Demonstration of net potassium absorption in mammalian colon
Hayslett J, Halevy J, Pace P, Binder H. Demonstration of net potassium absorption in mammalian colon. American Journal Of Physiology 1982, 242: g209-g214. PMID: 7065184, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1982.242.3.g209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotassium-deficient animalsNet potassium absorptionNet potassium secretionPlasma potassium levelsPotassium secretionNet potassium movementPotassium levelsPotassium-loaded animalsPotassium movementMammalian colonColon of controlLow-sodium solutionDistal colonPotassium absorptionSodium solutionControl animalsProximal segmentDistal lumensIntestinal transportNet secretionColonCarrier-mediated processSecretionAdditional studiesVivo studies