Annals ofMedical Physiology

Volume: 4 - Number: 29 - May 15, 2004

Outstanding

Reduced respiratory-related evoked activity in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Validation of surface recordings of the diaphragm response to transcranial magnetic stimulation in humans

Effect of high-intensity hypoxic training on sea-level swimming performances

Declines in physiological functional capacity with age: a longitudinal study in peak swimming performance

Articles

Short-term training enhances endothelium-dependent dilation of coronary arteries, not arterioles

Frequency dependence of respiratory system mechanics during induced constriction in a murine model of asthma

Alveolar sphingolipids generated in response to TNF- modifies surfactant biophysical activity

Role of L-glutamate in systemic AVP-induced hypothermia

Oxidation rate of exogenous carbohydrate during exercise is higher in boys than in men

Effects of oral contraceptives on glucose flux and substrate oxidation rates during rest and exercise

Protein kinetics in stable heart failure patients

Ca2+-activated Cl channels in corpus cavernosum smooth muscle: a novel mechanism for control of penile erection

Hindlimb unloading alters ligament healing

Mast cells mediate the microvascular inflammatory response to systemic hypoxia

Combined intervention of exercise and genistein prevented androgen deficiency-induced bone loss in mice

Pleural surface fluorescence measurement of Na+ and Cl transport across the air space-capillary barrier

Perfusion heterogeneity in rat lungs assessed from the distribution of 4-µm-diameter latex particles

Reduced respiratory-related evoked activity in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Effects of hindlimb unweighting on the mechanical and structure properties of the rat abdominal aorta

Effects of ET-A receptor blockade on eNOS gene expression in chronic hypoxic rat lungs

Validation of surface recordings of the diaphragm response to transcranial magnetic stimulation in humans

Chronic hypoxia alters the function of NOS nerves in cerebral arteries of near-term fetal and adult sheep

Effect of high-intensity hypoxic training on sea-level swimming performances

Aerobic power declines with aging in rat skeletal muscles perfused at matched convective O2 delivery

Characterization of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure due to volume overload in the rat

Declines in physiological functional capacity with age: a longitudinal study in peak swimming performance

Mechanisms of surface-tension-induced epithelial cell damage in a model of pulmonary airway reopening

Highlighted topics

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Invited Review: Neuroplasticity in respiratory motor control

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Invited Review: Developmental plasticity in respiratory control

Commentary

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Selected Contribution: Neurochemical phenotypes of MRF neurons influencing diaphragm and rectus abdominis activity

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Selected Contribution: Intermittent hypoxia induces phrenic long-term facilitation in carotid-denervated rats

Impaired substrate oxidation in healthy elderly men after eccentric exercise

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Invited Review: Plasticity in the control of breathing following sensory denervation

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Invited Review: The crossed phrenic phenomenon: a model for plasticity in the respiratory pathways following spinal cord injury

Commentary

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Selected Contribution: Classical conditioning of breathing pattern after two acquisition trials in 2-day-old mice

Plasticity in Respiratory Motor Control: Selected Contribution: Neuroplasticity in nucleus tractus solitarius neurons after episodic ozone exposure in infant primates

Technicals innovatives

Assessment of O2 uptake dynamics in isolated single skeletal myocytes

Translacional physiology

Inspiratory loading does not accelerate dystrophy in mdx mouse diaphragm: implications for regenerative therapy