Electrogenic Sodium Pump in Squid Giant Axon
- 30 March 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 179 (4080), 1326-1328
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4080.1326
Abstract
Squid giant axon possesses a hyperpolarizing electrogenic sodium pump which is stimulated by internal sodium and by external potassium. This conclusion is based on the following observations: strophanthidin depolarizes the membrane and enhances the depolarizing effect of 5 or 10 millimolar external potassium; the magnitude of these effects is directly related to the internal sodium concentration; both effects are abolished by cyanide.Keywords
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