Electrogenic ion transport in the intestine of the Australian common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula: Indications of novel transport patterns in a marsupial

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 495-502

  Butt, A Grant ^a   Mathieson, S E ^b   McLeod, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amiloride; Intestinal absorption; Intestinal secretion; Possum; Sodium

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; GLUCOSE; OUABAIN; PHLORIZIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ILEUM; INTESTINE; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; OPOSSUM; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; CECUM; COLON; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLUCOSE; ILEUM; INTESTINES; ION TRANSPORT; OPOSSUMS; OUABAIN; PHLORHIZIN; SODIUM; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0036931888     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-002-0275-y     Document Type: Article

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