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Science 31 March 1972:
Vol. 175. no. 4029, pp. 1475 - 1477
DOI: 10.1126/science.175.4029.1475
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Active Transport of Potassium and Chloride in an Identifiable Molluscan Neuron

J. M. Russell 1 and A. M. Brown 2

1 Department of Physiology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84112
2 Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Utah Medical Center

Direct measurements of intracellular K+ and Cl-activities before and after blockage of cellular metabolic processes indicate that K+ is actively transported inwardly and Cl-is actively transported outwardly from the giant cell of the abdominal ganglion of Aplysia. The rewarming of cells that have been cooled to 1° ± 1°C causes K+ to be taken up and Cl- to be extruded against electrochemical gradients.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Ionic Basis of the Photoresponse of Aplysia Giant Neuron: K+ Permeability Increase.
H. M. Brown and A. M. Brown (1972)
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