Electron Microprobe and Ion-Selective Microelectrode Studies of Fluid Secretion in the Salivary Glands of Calliphora
10.1242/jeb.72.1.261
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The concentrations of sodium, potassium, chloride and water in the cells, secretory canaliculi and the lumen of Calliphora salivary glands have been measured by microprobe analysis of frozen-hydrated sections. Free concentrations of K+ and Cl- in all three compartments were measured with ion-selective microelectrodes. Most of the quantitative data from the two techniques are in close agreement. Microprobe values for the cytoplasm are (mm kg−1 wet weight):Na 20, K 115, Cl 33 in unstimulated glands and Na 15, K 125, Cl 23 after stimulation with 10−8 M 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). The water content is 85% and 77·5% respectively. The highest concentrations are found in the canaliculi. The results indicate that the fluid in the canaliculi is 60–80 m-osmol more concentrated, thus supporting the hypothesis that canaliculi are the sites of solute-water coupling by some form of local osmosis. Both the microprobe and microelectrode measurements show that 5-HT stimulation causes a rise in the level of intracellular potassium and a fall in that of chloride. On 5-HT stimulation there is a rise in the luminal concentrations of K and Cl and little change in sodium level. In K-free medium the potassium in all tissue compartments is replaced with sodium; nearly normal rates of fluid secretion are maintained. The possible routes for the entry of K, Cl and H2O into the canaliculi are discussed.

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Gupta, B. L., Berridge, M. J., Hall, T. A., & Moreton, R. B. (1978). Electron Microprobe and Ion-Selective Microelectrode Studies of Fluid Secretion in the Salivary Glands of Calliphora. Journal of Experimental Biology, 72(1), 261–284.

Authors 4
  1. Brij L. Gupta (first)
  2. M. J. Berridge (additional)
  3. T. A. Hall (additional)
  4. R. B. Moreton (additional)
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@article{Gupta_1978, title={Electron Microprobe and Ion-Selective Microelectrode Studies of Fluid Secretion in the Salivary Glands of Calliphora}, volume={72}, ISSN={1477-9145}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.72.1.261}, DOI={10.1242/jeb.72.1.261}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Experimental Biology}, publisher={The Company of Biologists}, author={Gupta, Brij L. and Berridge, M. J. and Hall, T. A. and Moreton, R. B.}, year={1978}, month=feb, pages={261–284} }