Journal article
Inorganic and organic anion transport by insect renal epithelia
Abstract
Insect renal organs typically exhibit high rates of transport of inorganic and organic anions, and therefore provide useful models for the study of epithelial anion transport and its control. Isolated Malpighian tubules of some species secrete a volume of iso-osmotic fluid equal to their own volume in 10-15 s, which means that cellular Cl(-) content is exchanged every 3-5 s. Anion transport can also be achieved against extreme thermodynamic …
Authors
O'Donnell MJ; Ianowski JP; Linton SM; Rheault MR
Journal
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Vol. 1618, No. 2, pp. 194–206
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2003
DOI
10.1016/j.bbamem.2003.07.003
ISSN
0006-3002