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Free-flow potential profile along rat kidney proximal tubule

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Frömter,  Eberhard
Department of Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Geßner,  Karin
Department of Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Frömter, E., & Geßner, K. (1974). Free-flow potential profile along rat kidney proximal tubule. Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology, 351(1), 69-83. doi:10.1007/BF00603512.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0008-B182-C
Abstract
The transepithelial electrical potential difference across rat rena proximal tubule was reinvestigated, using improved techniques. To diminish tip potential artefacts the microelectrodes were filled with HCO3-Ringer's solution instead of 3 molar KCl. The error of the potential measurements with HCO3-Ringer's microelectrodes was tested and was found to be ≤0.5 mV. A significant electrical potential profile was detected along the proximal tubular lumen under free flow. From near zero at the glomerulum the potential difference rose to −1.5 mV, lumen negative, in the first tubular loop at approximately 0.1 to 0.3 mm of tubular length. It decreased then rapidly, changed sign and attained a maximum of ca. 2.0 mV, lumen positive, at 1 mm of tubular length, after which it declined gradually to +1.6 mV in the last accessible loop. The mean of 85 punctures in intermediate and late loops was+1.8, S.D.±0.33 mV, range+1.0 to+3.2 mV. On the basis of perfusion experiments described in the subsequent paper, the lumen-negative potential difference across early loops can be explained as an active transport potential. It is caused by the presence of glucose and amino acids in the glomerular filtrate, which increase the rate of active Na+ absorption over that of active HCO3 − absorption. The lumen-positive potential difference in intermediate and late loops is explained as the sum of a membrane diffusion potential arising from the shift in intratubular Cl and HCO3 − concentrations and a small lumen-positive active transport potential from H+ secretion/HCO3 − absorption.