title: Cell potential of isolated outer hair cells as a function of extracellular K+ concentration.
abstract: Outer hair cells were isolated from apical turns of the guinea pig cochlea. The membrane potential differences of cells in extracellular medium with 5.8, 14.0, 28.9 or 67.5 mmol/l of potassium were -72.0 +/- 0.6 (mean +/- SEM, n = 93), -50.1 +/- 2.1 (n = 4), -37.7 +/- 0.5 (n = 73) or -20.0 +/- 1.5 mV (n = 16), respectively. Membrane depolarization can explain two thirds of the K(+)-induced shortening of isolated outer hair cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tübingen, FRG.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gitter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000737:chemistry*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium