The influence of CuCl2 on inorganic phosphate efflux from resting E. coli and those treated with glucose has been studied. Maintaining of high phosphate gradient on the membrane is possibly only in case of continuous supply of external metabolic energy. Treatment with CuCl2 does not lead to the increase in permeability of the resting cell membrane for phosphates, but it causes the efflux of phosphates in glucose-treated cells. The above data suggest that the efflux is determined by inhibition of energy influx into cell by CuCl2, not by damaging the cytoplasmic membrane.
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Front Hum Neurosci
December 2024
Division of Clinical Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
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Bioact Mater
November 2024
Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Canada Research Chair I in Biomaterials and Bioengineering for the Innovation in Surgery, Department of Min-Met-Materials Engineering, Research Center of CHU de Quebec, Division of Regenerative Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
This study investigates the degradation behavior of three distinct Fe-based alloys immersed in three pseudo-physiological solutions. These alloys, which have varied Mn and C contents, include a commercially available Fe-0.15C alloy, namely Fe-C, and two newly developed alloys, that is Fe-5Mn-0.
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December 2024
Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, Porto Alegre 2492, Brazil; Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, Porto Alegre 2492, Brazil. Electronic address:
Objectives: To evaluate the self-etch bonding potential of universal adhesive systems with varying acidic compositions by analyzing the wettability properties, topographical change, and microshear bond strength (µSBS) to enamel.
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Life Sci
December 2024
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address:
Aims: This study aimed to explore the molecular pathological mechanisms of the liver in metabolic disease-susceptible transgenic pigs via multiomics analysis.
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Environ Res
December 2024
Engler-Bunte-Institut, Water Chemistry and Water Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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