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Abstract
Changes in cell volume and 42K+ efflux associated with concentrative alanine uptake were studied in isolated rat hepatocytes suspended in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer. After addition of 10 mM-alanine, cellular water volume increased by 15% and the rate constant of 42K+ efflux by 250%. Alanine-induced 42K+ efflux was abolished by quinine and was strongly decreased when the cell-volume increase was counteracted by sucrose. The results suggest that K+ efflux during alanine uptake is implicated in a volume-regulatory response.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6466316 PMCID: PMC1144029 DOI: 10.1042/bj2210265
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857