Optical measurement of membrane potential is a new tool for physiologists and has already
found many applications. However, the number of possible pitfalls is alarming, particularly in …

The major transmembrane protein of the red blood cell, known as band 3, AE1, and
SLC4A1, has two main functions: 1) catalysis of Cl−/HC O 3− exchange, one of the steps in …

Anion exchanger 1 (AE1), also known as band 3 or SLC4A1, plays a key role in the removal
of carbon dioxide from tissues by facilitating the exchange of chloride and bicarbonate …

Recent research has provided an abundance of new information on membrane
biochemistry. Now more than ever, it is essential to update our current understanding of …

The amount of oxygen transported by unit volume of blood depends on the partial pressure
of oxygen in the blood, on the number of red cells per unit volume, on the amount of …

The hydrophobic lipid bitayer of the red cell membrane is nearly impermeable for hydrophilic
solutes. Nevertheless, the transport of CO2 in the blood involves a rapid exchange of HCO3 …

Until relatively recently, the transfer of sblutes across the plasma membrane was
characterized primarily in terms of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters [1]. The kinetic …

Polymers of deoxyhemoglobin S deform sickle cell anemia red blood cells into sickle
shapes, leading to the formation of dense, dehydrated red blood cells with a markedly …

Band 3 is the predominant polypetide and the purported mediator of anion transport in the
human erythrocyte membrane. Against a background of minor and apparently unrelated …

An increase in the concentration of K+ in defined sea water medium is demonstrated to
induce settlement and metamorphosis in larvae of the marine gastropod mollusc, Haliotis …