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. 1985 Sep;48(3):519–523. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(85)83807-8

Capacitative transients in voltage-clamped epithelia.

J F Garcia-Diaz, A Essig
PMCID: PMC1329365  PMID: 4041541

Abstract

In voltage-clamped epithelia the cell membrane potential transient during a + 10-mV transepithelial pulse conforms to the expected behavior for a series combination of two linear resistance-capacitance (RC) circuits. The evolution of the cell potential is characterized by a single time constant with values of 30-130 ms in frog skin and Necturus gallbladder. These observations have important consequences for the measurement of cell membrane resistance ratios and the interpretation of current-voltage relations.

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