Platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine transport, an electroneutral mechanism coupled to potassium.
Rudnick G, Nelson P. Platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine transport, an electroneutral mechanism coupled to potassium. Biochemistry 1978, 17: 4739-42. PMID: 728383, DOI: 10.1021/bi00615a021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membrane vesiclesLipophilic cation triphenylmethylphosphoniumMembrane potentialMembrane vesiclesElectroneutral mechanismVesicle membraneIon effluxPorcine blood plateletsAbsence of valinomycinAddition of valinomycinPotassium gradientBlood plateletsValinomycinElectrogenic mechanismMembraneNet influxMechanismDinitrophenolVesiclesTransportLittle effectInfluxTriphenylmethylphosphoniumAbsenceEfflux