CEREBRAL VESSELS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TRANSPORT SODIUM AND POTASSIUM

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EISENBERG, HM [1 ]
SUDDITH, RL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS, MED BRANCH, INST MARINE BIOMED, GALVESTON, TX 77550 USA
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10.1126/science.227060
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The activity of Na+,K+-activated adenosinetriphosphatase and the uptake of a potassium analog, rubidium, were found to be similar in cerebral microvessels and choroid plexus when measured in vitro. This similarity suggests that sodium and potassium concentrations in the nascent brain extracellular fluid are determined by the same active process that regulates their concentration in nascent cerebrospinal fluid. The brain microvessels may thereby play an active role in brain potassium homeostasis and brain extracellular fluid formation. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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