We examined the kinetic properties of the interactions between inner and outer cation sites of the Na-Li countertransport system in human red blood cells. Li-stimulated Na efflux [V(Na)] was measured as a function of external Li [(Li)o] and internal Na [(Na)i] contents. At each (Li)o, a Hanes plot of (Na)i/V(Na) vs. (Na)i allowed us to calculate the apparent dissociation constant for internal N...

1. Introduction The Li intercalated polymorphs of titanium disulfide – the trigonal (layered) and the cubic modification – form a unique model system for comparison of Li self-diffusion in two and three dimensions, respectively, within two host structures of the same composition [1]. Slow Li + transport in cubic Li x TiS 2 (x = 0.6) was probed by 7 Li stimulated echo NMR spectroscopy (see, e. g...

To offer location based services, service providers need to have access to Location Information (LI) regarding the users which they wish to serve; this is a potential privacy threat. We propose the use of constraints, i.e. statements limiting the use and distribution of LI, that are securely bound to the LI, as a means to reduce this threat. Constraints may themselves reveal information to any ...

the carrier facilitated transport of lithium picrate was studied using a series of non-cyclic polyethers containing different end groups and chain lengths through bulk liquid membrane (blm) and supported liquid membrane (slm) systems. the various membrane supports used are viz. ptfe, cellulose nitrate, and dialysis membrane and onion membrane. the amount of li+ transported depends upon the stru...

The bamboo-feeding species of tribe Evacanthini are reviewed. They include 9 genera and 13 species: Angustella leucostriata Li & Wang, 1991, Boundarus nigronotus Zhang, Zhang & Wei, 2010a, Carinata kelloggii (Baker, 1923), C. nigrofasciata Li & Wang, 1994a, Convexana fleura Chen, Yang & Li, 2012, Evacanthus repexus Distant, 1908, Onukia guttata Li & Wang, 1991, O. nigra Li & Wang, 1991, Parapyt...

BACKGROUND Although p21 is an important component that regulates cell-cycle progression, no consensus has been reached about its clinicopathological significance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In the present study, we investigated its prognostic significance and correlation with cyclin-D1 (CCND1) expression in ESCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The p21 labeling index (LI) was calculat...

Amiloride-inhibitable Li+ influx in dog red blood cells is mediated by the Na+/H+ exchanger, NHE. However, there are substantial differences between the properties of Li+ transport and Na+ transport through the NHE. Li+ influx is activated by cell shrinkage, and Na+ influx is not, as we reported previously (Dunham PB, Kelley SJ, and Logue PJ. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 287: C336-C344, 2004). Li+...

Angular distributions for the elastic scattering of 8 Li on 9 Be and the neutron transfer reactions Be have been measured with a 27 MeV 8 Li radioactive nuclear beam. Spectroscopic factors for 8 Li⊗n= 9 Li and 7 Li⊗n= 8 Li bound systems were obtained from the comparison between the experimental differential cross section and finite-range DWBA calculations with the code FRESCO. The spectroscopic...

We report that substitution of sodium with lithium (Li+) in the extracellular solution causes subtype-specific changes in the inward and outward currents of glutamate receptors (GluRs), without a shift in reversal potential. Li+ produces an increase of inward and outward currents of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptors and decreases in the currents of kainate (KA) and...