]
Inline graphic (baseline K+-conductance) Inline graphic [38]
Inline graphic (baseline Na+-conductance) Inline graphic [38]
Inline graphic (baseline Cl–conductance) Inline graphic [38]
Inline graphic (maximum Na+/K+ pump-rate) Inline graphic [20]
Inline graphic (Inline graphic-threshold for Na+/K+ pump) Inline graphic [20]
Inline graphic (Inline graphic-threshold for Na+/K+ pump) Inline graphic [20]
Inline graphic (initial ECS K+-concentration) Inline graphic * [20]
Inline graphic (initial ICS K+-concentration) Inline graphic * [20]
Inline graphic (initial ECS Na+-concentration) Inline graphic * [20]
Inline graphic (initial ICS Na+-concentration) Inline graphic * [20]
Inline graphic (initial ECS Cl–concentration) Inline graphic * [20]
Inline graphic (initial ICS Cl–concentration) Inline graphic * [20]
Inline graphic * (initial membrane potential) Inline graphic [20]
Inline graphic (decay factor for Inline graphic) Inline graphic [54]
Inline graphic (constant input in input zone) Inline graphic
*

Initial concentrations are given as Inline graphic+ Correction, where the sum gives the baseline (resting) concentration in the default parametrization of the model.

†The maximum average Na+/K+-pump rate for a single neuron was estimated to Inline graphic [54]. We obtained Inline graphic by solving Inline graphic, assuming that Inline graphic.