Annals ofMedical Physiology

Volume: 8 - Number: 88 - August 15, 2008

Outstanding

Highlighted topics

The production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by skeletal muscle

Investigational Article

Peripheral impairments cause a progressive age-related loss of strength and velocity-dependent power in the dorsiflexors

Physical activity energy expenditure may mediate the relationship between plasma leptin levels and worsening insulin resistance independently of adiposity

Prior exercise delays the onset of acidosis during incremental exercise

Regional differences in glucose clearance: effects of insulin and resistance training on arm and leg glucose clearance in older hypertensive individuals

Regulation of middle cerebral artery blood velocity during recovery from dynamic exercise in humans

Rehydration with fluid of varying tonicities: effects on fluid regulatory hormones and exercise performance in the heat

Residence at 3,800-m altitude for 5 mo in growing dogs enhances lung diffusing capacity for oxygen that persists at least 2.5 years

Rest-inserted loading rapidly amplifies the response of bone to small increases in strain and load cycles

Sex differences in left ventricular function and -receptor responsiveness following prolonged strenuous exercise

Short-term strength training and the expression of myostatin and IGF-I isoforms in rat muscle and tendon: differential effects of specific contraction types

Similar acute molecular responses to equivalent volumes of isometric, lengthening, or shortening mode resistance exercise

Simulated microgravity effects on the rat carotid and femoral arteries: role of contractile protein expression and mechanical properties of the vessel wall

Tendon collagen synthesis at rest and after exercise in women

The effect of running, strength, and vibration strength training on the mechanical, morphological, and biochemical properties of the Achilles tendon in rats

The effects of training in hyperoxia vs. normoxia on skeletal muscle enzyme activities and exercise performance

Invited editorials

Sex inequity in tendon metabolism?

Letters to the Editor

Reply to Valic, Palada, and Dujic

Reply to Zavorsky

Short-acting NO donor and decompression sickness in humans