Maintenance of acidic lateral intercellular spaces by endogenous fixed buffers in MDCK cell epithelium

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Dzekunov, S M ^a   Spring, K R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microscopy; Glycocalyx; Microclimate; pH; Strontium

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; STRONTIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GLYCOCALYX; GLYCOSYLATION; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CELL LINE; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031738059     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900443     Document Type: Article

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