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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Membr Biol. 2009 Feb 26;228(1):15–31. doi: 10.1007/s00232-009-9155-7

Table 1.

Predicted pH changes

Condition Effect on compartment from which NH3 and NH3/NH4+ leave Effect on compartment that NH3 and NH3/NH4+ enter
pH < pHNull … that is, JNH3/JNH4+ > (JNH3/JNH4+)Null ↓pH ↑pH
pH = pHNull … that is, JNH3/JNH4+ = (JNH3/JNH4+)Null △̸pH △̸pH
pH > pHNull … that is, JNH3/JNH4+ < (JNH3/JNH4+)Null ↑pH ↓pH

Note. ↓pH, decrease in pH; ↑pH, increase in pH; △̸pH, no pH change in this compartment