Epithelial Secretion of Water and Electrolytes

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Epithelial Chloride Channels....Pages 3-13
Cation Channels and Secretion....Pages 15-38
Gap Junctions in Exocrine Glands....Pages 39-54
Ion Channels in the Intracellular Organelles of Secretory Cells....Pages 55-64
Changes in Membrane Capacitance in Exocrine Secretion....Pages 65-73
The Coupling of Stimuli to the Secretion of Protein in Exocrine Glands....Pages 75-84
Ion Transport in Mutant Cell Lines: Possibilities for Analysis....Pages 85-95
Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Study of Exocrine Secretion....Pages 97-128
Graded Modelling of Exocrine Secretion Using Network Thermodynamics....Pages 129-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Role of Anion Transport in Secretion of Primary Saliva....Pages 143-155
The Role of Transcellular Chloride Transport in Exocrine Secretion....Pages 157-169
Bicarbonate Transport by Salivary Gland Acinar Cells....Pages 171-187
Electrophysiology of Salivary Acinar Cells: Microelectrode Studies....Pages 189-206
Physiology of Salivary Gland Exocytosis....Pages 207-218
Non-Adrenergic, Non-Cholinergic Control of Salivary Gland Function....Pages 219-228
Electrolyte Secretion by the Lacrimal Glands....Pages 229-237
Electrolyte Transport in Pancreatic Ducts....Pages 239-252
The Role of Ion Channels in the Mechanism of Pancreatic Bicarbonate Secretion....Pages 253-265
The Metabolic Basis of Secretion by the Exocrine Pancreas....Pages 267-275
Ion Channels in Insulin-Secreting Cells: Their Role in Stimulus-Secretion Coupling....Pages 277-291
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Ultrastructure and X-Ray Microanalysis of Vertebrate Salt Glands....Pages 349-360
Ion Transport Regulation in Cystic Fibrosis Epithelia....Pages 361-369
Electrophysiological Aspects of Gastric Ion Transport....Pages 293-311
Hepatic Electrolyte Transport and Bile Formation....Pages 313-331
Electrolyte and Fluid Transport in the Epididymis....Pages 333-347
Back Matter....Pages 371-379