The levels of insulin present in the body and the Kd for binding of insulin to its receptor on liver cells,

1.4 × 10−10 M (0.14 nM). The normal concentration of insulin in the blood is  5 × 10−12 M. 

The fraction of insulin receptors with bound insulin, [RL]/[RT], at equilibrium as 0.0344

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Rapid Ventricular Ejection

end of this phase coincides with the end of the ST segment (or the beginning of the T wave) on the ECG and with the end of ventricular contraction.

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Reduced Ventricular

Ejection Ventricular pressure falls because the ventricles are no longer contracting.

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Reduced Ventricular Ejection

Because the aortic valve is still open, blood continues to be ejected from the left ventricle into the aorta, albeit at a reduced rate.

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Reduced Ventricular Ejection

Left atrial pressure continues to increase as blood returns to the left heart from the lungs.

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Reduced Ventricular Ejection

the ventricles begin to repolarize, which is marked by the beginning of the T wave on the ECG.