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. 2016 Feb 18;11(2):e0149422. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149422

Table 1. In silico values of the parameters used in the proposed model.

Parameter Symbol In silico value
Diffusion coefficient of the tumor Mϕ 0.3
Interface width of tumor λϕ 22
Diffusion coefficient of the nutrient Dσ 30
Production rate of nutrient Vpc 1
Uptake rate of nutrient by tumor VuT 6 × 10−3
Uptake rate of nutrient by host tissue VuH 6 × 10−4
Necrotic/hypoxic-cell threshold σn-h 0.2
Hypoxic/viable-cell threshold σh-v 0.4
TAF condition for highest proliferation fp 0.3
Mobility of capillaries Mc 1
Interface width of capillaries λc 1
Proliferation rate of endothelial cells Bp 1.401
TEC radius R 4
Condition 1 for TEC (de)activation cact 0.9
Condition 2 for TEC (de)activation fact 0.001
Chemotatic constant χ 7.28
Dll4 effective distance δ4 80
Diffusion coefficient of TAF Df 100
Uptake rate of TAF by capillaries Bu 6.25

Parameters related to angiogenesis are obtained from [59].