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Study of Tumor Growth under Hyperthermia Condition

Table 2

List of constants used in modeling (cell type—EMT6/Ro).

Variable DescriptionValueAuthors

𝐷 𝑔 Glucose diffusion coefficient1.05 * 10−6 cm2/sCasciari et al., 1988 [28]
𝑄 𝑔 m a x Maximum glucose uptake rate 1.33 * 10−16 mol/(cell sec)Casciari et al., 1992 [25]
𝐾 𝑔 Glucose saturation constant4.0 * 10−2 mMCasciari et al., 1992 [25]
𝑉 𝐿 Living cell volume1.26 * 10−9 cm3Experiment
𝑐 𝑔 , 0 Glucose concentration at tumor rim5.5 mM or lessFreyer and Sutherland, 1986 [55]
𝐾 A T P Cell growth saturation constant3.75 * 10−19 mol/cellsVenkatasubramanian et al., 2006 [29]