| Abstract: | The role of lipid oxidation in the mechanism of ion transport was investigated. During initiation of lipid oxidation by actin "Fe2+--ascorbic acid" in the crab nerve 45Ca and 22Na accumulation and level of lipid oxidation were increased, but electric stimulation of the nerve greatly changed ion accumulation. Increased Na+Ca2+ accumulation during the initiation of lipid oxidation is explained not only by changes in the lipid phase of excitable membranes but by the effects of rhythmic excitation on potential-dependent channels. |
