Affiliation:
1. From the Laboratory of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract
1. The electromotive forces which arise, if two electrolyte solutions are separated from each other by a layer of any kind, are discussed. A general equation is derived comprising the known equations for diffusion, partition, and membrane (Donnan) potentials as special cases.
2. A method is proposed to analyse membranes potentiometrically with respect to their cation or anion selectivity, their dissolving power for ions, and their influence on ion mobility (migration velocity).
3. The possibility of analysing a membrane composed of several layers of different permeability is discussed.
4. The investigation of the skin of the belly of Rana temporaria leads to the following results. It is composed of at least four layers of different permeability, one of which is specifically permeable to H ions and is very likely identical with the "basal membrane" situated between the stratum germinativum and the corium. The major part of the resting potential of the skin is located across this membrane and is due to the difference of H+ concentrations on both sides of the membrane.
5. Experiments on muscle show that the sarcolemma is specifically permeable to H ions. The injury potential of the muscle is attributed to the difference of H+ concentration inside and outside the fibre.
Publisher
Rockefeller University Press
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