0173595 - UEM-P 20023044 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Kume-Kick, J. - Mazel, Tomáš - Voříšek, Ivan - Hrabětová, S. - Tao, L. - Nicholson, CH.
Independence of extracellular tortuosity and volume fraction during osmotic challenge in rat neocortex.
Journal of Physiology. Roč. 542, č. 2 (2002), s. 515-527. ISSN 0022-3751. E-ISSN 1469-7793
R&D Projects: GA ČR GV309/97/K048
Grant - others:USA National Institutes of Health Grants(US) NS28642; NINDS(US) NS34115
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z5039906
Keywords : ECS tortuosity * ECS volume fraction * osmotic challenge
Subject RIV: FH - Neurology
Impact factor: 4.650, year: 2002

To determine if the ECS volume fraction and tortuosity are independent, we varied the size of the ECS by changing the NaCl content to alter osmolality of bathing media for rat cortical slices. We found that when decreases, increases but when increases, rapidly attains a constant value.
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