Hans H. Ussing - Scientific work: Contemporary significance and perspectives

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1566, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 2-15

  Larsen, Erik Hviid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exchange diffusion; Isotonic transport; Obituary; Science history; Sodium pump; Sodium recirculation; Solvent drag; Two membrane hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; SODIUM ION; SOLVENT; TRACER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CELL TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXOCRINE GLAND; FAUNA; HYPOTHESIS; ION TRANSPORT; KIDNEY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SKIN EPITHELIUM; SMALL INTESTINE; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SOLUTE; SYNCYTIUM; THEORY; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; DENMARK; EPITHELIUM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; PORTRAITS; SKIN; WATER; ZOOLOGY;

ANURA;

EID: 0037073287     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(02)00592-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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