Research Article

Sensitivity of Rabbit Ventricular Action Potential and Ca2+ Dynamics to Small Variations in Membrane Currents and Ion Diffusion Coefficients

Table 3

Diffusion coefficients varied in the model.

DefinitionSymbolBaseline value

1Diffusion coefficient for Ca2+ from junctional cleft to SL compartment 1.64 10−6 cm2/s
2Diffusion coefficient for Ca2+ from SL compartment to bulk cytosol 1.22 10−6 cm2/s
3Diffusion coefficient for Na+ from junctional cleft to SL compartment 1.09 10−5 cm2/s
4Diffusion coefficient for Na+ from SL compartment to bulk cytosol 1.79 10−6 cm2/s

Notes: in the Shannon et al. article [1] corresponds to ,    to   ,     to , and to . The baseline diffusion coefficients values used in this study are the same as in [1].