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N J Abbott1, E M Lieberman, Y Pichon, S Hassan, Y Larmet.
Abstract
A novel giant axon preparation from the squid Alloteuthis is described. Properties of in situ and isolated axons are similar. Periaxonal K+ accumulation is a function of the physiological state of the animal and of the axon and its sheathing layers. Carefully dissected isolated axons, and axons in situ in a healthy mantle, show much less K+ accumulation than previously reported in squid. It is suggested that the Schwann cells are involved in the observed K+ regulation.Mesh:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3345335 PMCID: PMC1330148 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(88)83089-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033