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Table 7 Values of parameters that have been changed compared to [26]

From: Model-based exploration of the impact of glucose metabolism on the estrous cycle dynamics in dairy cows

Symbol

Value in [26]

New value

Unit

Explanation

cLH

12

2

1/d

LH clearance rate constant

cP4

0

0.1

[P4]/d

P4 baseline concentration in the blood

\(\text {ex}^{CL}_{CL}\)

2

30

–

Exponent of CL to stimulate self-growth

\(\text {ex}^{Enz}_{PGF}\)

5

1

–

Exponent of enzyme to stimulate prostaglandin F2 α synthesis

\(\text {ex}^{Oxy}_{PGF}\)

2

10

–

Exponent of oxytocin to stimulate prostaglandin F2 α synthesis

\(\text {ex}^{P4}_{Enz}\)

5

1

–

Exponent of P4 to stimulate enzyme synthesis

\(\text {ex}^{PGF}_{IOF}\)

5

10

–

Exponent of prostaglandin F2 α to stimulate interovarian factor synthesis

\(\text {ex}^{CL}_{IOF}\)

10

1

–

Exponent of CL to stimulate interovarian factor synthesis

\(T^{Follicle}_{FSH}\)

0.57

1.497

[FSH]

Threshold of FSH to stimulate follicular function

\(\mathrm {T}^{FSH}_{Follicle}\)

0.22

0.322

[Follicle]

Threshold of follicular function to reduce FSH influence on follicular growth

\(\mathrm {T}^{CL}_{CL}\)

0.1

0.2807

[CL]

Threshold of CL to stimulate self-growth

\(\mathrm {c}^{CL}_{CL}\)

0.0334

0.0335

[CL]/d

Maximum rate of CL self-growth

\(\mathrm {c}^{CL}_{LH}\)

0.334

0.4

[CL]/d

Maximum rate of LH stimulated growth of CL