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
1976
Electrical phenomena in the nephron
Boulpaep E. Electrical phenomena in the nephron. Kidney International 1976, 9: 88-102. PMID: 940266, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1976.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle barrierAvailable experimental dataIon movementElectrical conductanceElectrical phenomenaSingle cell membraneSingle membrane levelElectric currentElectrical propertiesPotential differenceExperimental dataDiffusion barrierDistinctive physical propertiesElectrical characteristicsPhysical propertiesIndividual cell membranesDiffusion boundariesElectrical behaviorPotential gradientMembrane approachConjugate forcesBiological membranesElectrochemical potential gradientTransport processesMicroscopic level