Annals ofClinical Investigation

Volume: 4 - Number: 33 - September 15, 2004

Outstanding

The long-lasting impact of postnatal neuropeptide Y

Uniformity in dynamic baroreflex regulation of left and right cardiac sympathetic nerve activities

Elevated dietary salt suppresses renin secretion but not thirst evoked by arterial hypotension in rats

Myogenic responses and compliance of mesenteric and splenic vasculature in the rat

APPETITE, OBESITY AND METABOLISM:

Neuropeptides modulate rat chorda tympani responses

Postnatal intracerebroventricular exposure to neuropeptide Y causes weight loss in female adult rats

An oxidized metabolite of linoleic acid stimulates corticosterone production by rat adrenal cells

Cardiac, renal and respiratory integratión

CO2 transduction in avian intrapulmonary chemoreceptors is critically dependent on transmembrane Na+/H+ exchange

Development and tissue plasticity

Season and testosterone affect contractile properties of fast calling muscles in the gray tree frog Hyla chrysoscelis

The role of hypothalamic input on corticotroph maturation in fetal sheep

Editorial

The long-lasting impact of postnatal neuropeptide Y

Inflammation, cytokynes and temperature regulation

The spleen modulates the febrile response of guinea pigs to LPS

Involvement of sympathetic efferents but not capsaicin-sensitive afferents in nociceptin-mediated dual control of rat synovial blood flow

Effects of fasting on thermoregulatory processes and the daily oscillations in rats

Expression of glycerokinase in brown adipose tissue is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system

Activation of central melanocortin-4 receptor suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced fever in rats

Invited review

Role of renal NO production in the regulation of medullary blood flow

Local control of circulation

Improved erectile function after Rho-kinase inhibition in a rat castrate model of erectile dysfunction

Myogenic responses and compliance of mesenteric and splenic vasculature in the rat

Neurohumoral control of circulation and hypertension

Uniformity in dynamic baroreflex regulation of left and right cardiac sympathetic nerve activities

Guanylyl cyclase mediates ANP-induced vasoconstriction of murine splenic vessels

Effect of portal hypertension on splenic blood flow, intrasplenic extravasation and systemic blood pressure

Cardiac effects of hypocretin-1 in nucleus ambiguus

SNC complex function, sleep and locomotion

Magnetic fields and the melatonin hypothesis: a study of workers chronically exposed to 50-Hz magnetic fields

Circadian phase-shifting effects of nocturnal exercise in older compared with young adults

Special issues

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Norepinephrine is not required for reduction of feeding induced by cholecystokinin

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Somatostatin alters intake of amino acid-imbalanced diets and taste buds of tongue in rats

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Antagonism of opioid receptors reduces body fat in obese rats by decreasing food intake and stimulating lipid utilization

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Regional, metabolic, and circadian specificity of lateral hypothalamic orexin A feeding stimulation

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Separable mechanisms for dorsal hindbrain CART peptide to inhibit gastric emptying and food intake

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Glucagon-like peptide 1-(7-36) amide acts at lateral and medial hypothalamic sites to suppress feeding in rats

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Appetite-inducing accumbens manipulation activates hypothalamic orexin neurons and inhibits POMC neurons

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Effect of peptide histidine isoleucine on consummatory behavior in rats

Peptides that Regulate Food Intake: Orexin gene expression is increased during states of hypertriglyceridemia

Thirst and volume, electrolite homeostasis

Elevated dietary salt suppresses renin secretion but not thirst evoked by arterial hypotension in rats

Role of angiotensin in body fluid homeostasis of mice: fluid intake, plasma hormones, and brain Fos