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Anomalous Rectification and Electrogenic Sodium Transport in a Molluscan Neurone

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THE membrane potential of the Anisodoris giant neurone can be regarded as the sum of an ionic diffusion potential (predicted by the constant field equation) and a potential derived from an electrogenic sodium pump; furthermore, the sodium–potassium permeability ratio, PNa/PK, seems to increase with increasing temperature1. I have examined the current–voltage relationships of this cell to determine whether similar factors affect membrane conductance and rectification.

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MARMOR, M. Anomalous Rectification and Electrogenic Sodium Transport in a Molluscan Neurone. Nature 226, 1252–1253 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2261252a0

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