ISORROPIA II: a computationally efficient thermodynamic equilibrium model for KCa–Mg–NH4–Na –SO 4 –NO − 3–Cl –H2O aerosols C. Fountoukis and A. Nenes School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA ...

Clinical assessment of human vascular endothelial function in vivo involves use of specific antagonists such as L-N monomethyl arginine (L-NMMA) and cyclooxygenase inhibition to establish the contribution of NO and prostaglandins, respectively, to either resting vascular tone, agonist-stimulated vasodilation, or physiological and metabolic vasodilation.1–4 Even after complete inhibition of NO a...

We perform scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy study on the layered iron based superconductor KCa$_2$Fe$_4$As$_4$F$_2$ with a critical temperature of about 33.5 K. Two types terminated surfaces are generally observed after cleaving samples in vacuum. On one commonly obtained surface, we observe full gap feature energy values close to 4.6 meV. This type spectrum shows clean and uniform sp...

We perform scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy study on the layered iron based superconductor KCa$_2$Fe$_4$As$_4$F$_2$ with a critical temperature of about 33.5 K. Two types terminated surfaces are generally observed after cleaving samples in vacuum. On one commonly obtained surface, we observe full gap feature energy values close to 4.6 meV. This type spectrum shows clean and uniform sp...

35 Spontaneous miniature outward currents (SMOCs) are known to exist in smooth 36 muscles and peripheral neurons, and evidence for the presence of SMOCs in central 37 neurons has been accumulating. SMOCs in central neurons are induced through 38 Ca-activated K (KCa) channels, which are activated through Ca-induced Ca 39 release from the endoplasmic reticulum via ryanodine receptors (RyRs). Prev...

We have shown that the medial preoptic area (MPO) in the hypothalamus is a major site where interferon (IFN)-alpha acts to induce suppression of splenic natural killer (NK) cell activity through an activation of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in rats. Here, we discuss the hypothalamic mechanisms of the cytokine action using in vivo and in vitro preparations in rats. Lesion of the MPO activate...

The effects of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN), activators of particulate and soluble guanylate cyclase, respectively, on K+ currents were investigated in patch-clamp recordings of smooth muscle cells cultured from rat thoracic aorta. In the cell-attached patch configuration, ANF enhanced Ca(2+)-activated K+ (KCa) channel activities as reported previously. When K...