PMID: 6972702Jun 1, 1981Paper

Alkaline secretion by amphibian duodenum. II. Short-circuit current and Na+ and Cl- fluxes

The American Journal of Physiology
J N SimsonW Silen

Abstract

The relations among alkaline secretion, short-circuit current (Isc), and fluxes of Na+ and Cl- are examined. The Isc (1.15 +/- 0.03 microeq.cm-2.h-1) was significantly greater than the rate of alkaline secretion (1.02 +/- 0.02 microeq.cm-2.h-1). Regression analysis (n = 300) showed a highly significant correlation between alkaline secretion and Isc and indicated a residual Isc of 0.26 microeq.cm-2.h-1. In the absence of HCO3-, there was a residual Isc of 0.25 +/- 0.04 microeq.cm-2.h-1. This residual Isc is accounted for by an observed net Na+ absorption of 0.28 +/- 0.04 microeq.cm-2.h-1. Fluxes of Na+ fail to fit the flux-ratio equation and were not significantly affected by 2 X 10(-6) M ouabain, 5 X 10(-5) M amiloride, or anoxia but were significantly reduced by 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine. The net Cl- flux was not significantly different from zero. Cl- fluxes conform to the flux-ratio equation and were reduced by anoxia or 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine but were not affected by 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocynostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (SITS). Anoxia or ouabain significantly inhibited alkaline secretion and Isc without affecting net fluxes of Na+ or Cl-, whereas amiloride or SITS had no effect on any of these parameters. There is no NaCl...Continue Reading

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Feb 15, 2001·American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology·J PraetoriusT Johansen
May 16, 2012·The Journal of Physiology·Mingmin ChenUrsula Seidler

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