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Properties and Expression of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase α-Subunit Isoforms in the Brain of the Swamp Eel, Monopterus albus, Which Has Unusually High Brain Ammonia Tolerance

The swamp eel, Monopterus albus, can survive in high concentrations of ammonia (>75 mmol l(−1)) and accumulate ammonia to high concentrations in its brain (∼4.5 µmol g(−1)). Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (Nka) is an essential transporter in brain cells, and since NH(4) (+) can substitute for K(+) to activate...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xiu L., Wee, Nicklaus L. J. E., Hiong, Kum C., Ong, Jasmine L. Y., Chng, You R., Ching, Biyun, Wong, Wai P., Chew, Shit F., Ip, Yuen K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24391932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084298