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Table 2 Constants

From: A mathematical model for LH release in response to continuous and pulsatile exposure of gonadotrophs to GnRH

R0

Total receptor concentration (nM)

GQ0

Total Gq/11protein concentration (nM)

ERUL

Resting Ca2+ concentration in ER (normally 40 μ M)

CAE

External Ca2+ concentration (normally 1000 μ M)

α

= 2 nM-1, see equation (17)

β

= 4 min-1, see equation (17)

v 1

= 0.02 min-1, see equation (12)

v 2

= 0.002 min-1, see equation (12)

r 0

= 0.6, fraction internalized receptors returned

P0

= 8.3 × 10-6 nM·min-1, basal rate of receptor synthesis

γ

= 8.3 × 10-4 min-1, basal rate of receptor degradation

k 1

= 2.5 nM-1·min-1

k -1

= 5 min-1

k 2

= 2500 nM-1·min-1

k -2

= 5 min-1

k 3

= 4000 nM-1·min-1

k -3

= 200 min-1

k 5

= 2 × 107 min-1

k -5

= 10 min-1

k 6

= 1 nM-1·min-1

k 66

= 10 nM-1·min-1

k 666

= 0

k -6

= 5 min-1

k 7

= 2.2 μ M·min-1

k 8

= 0.4 nM-1·min-1

k 88

= 0

k 888

= 0

k 9

= 0.0002 min-1

k 10

= 5 ng·min-1

k 11

= 0.0008 nM-1·min-1

k 33

= 2.7 min-1