Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) activity in the microvillous (MVM) and basal (BM) plasma membrane of the human placental syncytiotrophoblast and to determine the relative contribution of various NHE isoforms to this activity. Uptake of 22Na into isolated MVM vesicles in the presence of a H+ gradient, at initial rate, was four- to fivefold higher than that by BM vesicles (214±28 vs. 49±9 pmol/mg protein per 30 s, respectively, means±SEM, n=8, 6, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-130 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology |
Volume | 450 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2005 |
Keywords
- Activity
- Expression
- NHE1
- NHE2
- NHE3
- pH i
- Placenta
- Syncytiotrophoblast