State of sodium and water in single striated muscle fibers

Cation sensitive glass microelectrodes were inserted into single striated muscle fibers of the giant barnacle, Balanus nubilus, to measure directly the activities of sodium and potassium in the myoplasm. The total sodium and potassium content of the individual experimental fibers was determined by f...

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Main Author: McLaughlin, Stuart Graydon Arthur
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36792