ELECTRONIC CHEMISTRY. CORRELATION BETWEEN K+ AND NA+ IN THE CYCLE OF POLARIZATION RENEWAL OF THE CELLULAR MEMBRANE

Abstract

The report discusses a simplified scheme of the renewal of the membrane potential in nervous conduction, connected to the dynamic cycle of choline renewal at the same time as that of acetylation in lecithin. The rapid cycle is connected with the formation of Ach and its dissociation, whence the need for correlated action of K(+) and Na(+). The depature of K(+) and of Ach renders possible the entry of Na(+). Then, according to the cation exchange theory, K(+) comes to take the place of Na(+) in the membrane. Non myelinized nerves are involved in this study.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0840716

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