This paper examines one of the basic tenets of UK industrial policy, that attracting inward investment into the UK stimulates domestic productivity growth. A model of productivity growth is developed for the indigenous sector of UK manufacturing, linking domestic productivity growth to theoretical explanations of inward investment. The paper demonstrates that inward investment does stimulate pr...

Inward rectifier K(+) channels govern the resting membrane voltage in many cells. Regulation of these ion channels via G protein-coupled receptor signaling underlies the control of heart rate and the actions of neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. We have determined the protein structure formed by the intracellular N- and C termini of the G protein-gated inward rectifier K(+) channe...

The slow inward calcium currents were compared in rat and guinea pig heart using enzymatically dissociated, single ventricular cells. A single electrode voltage clamp was used, in which current and voltage were sampled separately using a time-sharing method. Spatial homogeneity of membrane potential during peak slow inward calcium current was assessed by measuring the potential with two microel...

UNLABELLED Inward-rectifier K channel: using macroscopic voltage clamp and single-channel patch clamp techniques we have identified the K+ channel responsible for potassium recycling across basolateral membranes (BLM) of principal cells in intact epithelia isolated from frog skin. The spontaneously active K+ channel is an inward rectifier (Kir) and is the major component of macroscopic conducta...

The response of Aplysia abdominal ganglion neuron L2 to the molluscan neuroactive peptide Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2 (FMRFamide) was studied in voltage-clamp experiments. In all of the experiments, focal application of the peptide to the soma activated an inward rectifier current and reduced the apparent amplitude of the transient K current, IA. In a few cells, Na and K currents were activated in addi...

The medicinal part of Rubia tinctorum is the dried root. The small yellowishgreen flowers are in loose, leafy, long-peduncled terminal or auxiliary cymes. The margin of the calyx is indistinct, 4- to 5-sectioned and has a tip that is curved inward. There are five stamens and an inferior ovary. The fruit is a black, pea-sized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. The perennial pl...

This paper investigates the impact of inward investment by foreign-owned companies on technical progress and hence labour productivity in the UK manufacturing sector. Using an industry-level panel data set we find that foreign-owned firms have a significant positive effect on the level of technical efficiency in domestic firms. There is evidence of significant intra-industry and inter-industry ...