Biophysical Journal 43: 149-156 (1983)
© 1983 the Biophysical Society

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Dependence of cellular potential on ionic concentrations. Data supporting a modification of the constant field equation.

ABSTRACT

The resting potential in the squid axon has been measured at various concentrations of Cl, K, Na, and Ca ions. The results of these measurements are compared with the Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz (GHK) equation and a modified constant field equation. This modified equation was derived by including currents carried by divalent ions and the effects of the unstirred layer and the periaxonal space. It is shown that, although the GHK equation can fit the V vs. [K]o data well, it has difficulty explaining the observed dependence of V on [Na]o when the axon is bathed in K-free artificial sea water. The use of the modified constant field equation removes this difficulty.

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