There's Life After Radiation for Brain Cells. Johns Hopkins researchers suggest neural stem cells may regenerate after anti-cancer treatment. Release Date: August 12, 2013. Scientists have long believed that healthy brain cells, once damaged by radiation designed to kill brain tumors, cannot regenerate.
The key player in acid secretion is a H+/K+ ATPase or proton pump located in the cannalicular membrane. 1  This ATPase is magnesium-dependent, and not inhibitable by ouabain. The current model for explaining acid secretion is as follows: 2  Hydrogen ions are generated within the parietal cell from dissociation of water.
A: The sodium-potassium pump is an essential cellular membrane protein that functions by pumping out three sodium ions and taking in two potassium ions. This mechanism preserves the electrochemical gradient formed from the varying concentrations of sodium and potassium ions within the cell and its exterior. Continue Reading