User talk:Vinciture

August 2012[edit]

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The above entry is incorrect.
ROMK is a potassium channel which may be up- or downregulated (via storage vesicles & deployment to cell membrane) depending on potassium concentrations. It is a PASSIVE channel, which allows potassium EFFLUX from cells. This is particularly important in renal tubular function, in the Thick Ascending Limb of the Loop of Henle. It is present on both the basolateral and luminal membranes of the TaLoH cells, allowing potassium efflux to both the tubular fluid, and interstitium. Potassium flow through these channels is driven by the Na+/K+ ATPase pump on the basolateral membrane (in fact, the Na+ concentration produced drives the Na/2Cl/K cotransporter, the ROMK channels, and the Cl Barttin channels).^[1] RockMagnetist (talk) 17:00, 29 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can see your point. The reference I included with my edit supported it, so i'm not that entirely removing it on those grounds is warranted, however i will take it to the talk page, as you suggest. ah how frustrating it can be when content appears to be pretty much exactly incorrect! Thanks for the pointers, and I look forward to collaborating with you in future. Vinciture (talk) 06:07, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Eaton DC, Pooler JP. Chapter 8. Renal Regulation of Potassium Balance. In: Eaton DC, Pooler JP, eds. Vander's Renal Physiology. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2009". Retrieved August 28, 2012.

[ROMK-1] "Eaton DC, Pooler JP. Chapter 8. Renal Regulation of Potassium Balance. In: Eaton DC, Pooler JP, eds. Vander's Renal Physiology. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2009". Retrieved August 28, 2012.

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