Artigo Revisado por pares

Chloride Transport Across Isolated Opercular Epithelium of Killifish: A Membrane Rich in Chloride Cells

1977; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 195; Issue: 4274 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.831273

ISSN

1095-9203

Autores

Karl John Karnaky, Kevin J. Degnan, J. A. Zadunaisky,

Tópico(s)

Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Resumo

The opercular epithelium of Fundulus heteroclitus contains typical gill chloride-secreting cells at the high density of 4 × 10 5 cells per square centimeter. When isolated, mounted as a membrane, and short-circuited, it actively transports chloride ions from the blood side to the seawater side of the preparation. This preparation offers a useful approach to the study of osmoregulation in bony fishes.

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