Table 2.
Principal cells (x 10−5 cm s−1) | Type A cells (x 10−5 cm s −1) | Type B cells (x 10−5 cm s−1) | |||||
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Apical | Basolat | Apical | Basolat | Apical | Basolat | Paracellular pathway (x 10−5 cm s−1) | |
Na+ | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
K+ | 2.50 | 0.60 | 0.3 | 0.125 | 0 | 0.015 | 1.05 |
Cl− | 0 | 0.002 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.42 |
HCO3 − | 0 | 0.0004 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0.084 |
‘Apical’ and ‘basolat’ denote the apical and basolateral membranes of each cell type. Basolateral chloride permeability values correspond to pHi 7.40; see Eqn (12).