Attenuation of current and voltage noise signals recorded from epithelia |
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Authors: | Willy Van Driessche Heinz Gögelein |
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Institution: | Laboratorium voor Fysiologie, Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Transepithelially recorded current and voltage fluctuations are filtered by the impedance of the electrical equivalent parameters of the preparation, in series or in parallel, with the noise source. Fluctuations in voltage and current are assumed to be caused by fluctuations in conductance of the apical membrane. In order to obtain an estimation of the intrinsic noise amplitudes, calculations are presented to correct the transepithelial fluctuations. The influence of different model parameters on the recorded noise spectra is investigated. It is shown that the shape of the transepithelially recorded noise spectra may differ from the intrinsic ones, e.g. “peaking” in the power spectra may be explained by the assumption of a positive (referred to cell inside) e.m.f. at the basolateral membrane or a polarization impedance in series with the epithelium. Furthermore it is demonstrated that the ratio of voltage to current noise power may differ from the squared magnitude of the impedance. |
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