APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 3, 1996

The American Physiological Society

• Effects of the morning rise in cortisol concentration on regulation of lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue. Samra, J. S., M. L. Clark, S. M. Humphreys, I. A. Macdonald, D. R. Matthews, and K. N. Frayn. Oxford Lipid Metabolism Group, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK APStracts 3:0150E, 1996.
• Glycerol production and utilization in humans: sites and quantitation. Landau, Bernard R., John Wahren, Stephen F. Previs, Karin Ekberg, Visvanathan Chandramouli, and Henri Brunengraber. Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Hospitals S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden APStracts 3:0151E, 1996.
• Islet amyloid polypeptide and insulin gene expression are regulated in parallel by glucose in vivo in rats. Mulder, Hindrik, Bo Ahr[acute]en, and Frank Sundler. Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Section for Neuroendocrine Cell Biology, University of Lund, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden APStracts 3:0152E, 1996.
• Regulation of rat na+/pi cotransporter-1 gene expression: the roles of glucose and insulin. Li, Hui, Ping Ren, Michael Onwochei, Randall J. Ruch, and Zijian Xie. Department of Pharmacology, and the Department of Pathology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 43699-0008 APStracts 3:0153E, 1996.
• Measurement of the interstitial muscle glucose and lactate concentrations during an oral glucose tolerance test. M., M[umlaut]uller, Holm[umlaut]ang A., Andersson O. K., Eichler H. G., L[diaeresis]onnroth P. Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden and Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Vienna, Austria Key words: Skeletal muscle, glucose metabolism, microdialysis, muscle blood flow APStracts 3:0154E, 1996.
• Hepatic vldl secretion of genetically obese zucker rats is inhibited by a high-fat diet. Oussadou, Larbi, Genevi[grave]eve Griffaton, and Athina-Despina Kalopissis. 1 U177 INSERM and 2 CJF 9508 INSERM, Institut Biom[acute]edical des Cordeliers, 15 rue de l'Ecole de M[acute]edecine, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France APStracts 3:0155E, 1996.
• Insulin-like growth factor i inhibits degradation and improves retention of protein in hind limb muscle of lambs. Oddy, V. Hutton, and Phillip C. Owens. Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Agriculture, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Human Nutrition, Adelaide, South Australia 8000, Australia APStracts 3:0156E, 1996.
• The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in experimental mineralocorticoid-salt induced cardiac fibrosis. Young, Morag J., and John W. Funder. Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia APStracts 3:0157E, 1996.
• Expression of igfbp-3 and -4 mrna but not of igfbp-2 mrna correlates with the differentiation of caco-2 colon epithelial cells. Hoeflich, A., Y. Yang, S. Huber, W. Rascher, G. Koepf, W. F. Blum, P. Heinz-Erian, H. J. Kolb, and W. Kiess. Children's Hospital, Justus Liebig University, Feulgenstr. 12, D -35385 Giessen, Germany, Children's Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China &Dept. of Physiology, University of Munich, D-80336 Munich, Germany, Children's Hospital, University of Innsbruck, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Harlaching City Hospital, D-81545 Munich, Germany APStracts 3:0158E, 1996.
• Interaction of exercise training and clenbuterol on glut4 protein in muscle of obese zucker rats. Kuo, Chia-Hua, Zhenping Ding, and John L. Ivy. Exercise Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas APStracts 3:0159E, 1996.
• Fat and carbohydrate metabolism during exercise in elderly and young subjects. Sial, Shahid, Andrew R. Coggan, Richard Carroll, James Goodwin, Samuel Klein. Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 and Departments of Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 APStracts 3:0160E, 1996.
• Reversal of portacaval shunting normalizes brain energy consumption in most brain structures. Hawkins, Paul A., Mary R. Dejoseph, and Richard A. Hawkins. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Finch University of Health Sciences/ The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095 APStracts 3:0161E, 1996.
• Reconstitution and characterization of two forms of cyclic nucleotide gated channels from skeletal muscle. Santy, Lorraine C., and Guido Guidotti. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University APStracts 3:0162E, 1996.
• Acute post-prandial changes in leucine metabolism as assessed with an intrinsically labelled milk protein. Boirie, Yves, Pierre Gachon, Sandrine Corny, Jacques Fauquant, Jean -Louis Maubois, Bernard Beaufr[grave]ere. Laboratoire de Nutrition Humaine, Universit[acute]e Clermont Auvergne, CRNH, Clermont-Ferrand; Pharmacie Centre Hospitalier R[acute]egional, Clermont-Ferrand; Laboratoire de Technologie Laiti[grave]ere, INRA, Rennes, France APStracts 3:0163E, 1996.
