1997
Tubule electrophysiology: from single channels back to the renal epithelium.
Boulpaep E. Tubule electrophysiology: from single channels back to the renal epithelium. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 1997, 109: 489-92. PMID: 9261991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacroscopic membrane propertiesMicroscopic parametersSingle channel proteinsElectrical propertiesIon flowMacroscopic referenceSingle barrierMembrane patchesRenal epitheliumSingle channelRenal ion transportRenal ion channelsRegulatory domainExperimental errorChannel proteinsPore conductivityIon channelsWhole-cell conductancePatch-clamp technologyBasolateral membraneRenal tubule cellsCell membrane parametersIon selectivityIon transportOpen probability
1981
Isolated perfused salamander proximal tubule. II. Monovalent ion replacement and rheogenic transport
Sackin H, Boulpaep E. Isolated perfused salamander proximal tubule. II. Monovalent ion replacement and rheogenic transport. American Journal Of Physiology 1981, 241: f540-f555. PMID: 7304748, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1981.241.5.f540.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Effect of amiloride on the apical cell membrane cation channels of a sodium-absorbing, potassium-secreting renal epithelium
O'Neil R, Boulpaep E. Effect of amiloride on the apical cell membrane cation channels of a sodium-absorbing, potassium-secreting renal epithelium. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1979, 50: 365-387. PMID: 513119, DOI: 10.1007/bf01868898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumen-negative transepithelial potential differenceActive Na absorptionApical cell membraneEffects of amilorideEquivalent short-circuit currentTransepithelial potential differenceNa absorptionMaximum inhibitory concentrationAmilorideDiuretic amilorideCation channelsCell membraneNa channelsInhibitory concentrationRenal epitheliumMembrane cation channelsRemoval of NaAbsence of NaTight junctionsPerfusateK permeabilityTubulesLumen