EDITORIAL FOCI:

Jens Jordan

Good vibrations and strong bones?
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R555-R556, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00799.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. W. Blessing

BAT control shows the way: medullary raphé/parapyramidal neurons and sympathetic regulation of brown adipose tissue
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R557-R560, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00808.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Lihang Yao and Laura A. Woollett

Adult sterol metabolism is not affected by a positive sterol balance in the neonatal Golden Syrian hamster
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R561-R566, 2005. First published November 18, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00353.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. R. Lumbers, A. C. Boyce, G. Joulianos, V. Kumarasamy, E. Barner, J. L. Segar, and J. H. Burrell

Effects of cortisol on cardiac myocytes and on expression of cardiac genes in fetal sheep
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R567-R574, 2005. First published December 2, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00556.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina Korotkova, Britt G. Gabrielsson, Agneta Holmäng, Britt-Marie Larsson, Lars Å. Hanson, and Birgitta Strandvik

Gender-related long-term effects in adult rats by perinatal dietary ratio of n-6/n-3 fatty acids
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R575-R579, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00342.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPETITE, OBESITY, DIGESTION, AND METABOLISM:

Manuel Ángeles-Castellanos, Jorge Mendoza, Mauricio Díaz-Muñoz, and Carolina Escobar

Food entrainment modifies the c-Fos expression pattern in brain stem nuclei of rats
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R678-R684, 2005. First published November 18, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00590.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott J. Grundmann, Edward A. Pankey, Misty M. Cook, Aimee L. Wood, Bethany L. Rollins, and Bruce M. King

Combination unilateral amygdaloid and ventromedial hypothalamic lesions: evidence for a feeding pathway
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R702-R707, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00460.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takatoshi Murase, Satoshi Haramizu, Akira Shimotoyodome, Azumi Nagasawa, and Ichiro Tokimitsu

Green tea extract improves endurance capacity and increases muscle lipid oxidation in mice
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R708-R715, 2005. First published November 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00693.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin Keen-Rhinehart and Timothy J. Bartness

Peripheral ghrelin injections stimulate food intake, foraging, and food hoarding in Siberian hamsters
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R716-R722, 2005. First published December 2, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00705.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Min Shi, Allison R. Jones, Manuel Ferreira, Jr, Niaz Sahibzada, Richard A. Gillis, and Joseph G. Verbalis

Glucose does not activate nonadrenergic, noncholinergic inhibitory neurons in the rat stomach
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R742-R750, 2005. First published November 18, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00561.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Kobelt, Johannes J. Tebbe, Ines Tjandra, Andreas Stengel, Hi-Gung Bae, Viola Andresen, Ivo R. van der Voort, Rüdiger W. Veh, Christoph R. Werner, Burghard F. Klapp, Bertram Wiedenmann, Lixin Wang, Yvette Taché, and Hubert Mönnikes

CCK inhibits the orexigenic effect of peripheral ghrelin
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R751-R758, 2005. First published November 18, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00094.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFLAMMATION AND CYTOKINES:

Wei Wei, Moin U. Fareed, Amy Evenson, Michael J. Menconi, Hongmei Yang, Victoria Petkova, and Per-Olof Hasselgren

Sepsis stimulates calpain activity in skeletal muscle by decreasing calpastatin activity but does not activate caspase-3
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R580-R590, 2005. First published November 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00341.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xianzhong Meng, Lihua Ao, Yong Song, Christopher D. Raeburn, David A. Fullerton, and Alden H. Harken

Signaling for myocardial depression in hemorrhagic shock: roles of Toll-like receptor 4 and p55 TNF- receptor
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R600-R606, 2005. First published October 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00182.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Houdeau, Muriel Larauche, Régine Monnerie, Lionel Bueno, and Jean Fioramonti

Uterine motor alterations and estrous cycle disturbances associated with colonic inflammation in the rat
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R630-R637, 2005. First published November 11, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00482.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROHUMORAL CONTROL OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION:

Federico J. Teran, Robert A. Johnson, Blake K. Stevenson, Kelly J. Peyton, Keith E. Jackson, Scott D. Appleton, William Durante, and Fruzsina K. Johnson

Heme oxygenase-derived carbon monoxide promotes arteriolar endothelial dysfunction and contributes to salt-induced hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive rats
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R615-R622, 2005. First published November 4, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00123.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julian M. Stewart, Carol Karman, Leslie D. Montgomery, and Kenneth J. McLeod

