Are extracellular osmolality and sodium concentration determined by Donnan effects of intracellular protein charges and of pumped sodium?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 769-772

  Kurbel, Sven ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Donnan effect; Extracellular fluid; Isotonicity; Marine salinity; Plasma osmolality; Plasma sodium; Terrestrial animals

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CELL PROTEIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; FRESH WATER; ION; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMPHIBIAN; BIRD; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON; MAMMAL; PROTEIN; REPTILE; SALINITY; SODIUM;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROTEINS; SEAWATER; SODIUM;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 44449135396     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.022     Document Type: Review

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