CRIM 2653 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Glymphatic System, Extracellular Fluid, Active Transport

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Some ions have large pores-trpv1 can conduct small molecules. However, in excess, this can cause membrane blebbing, which can lead to cell death. Neurons don"t have aquaporins and the membrane can only elastically expand 3%-the remaining volume changes via membrane unfolding and structural changes. Neurons transport water out primarily with cation-chloride cotransporters (cccs). We co-transport potassium and chloride out of the cell. In the course of fluxing out these ions, we need a lot of water as well. We have a batter-high concentration of potassium in the cell and moving in a lot of potassium in cell. The regulation of ions inside the cell is very important for cell function. Maintaining the concentration of ions outside the cell is important too! Stroke, cell death, we can have a lot of potassium outside cell. There"s a lot of energy expended on maintaining the ion concentration inside and outside the cells.

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