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  • Title: Factors influencing the insulin space in cerebral cortex slices from adult and 7-day-old rats.
    Author: Laakso ML, Oja SS.
    Journal: Acta Physiol Scand; 1976 Aug; 97(4):486-94. PubMed ID: 970146.
    Abstract:
    The inulin spaces and swelling of brain cortex slices from adult and 7-day-old rats were measured under differing experimental conditions. At 37 degrees C inulin penetrated into larger compartments than at 0 degrees C in both age groups. At 37 degrees C the inulin space increased with decreasing concentration of inulin in the medium. At 0 degrees C the inulin space did not depend on the inulin concentration. The swelling of the slices at 37 degrees C diminished with increasing concentrations of inulin. Anaerobic conditions, 0.2, and 1.0 mmol/l sodium cyanide and 0.1 mmol/l dinitrophenol reduced the inulin space and caused increased swelling of the slices. 1.0 mmol/l sodium iodoacetate was ineffective. In anaerobic conditions the inulin space did not change significantly as a function of the inulin concentration. A serious disadvantage of the inulin space as an indicator of extracellular space is that its size depends on the inulin concentration used. The inulin itself may influence the size of the space to be measured. Inulin also in osmotically inactive concentrations considerably reduces the swelling of brain cortex slices.
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