Abstract
Summary
After extraction in 50% glycerol frog muscles retain more sodium than potassium. If they are then immersed in solutions containing equal concentrations of KCl and NaCl the muscles are found to contain again more sodium than potassium. The ability of the normal muscle to concentrate potassium seems therefore to depend upon the intactness of the membrane or the presence of some specific transport mechanism.
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