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. 2019 Dec 9;318(2):G225–G243. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00311.2019

Table 1.

Parameters of FN model

Chain CM (Circular Muscle)
Parameter Symbol Chain X Fig. 13, BD Fig. 13, FH Fig. 13, JL
No. of FN systems n 200 200 200 200
Intrachain coupling kip 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Interchain coupling kic 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.04
Membrane potential noise σ 0.0 0.12 0.12 0.02
a 0.6 0.83-0.9 0.9 0.9
b 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5
Timescale separation c 20 5-8 7.5 6.01-6.02
Timescale d 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Current I 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5

Values in bold indicate varied parameters. Ranged values are linear gradients from the proximal to the distal end of the chain.