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Effect of lithium on the intracellular potassium concentration in sheep heart Purkinje fibres
Author(s) -
Gow IF,
Ellis D
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0958-0670
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1990.sp003421
Subject(s) - intracellular , potassium , lithium (medication) , microelectrode , purkinje fibers , chemistry , biophysics , medicine , biochemistry , biology , electrophysiology , electrode , organic chemistry
Simultaneous measurements were made of the intracellular activities of potassium and lithium in sheep heart Purkinje fibres using ion‐sensitive microelectrodes. On exposure of the fibres to lithium, the intracellular activity of lithium rose, with an equivalent decrease in the level of intracellular potassium.