Table 1 Adjustable parameter values

glomerular hydraulic permeability times length

K _f L (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹)

0.0886

a

a

resistance associated with distal tubule

R _d (min·g·mmHg·ml⁻¹)

7.4959

a

a

afferent arteriole resistance parameter

R _a ⁰ (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹)

37.7673

a

a

minimum afferent arteriole resistance

R _a ^min (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹)

2.8758

4.88

9.84

afferent autoregulation parameter

Q _i0 (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹)

5.5796

4.28

b

afferent autoregulation parameter

n _i

9.5614

a

a

maximum efferent arteriole resistance

R _e ^max (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹)

7.4185

13.1

9.10

efferent arteriole resistance parameter

b (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹)

37.5995

a

a

efferent arteriole resistance parameter

m (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻²)

0.5269

0.577

0.54

TGF concentration parameter

C _TGF (mM)

25.0

a

a

efferent capillary pressure fitting parameter

P _e0 (mmHg)

10.4

a

8.32

efferent capillary pressure fitting parameter

P _e1 (mmHg)

15.1

a

a

efferent capillary pressure fitting parameter

P _e2 (mmHg)

136.5

a

a

efferent capillary pressure fitting parameter

n _Pe (unitless)

5.93

a

a

sodium permeability of the descending limb

H _d (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mm⁻¹)

7.70 × 10⁻³

a

a

hydraulic permeability of the descending limb

K _d (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹·mm⁻¹)

8.3889 × 10⁻⁴

a

a

hydraulic permeability of the collecting duct

K _c (ml·min⁻¹·g⁻¹·mmHg⁻¹·mm⁻¹)

1.8777 × 10⁻⁵

a

a

maximum sodium reabsorption rate in ascending limb

P _max (ml·mM·min⁻¹·mm⁻¹·g⁻¹)

29.172

a

a

apparent Michaelis-Menten constant for sodium reabsorption

K _m (mM)

50.933

a

a