The Hill equation is commonly expressed in the following ways.
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where: See more

The Hill coefficient is a measure of ultrasensitivity (i.e. how steep is the response curve).
The Hill coefficient, $${\displaystyle n}$$ or See more

The Hill equation is used extensively in pharmacology to quantify the functional parameters of a drug and are also used in other areas of … See more

• Binding coefficient
• Bjerrum plot
• Cooperative binding
• Gompertz curve
• Langmuir adsorption model See more

A distinction should be made between quantification of drugs binding to receptors and drugs producing responses. There may not necessarily … See more

The most common form of the Hill equation is its irreversible form. However, when building computational models a reversible form is … See more

Because of its assumption that ligand molecules bind to a receptor simultaneously, the Hill equation has been criticized as a physically unrealistic model. Moreover, the Hill coefficient should not be considered a reliable approximation of the number of … See more