by Wai-on Fu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-95). / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter I .1 --- Structure and functions of the epididymis --- p.1 / Chapter I.2 --- Cellular mechanisms for electrolyte secretion --- p.3 / Chapter I.3 --- Second-messenger modulation of chloride secretion in epididymis --- p.5 / Chapter I.3.1 --- Cyclic AMP pathway --- p.5 / Chapter I.3.2 --- Ca2+ as second messenger --- p.6 / Chapter I.4 --- Pathophysiology of electrolyte transport in the epididymis --- p.6 / Chapter I.5 --- Objectives of the study --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter II. --- Materials and Methods --- p.10 / Chapter II. 1 --- Materials --- p.10 / Chapter II. 1.1 --- Culture media and enzyme --- p.10 / Chapter II. 1.2. --- Drugs --- p.10 / Chapter II. 1.3 --- Chemicals --- p.11 / Chapter II. 1.4. --- Animals and human tissue --- p.11 / Chapter II.2 --- Preparation of solutions --- p.12 / Chapter II. 3. --- Preparation of cultured cells --- p.12 / Chapter II.3 .1 --- Culture of rat epididymal epithelial cells --- p.12 / Chapter II.3.2 --- Cultured of human epididymal epithelial cells --- p.16 / Chapter II.4. --- Patch-Clamp technique --- p.21 / Chapter II.4.1 --- Electrode --- p.23 / Chapter II.4.2 --- Pulling of electrode --- p.23 / Chapter II.4.3 --- Coating of electrode --- p.23 / Chapter II.4.4 --- Polishing of the electrode --- p.24 / Chapter II.4.5 --- Filling of the electrodes --- p.26 / Chapter II.4.6 --- Mounting of Electrode to the Headstage Pipette Holder --- p.26 / Chapter II.4.7 --- Electrical Isolation --- p.28 / Chapter II.4.8 --- Vibration Isolation --- p.28 / Chapter II.4.9 --- "Formation of ""Giga-seal"" and Whole-cell configuration" --- p.28 / Chapter II.4.10 --- Correction for liquid junction potential --- p.30 / Chapter II.4.11 --- "Data Acquisition and Analyses," --- p.32 / Chapter II.4.12 --- Statistics --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter III. --- Results --- p.35 / Anion Secretion in human epididymal cells --- p.35 / Chapter III. 1 --- Whole-cell current in human epididymal cells --- p.35 / Chapter III. 2 --- Effect of adrenergic receptor blockers on whole-cell current --- p.38 / Chapter III.3 --- Effect of inhibitors of the cyclic AMP pathway --- p.42 / Chapter III.4 --- Effect of altering intracellular calcium concentration --- p.42 / Anion secretion in rat epididymal cells --- p.46 / Chapter III. 5 --- Effect of cAMP on whole cell C1- current in rat epididymis --- p.46 / Chapter III.6 --- Effect of ionomycin on whole cell C1- current --- p.53 / Chapter III.7 --- Differences between cAMP- and ionophore- dependent C1- current --- p.57 / Chapter III. 8 --- The swelling-induced whole-cell currents --- p.63 / Chapter III.9 --- The swelling-induced current was mainly C1- selective --- p.65 / Chapter III. 10 --- Anion selectivity of the swelling-induced C1- current --- p.68 / Chapter III. 11 --- Inhibition of the swelling-induced C1- conductance by anion channel blockers --- p.68 / Chapter III. 12 --- The role of Ca2+ and cAMP in swelling-induced C1- conductance --- p.74 / Chapter Chapter IV. --- Discussion --- p.79 / Signal transduction mechanism of adrenaline stimulated C1- current in human epididymal cell --- p.79 / Anion secretion in rat epididymal cell The role of Ca2+ and cAMP --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter V. --- Reference --- p.88
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318189 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Contributors | Fu, Wai-on., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Basic Medical Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, v, 95 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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