Fig. 5. V-H+-ATPase in the membrane fraction of gills of sham-operated,
NaCl-, acid- and base-infused fish. (A) Representative quantitative
immunoblotting against the A-subunit of the V-H+-ATPase: a distinct
band of
77 kDa was obtained. (B) Fluorometric analysis revealed that the
abundance of the A-subunit of the V-H+-ATPase in base-infused fish
increased to 300±81% of sham-operated fish (100±28%)
(N=4). (C) V-H+-ATPase activity increased in concert with
the increase in abundance noted in B (N=4). Values are mean ±
S.E.M. *P<0.05 (one-way ANOVA, Dunnet's
post test).