(Grant Steen, 1989; Vaupel et al., 1989). Tumour cells are able to tolerate acidic pHe by using their buffering ability, and by activating ion exchange mechanisms which are present in the cell membrane, to maintain pHi close to the physiological range. Important membrane exchangers which regulate pHi in the acidic range are the Na+/H+ antiport and
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