Intracellular pH regulation in the renal proximal tubule of the salamander. Basolateral HCO3- transport.
Boron W, Boulpaep E. Intracellular pH regulation in the renal proximal tubule of the salamander. Basolateral HCO3- transport. The Journal Of General Physiology 1983, 81: 53-94. PMID: 6833997, PMCID: PMC2215562, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.81.1.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubulesRenal proximal tubulesRapid fallBasolateral HCO3- transportBasolateral membraneTiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinumReversible fallNominal absencePresence of HCO3Removal of ClTransient depolarizationSimilar reductionBasolateral membrane potentialSalamander Ambystoma tigrinumHCO3- transportHCO3- transportersMembrane potentialOnly minor effectsAforementioned changesTubulesCl-sensitive microelectrodesDepolarizationConstant PCO2Opposite effectAmbystoma tigrinum