Erythrocytes may contain a ouabain-insensitive K+-ATPase which plays a role in internal K+ balance
Erythrocytes are useful in evaluating K+ transport pathways involved in internal K+ balance. Several forms of H+,K+-ATPase have been described in nephron segments active in K+ transport. Furthermore, the activity of a ouabain-insensitive isoform of H+,K+-ATPase expressed in collecting duct cells may...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001200020 |