Intestinal Ion Transport : The Proceedings of the International Symposium on Intestinal Ion Transport Held at Titisee in May 1975

This is the fourth Falk Symposium devoted to the study of intestinal abso~ l 3 tion. As in the case of its predecessors - , I hope that the relaxed atmosphere will enable the participants from all comers of the world to exchange views, not only in this room, but also at less formal moments in the cellar, on the lake, or in the buses that transport us to different parts of the Schwarzwald. We are all eternally grateful to Dr Herbert Falk for undertaking to sponsor this meeting, and to him and his staff for the impeccable organisation which will permit us to work in such a pleasant environment. In the organisation of the programme, one or two innovations have been in­ troduced which are perhaps foreign to routine gastroenterological meetings. First, the average age in this room is rather lower than at most gatherings of this nature, which means that those who carry out the experiments will be responsible for their presentation; they are after all the ones who have made the relevant small observations which lead to the advancement of knowledge. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Dual Sodium Pumps in the Kidney....Pages 1-18 Bioelectric Parameters and Sodium Transport in Bullfrog Small Intestine....Pages 19-44 Absorptive and Secretory Processes in Intestine....Pages 45-49 Ion Fluxes in Isolated Guinea-pig Intestinal Mucosa....Pages 51-78 Polarity of Epithelial Cells in Relation to Transepithelial Transport in Kidney and Intestine....Pages 79-100 Coupled Sodium-Chloride Transport by Small Intestine and Gallbladder....Pages 101-116 Sodium-Driven Transport A Re-evaluation of the Sodium-Gradient Hypothesis....Pages 117-156 The Influence of Harmaline on Sodium and Sodium-Dependent Transport Mechanisms....Pages 157-172 Effect of Vasopressin on Water Transport in the Kidney: Possible Role of Microtubules and Microfilaments....Pages 173-188 Pathway of Sodium Moving from Blood to Intestinal Lumen under Influence of Oxyphenisatin and Deoxycholate....Pages 189-212 Sodium Transport by the Newborn Pig Intestine: Functional Changes During the First Few Days of Postnatal Life....Pages 213-232 Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in the Regulation of Intestinal Ion Transport....Pages 233-250 Movements of Water and Ions Across Dog Ileal Mucosa Following Ischaemia or Occlusion....Pages 251-267 Effects of Aldosterone on the Colon....Pages 269-286 Inhibition of Transport Processes in the Dog Colon....Pages 287-299 Adaptive Changes in Ion and Water Transport Mechanism in the Eel Intestine....Pages 301-337 In vitro Behaviour of Human Jejunum and Ileum: Response to Theophylline and Acetyl choline....Pages 339-354 Prostaglandins and Ion Transport in the Human Intestine: A Current Survey....Pages 355-370 Relationship Between Structure and Function in the Human Intestine....Pages 371-380 Functional Alterations in Ulcerative Colitis....Pages 381-405 Closing Summary....Pages 407-430