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Unidirectional Na fluxes in isolated fibers from the frog's semitendinosus muscle were measured in the presence of strophanthidin and increased external potassium ion concentrations. Strophanthidin at a concentration of 10-5 M inhibited about 80 per cent of the resting Na efflux without having any detectable effect on the resting Na influx. From this it is concluded that the major portion of the resting Na efflux is caused by active transport processes. External potassium concentrations from 2.5 to 7.5 mM had little effect on resting Na efflux. Above 7.5 mM and up to 15 mM external K, the Na efflux was markedly stimulated; with 15 mM K the Na influx was 250 to 300 per cent greater than normal. On the other hand, Na influx was unchanged with 15 mM K. The stimulated Na efflux with the higher concentrations was not appreciably reduced when choline or Li was substituted for external Na, but was completely inhibited by 10-5 M strophanthidin. From these findings it is concluded that the active transport of Na is stimulated by the higher concentrations of K. It is postulated that this effect on the Na "pump" is produced as a result of the depolarization of the muscle membranes and is related to the increased metabolism and heat production found under conditions of high external K.
Submitted on August 24, 1964
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