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It is generally believed that the hydrochloric acid solution secreted by the oxyntic cells is isotonic with the blood, and that the reduction of the acidity observed in the gastric juice is due to subsequent dilution and neutralization by other secretions (see Babkin, 1944). Teorell (1933), using anaesthetized or decerebrate cats whose stomachs were tied at both ends, observed a rapid decrease ...

The description of transport phenomena in biological membranes is still unclear from the viewpoint of physical chemistry. Transport phenomena in ion exchange membranes can be controlled by several factors such as ionic concentration within the membrane, fixed charge concentration, solution composition, ionic fluxes, and water content. The ionic transport as well as distinctive selectivity is pr...

A realistic model of a fixed-charge membrane was constructed to elucidate the principles involved in the Teorell-Meyer-Sievers theory. Polyelectrolyte solutions (polystyrene sulfonic acid or gelatin) were used in a multicompartment cell to serve as the "membrane." The ionic concentration and potential differences between the compartments served as a finite increment approximation to a continuou...

A realistic model of a fixed-charge membrane was constructed to elucidate the principles involved in the Teorell-Meyer-Sievers theory. Polyelectrolyte solutions (polystyrene sulfonic acid or gelatin) were used in a multicompartment cell to serve as the "membrane." The ionic concentration and potential differences between the compartments served as a finite increment approximation to a continuou...

A realistic model of a fixed-charge membrane was constructed to elucidate the principles involved in the Teorell-Meyer-Sievers theory. Polyelectrolyte solutions (polystyrene sulfonic acid or gelatin) were used in a multicompartment cell to serve as the "membrane." The ionic concentration and potential differences between the compartments served as a finite increment approximation to a continuou...