glutamatergic system stimulationthe nucleus accumbens shell, may affect anxiety-related behaviors, aversive learning and memory. glutamate receptors are differentially distributed in pre- and postsynaptic sites contributing to neuronal communications.the present study aimed to examine the possible involvement of the nac shell presynaptic nmda receptors on nmda induced responses, using the eleva...

An incubation experiment lasting 111 d was carried out to study the effect of the addition of three clay minerals (Nabentonite, Ca-bentonite, and zeolite) to soil derived from sewage sludge on water-extractable and exchangeable forms of four heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Cu, and Ni), as well as on soil organic matter mineralization, microbial biomass C and the release of inorganic N. The addition of cl...

Running Title: Age-dependent regulation of TRPV5 and TRPV6 Abstract Aging is associated with alterations in Ca 2+ homeostasis, which predisposes elder people to hyperparathyroidism and osteoporosis. Intestinal Ca 2+ absorption decreases with aging and in particular active transport of Ca 2+ by the duodenum. In addition, there are age-related changes in renal Ca 2+ handling. To examine age-relat...

Cao, W., Q. Chen, U. D. Sohn, N. Kim, M. T. Kirber, K. M. Harnett, J. Behar, and P. Biancani. Ca-induced contraction of cat esophageal circular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 280: C980–C992, 2001.— ACh-induced contraction of esophageal circular muscle (ESO) depends on Ca influx and activation of protein kinase Ce (PKCe). PKCe, however, is known to be Ca independent. To determine...

Superficial sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) regulates smooth muscle force development directly by Ca(2+) release and removal to and from the cytoplasm (Somlyo and Somlyo. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 8, Suppl 8: S42-S47, 1986) by buffering Ca(2+) influx and contributing to Ca(2+) extrusion (Mueller and van Breemen. Nature 281: 682-683, 1979) and indirectly by releasing Ca(2+) near Ca(2+)-activated K(+) c...

In fall (November 2005) and winter (February 2006), we collected current-year foliage of native red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) growing in a reference watershed and in a watershed treated in 1999 with wollastonite (CaSiO(3), a slow-release calcium source) to simulate preindustrial soil calcium concentrations (Ca-addition watershed) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (Thornton, NH). We ana...

Purinergic receptors are important in the regulation of renal hemodynamics; therefore, this study sought to determine if such receptors influence macula densa cell function. Isolated glomeruli containing macula densa cells, with and without the cortical thick ascending limb, were loaded with the Ca(2+) sensitive indicators, Fura Red (confocal microscopy) or fura 2 (conventional video image anal...

The corrosion behaviors of Mg-2Zn-0.2Mn-xCa (denoted as MZM-xCa alloys) in homogenization state have been investigated by immersion test and electrochemical techniques in a simulated physiological condition. The microstructure features were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron probe microanalysis (EP...