Role of basolateral membrane conductance in the regulation of transepithelial sodium transport across frog skin

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 446, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 198-202

  Nagel, Wolfram ^a   Katz, Uri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amiloride; Circuit analysis; Cross talk; Potassium channels

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL MEMBRANE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FROG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SKIN; SODIUM TRANSPORT; TISSUE;

EID: 0037505641     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-003-1009-z     Document Type: Article

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