title: Sodium permeability of the frog tongue epithelium.
abstract: Application of NaCl to the frog tongue produced a sodium influx through the dorsal epithelium. The flux was distinctly faster through those of the palatal epithelium and the skin, and may influence taste reception in frogs.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D008094:Lithium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010539:Permeability; D011188:Potassium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011892:Rana catesbeiana; D012964:Sodium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014059:Tongue / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium