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Fig. 1. Electrochemical gradients and ion activities in (A) unstimulated and (B)
5-HT-stimulated Malpighian tubules of Rhodnius prolixus. Values for
pHbath, pHi, pHlumen and luminal
aK, aCl and aNa
are presented as means ± s.e.m. for (N) tubules. Values in B
were recorded 30 min after stimulation with 106 mol
l1 5-HT. Intracellular and bath activities for
Na+, K+ and Cl (italicised) and
electrochemical gradients for Na+, K+ and
Cl across the basolateral membrane are taken from Ianowski
et al. (Ianowski et al.,
2002).