The potassium impermeable apical membrane of insect epithelia: a target for development of safe pesticides

Columnar cell apical membranes (CCAM) in series with goblet cell apical membranes (GCAM) form an electroosmotic barrier separating the midgut lumen from epithelial cell cytoplasm. A unique K+ ATPase in GCAM generates three gradients across this barrier. A greater than 180 mV electrical gradient (lum...

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Main Authors: William R. Harvey, Dwight N. Crawford, Naomi S. Eisen, Veronica F. Fernandes, Daniel D. Spaeth, Michael G. Wolfersberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1987-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000700008