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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
1. Endolymphatic and perilymphatic potassium concentrations were measured with K(+)-sensitive microelectrodes in isolated semicircular canals of the frog. K+ levels were evaluated both at rest and during sinusoidal stimulation (0.05 Hz) of the sensory organ. 2. Mechanical stimulation of hair cells was associated with sinusoidal changes (about 0.2 mM) in the perilymphatic K+ concentration. 3. Perilymphatic K(+)-fluctuations were modified neither by impairment of the synaptic transmission at cyto-neural junctions nor by chronic denervation of the crista ampullaris, thus indicating that K+ ions were actually released by hair cells. 4. Voltage-clamp experiments of the whole sensory organ showed that K+ flows across the crista ampullaris can vary from 3 X 10(11) molecules of K+ s-1 at rest up to about 15 X 10(11) molecules of K+ s-1 during mechanical stimuli. 5. Measurement of intra-ampullar K+ concentration demonstrated that the amount of K+ transported from the perilymph towards the endolymph can be rapidly altered by modifying its perilymphatic levels. This suggests that vestibular organs are endowed with K+ homeostatic mechanisms able to buffer in a very efficient way the concentration of K+ in both the fluids bathing the crista ampullaris. 6. The possible role of K+ homeostatic mechanisms in hair cell adaptation is discussed.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3751
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
430
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
585-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Perilymphatic potassium changes and potassium homeostasis in isolated semicircular canals of the frog.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of General Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't