Question: Pierre G. just accidentally ingested a substance in the lab that he shouldn't have (that's what he gets for eating in the lab!). He quickly googles what to expect, and he sees that the substance blocks the Na+/K+ pumps on the basolateral membrane of his small intestine's enterocytes. Yikes! He asks you, his favorite physiologist, what to expect. You tell Pierre the most likely outcome is… (see image)
Question: Pierre G. just accidentally ingested a substance in the lab that he shouldn't have (that's what he gets for eating in the lab!). He quickly googles what to expect, and he sees that the substance blocks the Na+/K+ pumps on the basolateral membrane of his small intestine's enterocytes. Yikes! He asks you, his favorite physiologist, what to expect. You tell Pierre the most likely outcome is… (see image)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Question: Pierre G. just accidentally ingested a substance in the lab that he shouldn't have (that's what he gets for eating in the lab!). He quickly googles what to expect, and he sees that the substance blocks the Na+/K+ pumps on the basolateral membrane of his small intestine's enterocytes. Yikes! He asks you, his favorite physiologist, what to expect.
You tell Pierre the most likely outcome is… (see image)
Transcribed Image Text:Extracellular Na+
concentration
will
increase from its typical
levels
Intracellular Na+ will build
up, and fats won't be co-
transported into his cells
He won't be able to taste
salty foods any more
Intracellular Na+ will build
up, and sugars & amino
acids would not be co-
transported into the cells.
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