doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(78)90084-1.
Active control of intracellular pH
- PMID: 27855
- DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(78)90084-1
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Active control of intracellular pH
Respir Physiol.
1978 Apr.
Abstract
When the interior of a squid giant axon is loaded with acid, the cell responds by extruding that acid in an energy-requiring process. Our results indicate that this acid extrusion is accomplished by exchanging external HCO3- for internal Cl- at the expense of ATP.