Occurrence of a Sodium-Potassium Antagonism in Nerve Block.
- 1 April 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 79 (4) , 660-663
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-79-19478
Abstract
The conduction block in bullfrog A fibers which is produced by the presence of elevated K concn. is dependent on the Na concn. At a fixed level of K the rate of block increases as the Na concn. is decreased. This occurs at concns. of Na which, at normal K, have no blocking action.Keywords
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