THE PERMEABILITY OF PINCHED‐OFF NERVE ENDINGS TO SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND CHLORIDE AND THE EFFECTS OF GRAMICIDIN

P. Keen, T. D. White

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Abstract

Abstract— The passive permeability of synaptosomes to ions was measured by a light‐scattering technique. Synaptosomes were freely permeable to acetate, HCO3_, SCNand NH4+ and were impermeable to choline and SO42‐. Gramicidin D selectively increased the permeability of synaptosomes to Na+ and K+ ions. The relative permeabilities of Na+, K+ and Cl, measured in the presence of a number of more permeant counter‐ions, was in the ratio 1:19:12. These values are discussed in terms of the source of the resting potential.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1097-1103
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Neurochemistry
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1971
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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