Table 1 Symbols used in kinetic model
From: Relating a calcium indicator signal to the unperturbed calcium concentration time-course
Symbol | Name of Quantity | Units |
|---|---|---|
V(t) | Membrane voltage | mV |
x(t) | Free calcium concentration | Mol |
y(t) | Indicator bound calcium | Mol |
ymax | Total free and bound indicator | Mol |
α(t) | Calcium influx | Mol/sec |
γ | Pump rate | 1/sec |
kf | Forward binding constant | 1/(Mol sec) |
kb | Backward binding constant | 1/sec |
KD | Dissociation constant = kb/kf | Mol |
Rf | dimensionless forward rate kfymax/γ | - |
Rb | dimensionless backward rate kb/γ | - |