Kinetic constants.

*The rate of cell detachment at 6.5 Pa from different substrates as well as from glass with buffer containing chemical determinants similar to those in the cell membrane were fit with the first order kinetic equation . The ratio of the kinetic constant T for the experimental condition to the kinetic constant Tglass of control cells on glass is a measure of cell substratum adhesion. Conditions that resulted in more rapid detachment had smaller kinetic constants.