Frog Skin

Synopsis

A computer simulation of experiments which may be performed on frog skin ‘in vitro’ to study membrane transport of ions. Introduces the method, apparatus and physiological basis of the experiment and allows the investigation of either passive or active transport in the presence or absence of certain drugs. In the passive transport experiment the user selects mucosal and serosal sodium and potassium concentrations and is presented with a voltage displayed on an analogue voltmeter from which measurements may be taken. In the active transport experiment ion flux may be calculated from measurements taken using either a short circuit current technique or a radioactive tracer technique.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Computer program. Floppy disk. PC DOS version only.

Year of production

1990

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £120.00 (inclusive)

Documentation

Accopmanying support materials.

Uses

Undergraduate biology/biomedical courses in which biochemistry is an important component.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

laboratory experiments; membranes - biological

Credits

Writer

Alan Williams; David Dewhurst

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Distributor

Name

Sheffield BioScience Programs

Web

http://www.sheffbp.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

0131-662 8225

Fax

0131-662 8225

Address

Flat 1, Salisbury Heights
31 Salisbury Road
Edinburgh EH16 5AA