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The effect of bilayer thickness on the activity of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase by Johannsson, A, Smith, G A, Metcalfe, J C

“…The activities of purified (Na+ + K+)-ATPase supported by a series of phosphatidylcholines with monounsaturated (cis-9) fatty acyl chains (di(n : 1)…”
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The lipid environment of the glucagon receptor regulates adenylate cyclase activity by Houslay, M D, Hesketh, T R, Smith, G A, Warren, G B, Metcalfe, J C

“…1. The lipids composition of rat liver plasma membranes was substantially altered by introducing synthetic phosphatidylcholines into the membrane by the…”
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High resolution proton relaxation studies of lecithins by Lee, A G, Birdsall, N J, Levine, Y K, Metcalfe, J C

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Increased PAI activity and PAI-1 antigen occurring with an oral fat load: associations with PAI-1 genotype and plasma active TGF- β levels by Byrne, C.D, Wareham, N.J, Martensz, N.D, Humphries, S.E, Metcalfe, J.C, Grainger, D.J

“…Whether the post-prandial lipemic response is linked to potentially pro-atherogenic and/or prothrombotic changes in plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) and…”
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Feedback Mechanism of Focal Vascular Lesion Formation in Transgenic Apolipoprotein(a) Mice by Lawn, Richard M., Pearle, Andrew D., Kunz, Lawrence L., Rubin, Edward M., Reckless, Jill, Metcalfe, James C., Grainger, David J.

“…Apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)), the distinguishing protein of atherogenic lipoprotein(a), directs accumulation of the lipoprotein(a) particle to sites in the…”
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The endothelin peptides ET-1, ET-2, ET-3 and sarafotoxin S6b are co-mitogenic with platelet-derived growth factor for vascular smooth muscle cells by Weissberg, P L, Witchell, C, Davenport, A P, Hesketh, T R, Metcalfe, J C

“…We have investigated whether any of the three isoforms of endothelin (ET) ET-1, ET-2 and ET-3 or the structurally similar peptide sarafotoxin S6b is mitogenic…”
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Calcium regulates inositol 1,3,4,5‐tetrakisphosphate production in lysed thymocytes and in intact cells stimulated with concanavalin A by Zilberman, Y., Howe, L.R., Moore, J.P., Hesketh, T.R., Metcalfe, J.C.

“…Lysed mouse thymocytes release [3H]inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate from [3H]inositol‐labelled phosphatidyl inositol 4,5‐bisphosphate in response to GTP gamma S,…”
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The effect of bilayer thickness and n-alkanes on the activity of the (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-dependent ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum by Johannsson, A, Keightley, C A, Smith, G A, Richards, C D, Hesketh, T R, Metcalfe, J C

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Control of growth of juvenile leaves of Eucalyptus globulus: effects of leaf age by Metcalfe, J.C, Davies, W.J, Pereira, J.S

“…Biophysical variables influencing the expansion of plant cells (yield threshold, cell wall extensibility and turgor) were measured in individual Eucalyptus…”
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Free cytosolic Ca2+ measurements with fluorine labelled indicators using 19FNMR by Metcalfe, J C, Hesketh, T R, Smith, G A

“…Characterisation by 19F NMR of fluorine-labelled indicators of cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration (by 5FBAPTA) and pH (by Fquene) is described, together with…”
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13 C NMR spectra of acholeplasma membranes containing 13 C labelled phospholipids by Metcalfe, J.C., Birdsall, N.J.M., Lee, A.G.

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13C NMR spectra of acholeplasma membranes containing13C labelled phospholipids by Metcalfe, J.C., Birdsall, N.J.M., Lee, A.G.

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The glucagon receptor of rat liver plasma membrane can couple to adenylate cyclase without activating it by Houslay, M D, Metcalfe, J C, Warren, G B, Hesketh, T R, Smith, G A

“…1. Activation of adenylate cyclase in rat liver plasma membranes by fluoride or GMP-P (NH)P yielded linear Arrheniun plots. Activation by glucagon alone, or in…”
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Changes in free-calcium levels and pH in synaptosomes during transmitter release by Richards, C D, Metcalfe, J C, Smith, G A, Hesketh, T R

“…The free cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration [( Ca2+]i) in rat brain synaptosomes estimated by the indicator quin 2 is 104 +/- 8 nM (S.D.) in artificial…”
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The localisation of small molecules in lipid bilayers by Colley, C.M., Metcalfe, J.C.

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Mg 2+ regulates the ATPase activity of a calcium transport protein by interacting with bound phosphatidic acid by Warren, G.B., Metcalfe, J.C., Lee, A.G., Birdsall, N.J.M.

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Permeabilization of thymocytes by photon activation of erythrosin by Yonuschot, G., Matthews, E.K., Corps, A.N., Metcalfe, J.C.

“…Thymocytes previously loaded with quin 2 were rapidly permeabilized by the photon activation of erythrosin and the rate of permeabilization monitored by…”
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The exogenous lipid requirement for histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells stimulated by concanavalin A by Smith, G.A., Hesketh, T.R., Plumb, R.W., Metcalfe, J.C.

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Triggering of lymphocyte capping appears not to require changes in potential or ion fluxes across the plasma membrane by Montecucco, C, Rink, T J, Pozzan, T, Metcalfe, J C

“…Capping induced by anti-Ig antibody on mouse spleen lymphocytes was found to proceed normally over a wide range of membrane potentials from approx. 0 to -65…”
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Exchange of partners in glucagon receptor-adenylate cyclase complexes. Physical evidence for the independent, mobile receptor model by Houslay, M D, Ellory, J C, Smith, G A, Hesketh, T R, Stein, J M, Warren, G B, Metcalfe, J C

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