The effectiveness of tetraethylammonium (TEA) and high-frequency stimulation (HFS) in inducing long-term synaptic modification is compared in CA1 and dentate gyrus (DG) in vitro. High-frequency stimulation induces long-term potentiation (LTP) at synapses of both perforant path-DG granule cell and Schaffer collateralCA1 pyramidal cell pathways. By contrast, TEA (25 mM) induces long-term depressi...

The production of biosorbents by waste biomass has attracted considerable attention due to the low cost and abundance raw materials. Here biochar produced from Eucalyptus camdulensis sawdust (EU-biochar) via pyrolysis at 600 °C was used as a potential biosorbent for Ni2+ Pb2+ metal ions wastewater. Characterization experiments indicated formation C- O-bearing functional groups on EU-biochar sur...

Magnetic behavior and disproportionation effect of nickelates are closely related to the nature their ground state. In present work, magnetic structure, lattice dynamics, electronic properties, yttrium nickelate (YNiO3) in its state P21/n structure were investigated by first-principles phonon calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). The strong correlated interactions treated DFT +...

The removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater by ion exchange resins ( zeolite and purolite C105), was investigated. adsorption process, which is pH dependent, shows maximum at 6 7 for C105 initial concentrations 50-250 mg/l, with resin dose 0.25-3 g. capacity found to be 9.74, 9.23 9.71 mg/g Cu2+, Pb2+, Ni2+ on respectively, while the 9.64 ,8.73 9.39 respectively. 97-98% Cu2+ 92- 93% Pb2+ ze...

A simple and efficient method for the chemoselective 1,1-diacetate protection of aromatic aldehydes with acetic anhydride by using Ni2+ supported on hydroxyapatite-core-shell magnetic γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3@HAp-Ni2+) under solvent free conditions. This method has several advantages, including high yield, short reaction time, simple work-up and recyclable property of the catalyst. The ca...

In order to simulate the in vivo binding behavior of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to the zinc-containing active center of ACE, the in vitro interaction between lisinopril and zinc or nickel ions was investigated in aqueous solutions of different pH by using attenuated total reflection (ATR)/Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy with second-derivative IR spectral anal...

The effects of nifedipine and nickel ions (Ni2+), known inhibitors of L- and T-type voltage-gated Ca-channels respectively, were investigated on plateau potentials recorded from submucosal interstitial cells distributed in the mouse proximal colon. Plateau potentials were generated at a frequency of about 15 times min(-1) and were formed of two components. The primary component had an initial f...

LTP induction dependent on activation of Ni2+-sensitive voltage-gated calcium channels, but not NMDA receptors, in the rat dentate gyrus in vitro. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 2574-2581, 1997. A N-methyl--aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-independent long-term potentiation (LTP) has been investigated in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in vitro in the presence of the NMDAR antagonist, -2-amino-phosphonope...