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Neurohumoral and local controls of the electrogenic chloride secretion in rat and human epididymis with reference to the signal transduction mechanisms.

by Anskar Yu-hung Leung. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-163). / Chapter Section I --- Literature review / Chapter Chapter I.1. --- The epididymis - its structures and functions --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter I.2. --- Cellular mechanisms of transepithelial electrolyte transport in epididymis and other exocrine tissues --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter I.3 --- Signal transduction mechanism of chloride secretion in epididymis and other exocrine tissue --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter I.4 --- Significance of chloride secretion by the epididymal epithelium and the objectives of the study --- p.17 / Chapter Section II --- General methods / Chapter Chapter II.1. --- Tissue culture from the rat cauda epididymis --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter II.2. --- The short-circuit current technique --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter II.3. --- The immunofluorescence technique --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter II.4. --- Intracellular adenosine 3':5' cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) measurement --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter II.5 --- Intracellular Ca2+ measurement using the microfluorimetric technique --- p.49 / Chapter Section III --- Results / Chapter Chapter III.1. --- Studies on the neural and humoral controls of eletrogenic chloride secretion in rat epididymis --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter III.2. --- Local control of electrogenic chloride secretion in rat epididymis 226}0ؤThe role of the calcitonin gene-related peptide --- p.80 / Chapter Chapter III.3. --- Characterization of intracellular Ca2+ store using ATP as the calcium mobilizing agonist --- p.94 / Chapter Chapter III.4. --- Ca2+ handling mechanisms in single cultured rat epididymal cells --- p.106 / Chapter Chapter III.5. --- Studies on the effector process in the stimulus-secretion coupling- characterization of apical Cl- conductance in cultured rat cauda epididmal cells --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter III.6. --- Effects of secretory agonists on transepithelial Cl- transport and intracellular Ca2+ concentration in cultured human epididymal epithelium --- p.132 / Chapter Section IV --- General discussion --- p.142 / Chapter Section V --- References --- p.147 / Appendix --- p.164

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319244
Date January 1992
ContributorsLeung, Anskar Yu-hung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Basic Medical Sciences.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 165 leaves, [3] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse 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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