MAINTENANCE OF ION CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS IN THE COLD IN AORTA FROM RAT AND GROUND-SQUIRREL
MAINTENANCE OF ION CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS IN THE COLD IN AORTA FROM RAT AND GROUND-SQUIRREL
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpcell.1979.237.1.c17
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
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SOUTH, FE
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KAMM, KE;ZATZMAN, ML;SOUTH, FE
Cell water and ionic content were measured in aortic smooth muscle from rats [R. norvegicus] and ground squirrels [C. tridecemlineatus] during 48 h of incubation in oxygenated Krebs solution held at low temperatures. Cells from the ground squirrel, a hibernator, maintained Na and K contents near normal levels during incubation at 7.degree. C. In sharp contrast, cells from the rat lost K and gained Na with half times of 14 and 11 h, respectively. The K concentration [K] in cell water for the rat decreased 138 mM while [Na] in cell water increased about 148 mM. Cells from the hibernator tended to lose 10 mM K and gain 13 mM Na. Vascular smooth muscle of the rat and squirrel was able to maintain K content at 17.degree. C. Tissue content of the divalent cations Ca and Mg did not change in vessels from either animal. Aortic smooth muscle cells from a hibernator apparently have adapted in such a way as to maintain ionic gradients upon prolonged exposure to low temperatures.