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. 2020 Apr 10;15(4):e0231137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231137

Table 1. Baseline set of model parameter values.

Parameter Meaning Value Ref.
R tumor cell radius 9.953 [20]
RN tumor cell nuclear radius 5.295 [20, 82]
RA tumor action radius 1.214R [20, 21]
Re endothelial cell radius 0.5R estimated
RNe endothelial cell nuclear radius 0.5RN estimated
RAe endothelial action radius 0.5RA estimated
ccca tumor cell-cell adhesion coefficient 0 estimated
ccca endothelial-endothelial cell adhesion coefficient 0.488836 [20]
cccr tumor cell-cell repulsion coefficient 10 [21]
cct cell-boundary adhesion coefficient 10 estimated
crct cell-boundary repulsion coefficient 0 estimated
τP total cell cycle time 18h [20, 21]
τG1 G1 phase time 9h [83]
τA apoptosis time 8.6h [20, 21]
τNL lysing time 6h [20, 21]
τC necrosis time 360h [20, 21]
α¯P proliferation intensity 0.27067 h−1 estimated
αA QA transition intensity 0.0012728 h−1 [20, 21]
σH hypoxic threshold 0.3 estimated
σN necrotic threshold 0.25σH estimated
αV VEGF threshold 0.1 estimated
dmin minimum distance from tip cell for new tip cell selection 8RA estimated
dSE minimum distance from tip cell for S → E transition 1.55R estimated
dES maximum distance from tip cell for E → S transition 1.55R estimated
τgrow stalk cell growth time 38h estimated
ctm VEGF coefficient 0.6 estimated
crep lumen repulsion coefficient 1.0 estimated
dTT maximum distance for tip cells to deactivate 3RAe estimated
Dn nutrient diffusion coefficient 1000 μm2/h [20, 21]
DV VEGF diffusion coefficient 8000 μm2/h estimated
λpqc,λhc nutrient consumption rate of proliferative/quiescent, hypoxic cells 0.8 h−1 [20, 21]
γe nutrient production rate of endothelial cells 300 h−1 estimated
λtc,λsc,λpc VEGF consumption rate of tip, stalk, and phalanx cells 10 h−1 estimated
γh VEGF production rate of hypoxic cells 300 h−1 estimated
λdecayVEGF natural decay rate of VEGF 0.0 h−1 estimated
λdecayσ natural decay rate of nutrient 0.0 h−1 estimated