Plantar vibration improves leg fluid flow in perimenopausal women
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R623-R629, 2005. First published October 7, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00513.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiang Xu, William Kussmaul, Peter B. Kurnik, Mohamad Al-Ahdav, and Amir Pelleg

Electrophysiological-anatomic correlates of ATP-triggered vagal reflex in the dog. V. Role of purinergic receptors
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R651-R655, 2005. First published November 11, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00553.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lourdes A. Fortepiani and Jane F. Reckelhoff

Treatment with tetrahydrobiopterin reduces blood pressure in male SHR by reducing testosterone synthesis
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R733-R736, 2005. First published December 16, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00500.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David C. Randall, Bobby R. Baldridge, Ethan E. Zimmerman, Jonathan J. Carroll, Richard O. Speakman, David R. Brown, Robert F. Taylor, Abhijit Patwardhan, and Don E. Burgess

Blood pressure power within frequency range 0.4 Hz in rat conforms to self-similar scaling following spinal cord transection
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R737-R741, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00544.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Martinka, Jens Fielitz, Andreas Patzak, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Pontus B. Persson, and Harald M. Stauss

Mechanisms of blood pressure variability-induced cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice with impaired baroreflex
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R767-R776, 2005. First published November 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00445.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PREGNANCY:

Anette Ericsson, Bengt Hamark, Nina Jansson, Bengt R. Johansson, Theresa L. Powell, and Thomas Jansson

Hormonal regulation of glucose and system A amino acid transport in first trimester placental villous fragments
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R656-R662, 2005. First published November 11, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00407.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie A. Dean, Junhui Tan, Edward R. O'Brien, and Frans H. H. Leenen

17-Estradiol downregulates tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme and ANG II type 1 receptor in female rats
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R759-R766, 2005. First published November 18, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00595.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENVIRONMENTAL, EXERCISE AND RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY:

Mitsuharu Okutsu, Kenji Ishii, Kai Jun Niu, and Ryoichi Nagatomi

Cortisol-induced CXCR4 augmentation mobilizes T lymphocytes after acute physical stress
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R591-R599, 2005. First published November 4, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00438.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. M. Dibb, C. L. Hagarty, A. S. I. Loudon, and A. W. Trafford

Photoperiod-dependent modulation of cardiac excitation contraction coupling in the Siberian hamster
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R607-R614, 2005. First published November 4, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00612.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyuichi Niizeki

Intramuscular pressure-induced inhibition of cardiac contraction: implications for cardiac-locomotor synchronization
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R645-R650, 2005. First published November 4, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00491.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMPARATIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY:

Thomas Starke-Peterkovic, Nigel Turner, Paul L. Else, and Ronald J. Clarke

Electric field strength of membrane lipids from vertebrate species: membrane lipid composition and Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase molecular activity
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R663-R670, 2005. First published November 11, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00434.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SLEEP AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION:

Aline S. C. Fabricio, Fabiane H. Veiga, Rodrigo Cristofoletti, Pierluigi Navarra, and Gloria E. P. Souza

The effects of selective and nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitors on endothelin-1-induced fever in rats
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R671-R677, 2005. First published November 11, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00532.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl J. Kaiyala and Douglas S. Ramsay

Assessment of heat production, heat loss, and core temperature during nitrous oxide exposure: a new paradigm for studying drug effects and opponent responses
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R692-R701, 2005. First published November 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00412.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei-Hua Cao and Shaun F. Morrison

Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis contributes to fentanyl-evoked hyperthermia
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R723-R732, 2005. First published December 2, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00669.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

WATER AND ELECTROLYTE HOMEOSTASIS:

Emily C. Crews and Neil E. Rowland

Role of angiotensin in body fluid homeostasis of mice: effect of losartan on water and NaCl intakes
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R638-R644, 2005. First published November 4, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00525.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William T. Noonan, Alison L. Woo, Michelle L. Nieman, Vikram Prasad, Patrick J. Schultheis, Gary E. Shull, and John N. Lorenz

Blood pressure maintenance in NHE3-deficient mice with transgenic expression of NHE3 in small intestine
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R685-R691, 2005. First published November 18, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00209.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Thomas Koehnle, Douglas Curran-Everett, and Dale J. Benos

The proof is not in the P value
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R777-R778, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00511.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRIGENDA:

CORRIGENDUM
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R779-R779, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00836.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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