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The Measurement of Surface Potentials and Transmembrane Potentials in Cells and Organelles

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Bioelectrochemistry III

Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series ((EMISS,volume 51))

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Most living cells and organelles carry discrete charges on their membrane surface, which result in the presence of surface potential differences (shortly called surface potentials) between membrane surface and the contacting bulk medium. In addition, the selective active transport of ions and the resulting ion concentration differences lead to the formation of transmembrane potential differences (shortly called membrane potentials). Both surface potentials and membrane potentials play important roles in metabolism, control and signaling processes in cells and organelles. Thus, the ability to measure these various potentials and to distinguish between them, is crucial to the understanding of many cellular and organelles’s processes. In this Chapter I shall review briefly the most useful methods available at present, and discuss their principles and their applications.

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  1. Pathology Department, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Hagai Rottenberg

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    G. Milazzo

  2. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    M. Blank

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Rottenberg, H. (1990). The Measurement of Surface Potentials and Transmembrane Potentials in Cells and Organelles. In: Milazzo, G., Blank, M. (eds) Bioelectrochemistry III. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 51. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9459-5_4

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