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The Efflux of Sodium from Single Crab Muscle Fibres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

E. E. Bittar ,
P. C. Caldweix  and
A. G. Lowe
E. E. Bittar
Affiliation:
The Department of Zoology, University of Bristol, and the Plymouth Laboratory
P. C. Caldweix
Affiliation:
The Department of Zoology, University of Bristol, and the Plymouth Laboratory
A. G. Lowe
Affiliation:
The Department of Zoology, University of Bristol, and the Plymouth Laboratory
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The efflux of radioactive sodium injected into single muscle fibres from the leg muscles of Maia squinado (Herbst) has been studied. The efflux is reduced by the sodium-pump-inhibitor ouabain and by removal of the external potassium. An increase in external potassium leads to a transient increase in sodium efflux which is then followed by a decline to a value well below the normal level. Externally applied caffeine and injected calcium can, under certain conditions, cause a lowering of the sodium efflux which may be associated with contraction of the fibre. The injection of lactate and pyruvate did not affect the efflux. The results are discussed in terms of the possible effects of the structure of the fibre on the efflux.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , October 1967 , pp. 709 - 721
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1967

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