K+-neutral amino acid symport of Bombyx mori larval midgut: A system operative in extreme conditions

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 5 43-5, 1998, Pages

  Giordana, B ^a   Leonardi, M G ^a   Casartelli, M ^a   Consonni, P ^a   Parenti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior, middle, and posterior regions; Extreme alkaline pH; K+ amino acid symporters; Transmembrane electrical potential

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; POTASSIUM;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CATION TRANSPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILKWORM;

EID: 0031804015     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.5.r1361     Document Type: Article

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