Other Perelman School of Medicine Affiliations
Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Program in Cellular Physiology

Degrees
B.S., Yale University, 1941
M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1943

Honors
National Academy of Sciences, 1973
Von Humbolt, 1993

Professional Affiliations
Society of General Physiologists
Biophysical Society
American Physiological Society
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Research Interest
Rapid exchanges of red blood cells

Research Description
CO2 and HCO3- exchanges and chemical reactions, using rapid mixing instruments and stable isotopes. Carbonic anhydrase in cells and subcellular particles (mitochondria) Cyclostome red blood cell respiratory exchange: they lack membrane Band III protein, which exchanges HCO3-/Cl-. CO2 effect on mitochondrial metabolism. Residual interest in pulmonary capillary gas exchange (diffusing capapcity).

Representative Publications

Ono, Y., Y. Ridderstrale, R.E. Forster II, Gou Chu, and S.J. Dodgson. Carbonic anhydrase in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum of male rat liver. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Vol 89, pp. 11721-11725, Dec., 1992.

Hayashi, Y., T. Inubushi, S. Nioka, and R.E. Forster, II. 31NMR Spectroscopy of Isolated Perfused Rat Lung. J. Appl. Physiol 74:1549-1554, 1993.

Te Nijenhuis, F.C.A.M., L.Lin, G.H.Moens, A.Versprille and R.E.Forster. Rate of uptake of CO by hemoglobin in pig erythrocytes as a function of PO2. J.Appl. Physiol. 81:1544-1549,1996.

Ono, Y., L.Lin, B.T.Storey, Y.Taguchi, S.J.Dodgson and R.E.Forster. Continuous measurement of 13C16O2 production from [13C]pyruvate by intact liver mitochondria : effect of HCO3-. Am.J.Physiol. 270:C98-C106, 1996.

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