The influence of potassium and bicarbonate on red blood cell sodium in the doca-hypertensive pig

David S. Gierada, David F. Bohr

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Abstract

The effects of plasma potassium, and blood bicarbonate on red blood cell sodium were studied in vivo in seven pigs implanted subcutaneously with DOCA (100 mg/kg) impregnated in Silastic. Mean arterial pressure, red blood cell sodium, plasma sodium, plasma potassium, and blood bicarbonate were measured from 5 days pre-implant to 30 days post-implant. One day post-implant, the pigs had significant increases in mean arterial pressure and red cell sodium content, and a significant decrease in plasma potassium concentration. In KC1 infusion studies when plasma potassium was raised an average of

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-271
Number of pages23
JournalClinical and Experimental Hypertension
VolumeA10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

Keywords

  • Anion channels
  • Hypertensive mechanism
  • Hypokalemia
  • Sodium pump

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