title: Early contributions to the neurochemistry of sodium and potassium transport.
abstract: A search by Henry McIlwain and colleagues for the biochemical basis of central nervous tissue excitability led to the development of the technique of electrically stimulating slices of mammalian cerebral cortex. The metabolic requirements for active sodium and potassium ion transport were characterized. Subsequent studies on the Na,K-ATPase confirmed that this enzyme forms the basis of the Na/K pump.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology of the Department of Medicine and the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine, and the Neurochemistry Laboratory, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, U.S.A.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Swanson