Annals ofMedical Physiology

Volume: 6 - Number: 50 - March 15, 2006

Outstanding

Hemodynamic effects of leg crossing and skeletal muscle tensing during free standing in patients with vasovagal syncope

Acetylcholine-induced vasodilation is mediated by nitric oxide and prostaglandins in human skin

Long-term bed rest-induced reductions in stroke volume during rest and exercise: cardiac dysfunction vs. volume depletion

Mechanical interactions between collagen and proteoglycans: implications for the stability of lung tissue

Articles

Hemodynamic effects of leg crossing and skeletal muscle tensing during free standing in patients with vasovagal syncope

Early fluid retention and severe acute mountain sickness

Hemoglobin levels in Qinghai-Tibet: different effects of gender for Tibetans vs. Han

Pulmonary artery smooth muscle activation attenuates arterial dysfunction during acute pulmonary hypertension

Effect of chronic hypoxia on cholinergic chemotransmission in rat carotid body

The involvement of hydroxyl radical and cyclooxygenase metabolites in the activation of lung vagal sensory receptors by circulatory endotoxin in rats

Acetylcholine-induced vasodilation is mediated by nitric oxide and prostaglandins in human skin

Estrogen’s attenuating effect on the exercise pressor reflex is more opioid dependent in gonadally intact than in ovariectomized female cats

Strenuous physical exercise inhibits granulocyte activation induced by high altitude

Long-term bed rest-induced reductions in stroke volume during rest and exercise: cardiac dysfunction vs. volume depletion

Activation of the vasoactive intestinal peptide 2 receptor modulates normal and atrophying skeletal muscle mass and force

Suppression of viral specific primary T-cell response following intense physical exercise in young but not old mice

Mechanical interactions between collagen and proteoglycans: implications for the stability of lung tissue

Echocardiographic parameters discriminating myocardial infarction with pulmonary congestion from myocardial infarction without congestion in the mouse

Effects of disrupted 1-integrin function on the skeletal response to short-term hindlimb unloading in mice

Inflammatory, hemostatic, and clinical changes in a baboon experimental model for heatstroke

Highlighted topics

Activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, and mammalian target of rapamycin is necessary for hypoxia-induced pulmonary artery adventitial fibroblast proliferation

Egr-1 antisense oligonucleotides inhibit hypoxia-induced proliferation of pulmonary artery adventitial fibroblasts

Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension is prevented in rats with common bile duct ligation

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY

Rapid formation of functional muscle in vitro using fibrin gels