• Pancreatic islet blood flow in normal and obese-hyperglycemic (ob/ ob) mice. Carlsson, Per-Ola, Arne Andersson, and Leif Jansson. Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden APStracts 3:0164E, 1996.
• Progesterone induces changes in sleep comparable to those of agonistic gabaa receptor modulators. Lancel, Marike, Johannes Faulhaber, Florian Holsboer, and Rainer Rupprecht. Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Institute, Munich, Germany APStracts 3:0165E, 1996.
• Contributions of liver and kidneys to glycerol production and utilization in the dog. Previs, Stephen F., Spencer K. Martin, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Maxim V. Soloviev, Adam P. Keating, David Lucas, France David, John Koshy, Donn W. Kirschenbaum, Kou-Yi Tserng, and Henri Brunengraber. Departments of Nutrition and Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and Department of Radiology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland OH 44106 APStracts 3:0166E, 1996.
• Interferon-[alpha] down-regulates the expression of oxytocin receptor in cultured human myometrial cells. Maggi, Mario, Alessandro Peri, Elisabetta Baldi, Rosa Mancina, Simone Granchi, Guido Fantoni, Giovanna Finetti, Gianni Forti, Claudia Casini Raggi, and Mario Serio. Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Andrology and Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy APStracts 3:0167E, 1996.
• Agouti regulation of intracellular calcium. role of melanocortin receptors. Kim, J. H., L. L. Kiefer, R. P. Woychik, W. O. Wilkison, A. Truesdale, O. Ittoop, D. Willard, J. Nichols, and M. B. Zemel. The Department of Nutrition and Physiology Program, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1900, Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8077, Division of Biochemistry, Glaxo Research Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 APStracts 3:0168E, 1996.
• Effects and fate of human igf binding protein-5 in rat osteoblast cultures. Schmid, Christoph, Irene Schl[umlaut]apfer, Martina A. Gosteli-Peter, E. Rudolf Froesch, and J[umlaut]urgen Zapf. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, 8091 Z[umlaut]urich, Switzerland APStracts 3:0169E, 1996.
• Quantitative aspects of inter-organ relationships among arginine and citrulline metabolism. Yu, Yong-Ming, John F. Burke, Ronald G. Tompkins, Ramon Martin, and Vernon R. Young. Shriners Burns Institute and Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 02114; Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139 APStracts 3:0170E, 1996.
• Effects of dihydropyridines on aldosterone secretion in adrenal capsule preparations from pregnant rats. Brochu, Michele, Serge Picard, Steve Jodoin, and Jean St-Louis. Research Center, St-Justine's Hospital and Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of Montreal, Montr[acute]eal, Qu[acute]ebec, Canada H3T 1C5 APStracts 3:0171E, 1996.
• Different physiological traits underlying increased body fat of fatty (fa/fa) and heterozygous (+/fa) rats. Schwarzer, Knut, Heiko D[diaeresis]oring, and Ingrid Schmidt. W. G. Kerckhoff-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut f[umlaut]ur physiologische und klinische Forschung, Parkstr. 1, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, FRG APStracts 3:0172E, 1996.
• Skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain synthesis rate in healthy humans. Balagopal, P., O. Ljungqvist, and K. S. Nair. Endocrine Research Division, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN -55905 and Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT-05405 APStracts 3:0173E, 1996.
• In contrast to the adult the neonate has persistent glucose production and greater peripheral sensitivity to insulin. Farrag, Hussien M., Lynn M. Nawrath, Jane E. Healey, Elizabeth J. Dorcus, Robert E. Rapoza, William Oh, Richard M. Cowett. Department of Pediatrics, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island APStracts 3:0174E, 1996.
• Maintaining muscle protein anabolism after a metabolic stress: the role of dextrose vs amino acid availability. Borel, Myfanwy J., Phillip E. Williams, Kareem Jabbour, Julie C. Hibbard, and Paul J. Flakoll. Departments of Surgery and Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232 APStracts 3:0175E, 1996.
• Diurnal rhythms and effects of fasting and refeeding on rat adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase. Berg, Martin, Gunilla Olivecrona, and Thomas Olivecrona. Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Ume University, S-901 87 UME, SWEDEN APStracts 3:0176E, 1996.
• Separate and joint effects of arginine and glucose on ovine fetal insulin secretion. Gresores, Adrian, Susan Anderson, David Hood, Gary O. Zerbe, William W. Hay. Departments of Pediatrics, and Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262 APStracts 3:0177E, 1996.