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. 2018 May 8;114(9):2231–2242. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.03.033

Table 2.

Parameters Used in the Electromotility Model

Parameters Description Values References
R (J/mol/K) ideal gas constant 8.3145 physical constant
T (K) absolute temperature 300 room temperature
F (C/mol) Faraday’s constant 96,485.3 physical constant
r0 (μm) initial cell radius 9.1 average value in the experiment
h (μm) effective cortical thickness 0.5 (15)
σp (Pa) passive membrane stress 1×102 estimated from force balance
σa (Pa) active contraction 3×103 estimated from force balance
N (mol) total intracellular area 3.9×1013 estimated from intracellular osmolarity
α (m/s/Pa) water permeability 3.0×1011 (15, 46)
G0,Na (mol2/Kg/m3) Na channel constant 0.005G0,K based on (25)
G0,K (mol2/Kg/m3) K channel constant 1.6×109 fitting parameter
G0,Cl (mol2/Kg/m3) Cl channel constant 0.25G0,K based on (25)
cATP (mol/m3) ATP concentration 1 fitting parameter
αATP (m/s) coefficient in JNa/K 0.1 fitting parameter
αNa/K,Na constant in JNa/K 0.01 fitting parameter
αNa/K,K constant in JNa/K 0.1 fitting parameter
αNKCC (mol/m2/s) coefficient in JNKCC 1×1010 fitting parameter
β1 constant in Tm 10 fitting parameter
β2 (N/m) constant in Tm 3.0×105 fitting parameter
β3 constant in GV 1.5 fitting parameter
β4 (mV) constant in GV 92 fitting parameter