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. 1971 Jun 1;57(6):752–766. doi: 10.1085/jgp.57.6.752

The Effect of Norepinephrine and Dibutyryl Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate on Cation Transport in Duck Erythrocytes

D H Riddick 1, F M Kregenow 1, J Orloff 1
PMCID: PMC2203123  PMID: 4325171

Abstract

Freshly prepared duck erythrocytes, incubated either in plasma or an isotonic synthetic medium containing norepinephrine ([K] of both media ∼ 2.5 mM), maintain water and electrolyte composition in the steady state (upper steady state) for at least 90 min. If incubated in the synthetic medium without norepinephrine or in plasma to which a β-adrenergic blocking agent (propranolol) is added, the cells lose both water and electrolyte (predominantly KCl) until a new steady state is reached (lower steady state). Reaccumulation of water and electrolyte from isotonic solutions toward the upper steady-state levels requires the addition of norepinephrine and KCl. Reaccumulation is maximal when the concentration of K and norepinephrine in the medium is 15 mM and 10-7 M, respectively. Dibutyryl cyclic-AMP (10-2 M) mimics norepinephrine in lower steady-state cells. Although an analogous effect in upper steady-state cells was not established with certainty, it is proposed that the catecholamine-induced net changes in water and electrolyte movement in duck erythrocytes are a consequence of stimulation of the activity of a membrane-bound adenyl cyclase system.

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