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. 1981 Dec;36(3):677–695. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(81)84758-3

Electrical properties of rabbit corneal endothelium as determined from impedance measurements.

J J Lim, J Fischbarg
PMCID: PMC1327652  PMID: 7326329

Abstract

Alternating- and direct-current electrical characteristics of rabbit corneal endothelium were studied under varying experimental conditions. The measurements were performed by sending a 10-microA current (AC or DC) across the tissue layer. Maximal values of transendothelial potential difference and resistance were 1.3 +/- 0.1 mV and 73 +/- 6 omega . cm2, respectively. The short-circuit current was estimated from the potential and resistance values. Impedance loci were obtained for the frequency range 0.5-100 kHz. A capacitive reactance (C = 0.63 +/- 0.02 microF/cm2) was observed in the 100 Hz-100 kHz range. To relate the impedance data to the electrical parameters of the cell membranes, the voltage-divider ratio was determined by sending square pulse across the tissue and measuring voltage responses across the apical and basal membranes with an intracellular microelectrode. The intracellular potential difference was on the average -61 +/- 1 mV, and the voltage-divider ratio was found to be between 0.33 and 4. Impedance data were fit by a computer to an equivalent circuit representing a "lumped" model, and the agreement between the model and the data was satisfactory. The results are discussed in terms of both the morphological characteristics and properties of the fluid transport mechanism across the preparation.

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