Table 1.

Basic set of parameters for the parathyroid gland, PTH release, and intracellular degradation

Compartment	Parameter	Value	Source
PTG	$k_{\mathrm{SQ}}$	2$·{10}^{-3}$/min	Raposo et al. (2002)
	$k_{\mathrm{QS}}$	5$·{10}^{-4}$ min${}^{-1}$	Raposo et al. (2002)
	$k_p^0$	3$·{10}^{-3}$ /min	Wang et al. (1997)
	$k_{\mathrm{a}}$	0.001 $mi{n}^{-1}$	Wang et al. (1997)
PTH release	$A$	0.12 pmol/min	Shrestha et al. (2010)
	$B$	0.001 pmol/min	Shrestha et al. (2010)
	$S_{\mathrm{r}}$	1.1881 mmol/L	Shrestha et al. (2010)
	$m$	50	(Shrestha et al. 2010)
Clearance	$k_{\mathrm{c}}$	0.632/min	Shrestha et al. (2010)
Degradation	$A_d^0$	0.012/min	Shrestha et al. (2010)
Production	$A_{\mathrm{pr}}$	132	Shrestha et al. (2010)
Proliferation	$A_{\mathrm{p}}$	0.003/min	Fukagawa et al. (1990)
	$k_{\mathrm{k}}$	$5·{10}^{-5}$

k _QS is chosen such that the fraction of active cells at steady state is 0.2.