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Thermodynamic analysis of the permeability of biological membranes to non-electrolytes

Ora Kedem, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1958 - 
- Vol. 27, Iss: 2, pp 229-246
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The equations derived here have been applied to various permeability measurements found in the literature, such as the penetration of heavy water into animal cells, permeability of blood vessels, threshold concentration of plasmolysis and relaxation experiments with artificial membranes.
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This article is published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.The article was published on 1958-01-01. It has received 1960 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Membrane & Permeability (earth sciences).

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Peritoneal physiology-transport of solutes

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Determination of Hydraulic and Osmotic Properties of Soybean Root Systems

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The magnitude of nonelectrolyte selectivity in the gallbladder epithelium

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Water permeability of oil layers in W/O/W emulsions under osmotic pressure gradients

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Filtration, diffusion and molecular sieving through peripheral capillary membranes; a contribution to the pore theory of capillary permeability.

TL;DR: Theoretical and experimental studies on the sieving of molecules by ultrafiltration through porous membranes indicate that an effective pore diameter of at least IOO A would be required to explain permeability of this magnitude.
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Passage of Molecules Through Capillary Walls

TL;DR: A wealth of evidence supports the view that the exchange of materials through the walls of living capillaries takes place by physical processes which involve no expenditure of energy on the part of the capillary endothelial cells themselves.
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Permeability of natural membranes

James Frederic Danielli
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