Mitochondrial membrane potentials measured with microelectrodes: probable ionic basis
- PMID: 17655056
- DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3912.1539
Mitochondrial membrane potentials measured with microelectrodes: probable ionic basis
Abstract
The membrane potentials of isolated Drosophila mitochondria have been measured under a variety of conditions by microelectrodes driven by a piezoelectric device. The results support the interpretation that the potentials are the result of a distribution of ions imposed by a Donnan effect.
