Variable mechanisms of action of lithium during generating of membrane potential oscilations across the excitable membrane of the Nitela cell

Abstract

This study presents results on variable mechanisms of lithium transport processes during generating of membrane potential oscillations across the very excitable membrane of the Nittela cell. Generating of several classes of oscillations, single and local impulses of the membrane potential, were presented in dependence on effects of a high LiCl concentration (10 mM), with which the cell membrane is very excited. Results on membrane potential oscillations are presented, and then some of oscillogram parameters were displayed. The assertion is that oscillations of the membrane potential are caused by total oscillatory transport processes: Li+, K+, Na+ and Cl-across the very excitable cell membrane. The paper presents the hypothesis on mechanisms of oscillatory transport processes of ions (Li, Na, K and Cl) expressed over different classes of oscillations, single and local impulses of the membrane potential across the excitable membrane of the Nittela cell.

Keywords

• excitable membrane
• lithium
• membrane potential
• Nittela cell
• oscillation parameters
• oscillatory transport