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

The American Physiological Society

• Ciliary neurotrophic factor is a novel mediator of skeletal muscle catabolism and shares with interleukin-6 the capacity to induce a hepatic acute phase protein response. Espat, N. J., T. Auffenberg, J. J. Rosenberg, M. Rogy, D. Martin, C. H. Fang, P. O. Hasselgren, E. M. Copeland, L. L. Moldawer. DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, J-BOX 100286 JHMHC, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32610, AMGEN INC., 1885 33RD STREET, BOULDER, COLORADO 80301 AND DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, 231 BETHESDA AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45267 APStracts 3:0026R, 1996.
• Identification and characterization of the zeta (z) opioid receptor in human colon cancer. Hytrek, Staci D., Jill P. Smith, Thomas J. McGarrity, Patricia J. McLaughlin, C. Max Lang, and Ian S. Zagon. Departments of Comparative Medicine, Medicine, and Neuroscience and Anatomy, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033 APStracts 3:0027R, 1996.
• Non-absorbable fat (sucrose polyester) and the regulation of energy intake and body weight. Graaf, Cees De, Toine Hulshof, Jan A. Weststrate, Joseph G. A. J. Hautvast. Department of Human Nutrition, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (C.d.G,T.H., J.H.) and Unilever Research Laboratorium, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands APStracts 3:0028R, 1996.
• Regulation of dna synthesis of myocardial and epicardial cells in the developing rat heart by [met5]-enkephalin. McLaughlin, Patricia J. Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 APStracts 3:0029R, 1996.
• Dopaminergic receptors and angiotensinogen gene expression in opossum kidney cells. Wang, Tian-Tian, Silvana Lachance, Aline Delalandre, Serge Carri[grave]ere, and John S. D. Chan. University of Montreal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Research Center, 5415 Boul. de l'Assomption, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 2M4 APStracts 3:0030R, 1996.
• The effects of elevated circulating igf-1 on the extracellular matrix in "high growth" c57bl/6j mice. Reiser, Karen, Philip Summers, Juan F. Medrano, Robert Rucker, Jerold Last, Roger McDonald. Dept. of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, Dept. of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, Dept. of Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 APStracts 3:0031R, 1996.
• K+ balance during exercise and role of [beta]-adrenergic stimulation. Hall[acute]en, Jostein, Bengt Saltin, and Ole M. Sejersted. Department of Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, N-0033 Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark and Institute for Experimental Medical Research, University of Oslo, Ullevaal Hospital, N-0407 Oslo, Norway APStracts 3:0032R, 1996.
• Respiration and medullary blood flow during sinusoidal hypoxia in the peripherally chemodenervated cat. Yu, Q. P., J. E. Melton, J. A. Neubauer, and N. H. Edelman. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903-0019 APStracts 3:0033R, 1996.
• Acceptance of minerals and other compounds by calcium-deprived rats: 24-h tests. Coldwell, S. E., and M. G. Tordoff. Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-3308, USA APStracts 3:0034R, 1996.
• Fatty acids enhance neurovascular reflex responses by effects on alpha adrenoceptors. Stepniakowski, Konrad T., F. Randy Sallee, Theodore L. Goodfriend, Zhen Zhang, Brent M. Egan. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Department of Biometry and Epidemiology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, William S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705 APStracts 3:0035R, 1996.
• Oral sensory stimulation improves glucose tolerance in humans: effects on insulin, c-peptide and glucagon. Teff, Karen L., and K. Engelman. Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 APStracts 3:0036R, 1996.
• Effect of cross-reinnervation on the expression of glut-4 and glut -1 in slow and fast rat muscles. J[grave]uhannsson, E., O. Wrhaug, and A. Bonen. The Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, P.O. Box 40, Kringsj[circumflex]i 0807, Oslo, Norway, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O Box 1105, Blindern 0317, Oslo, Norway, Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada APStracts 3:0037R, 1996.
• High lipid content enhances the rate of oxygen diffusion through fish skeletal muscle. Desaulniers, Nicole, Timothy S. Moerland, and Bruce D. Sidell. Department of Zoology and Center for Marine Studies, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5751, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Biology Unit I, Tallahassee, FL 32306-3050, Current address: Marine Science Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 APStracts 3:0038R, 1996.
• Neostigmine injection in the hippocampus activates thermogenesis by an increase in sympathetic activity and t4-to-t3 conversion. Monda, M., A. Papa, G. Brizzi, and B. De Luca. Department of Human Physiology and Integrated Biological Functions "F. Bottazzi", Second University of Naples, Via Costantinopoli 16, I-80138, Naples, Italy APStracts 3:0039R, 1996.
• Effects of the lipase inhibitor orlistat on intake and preference for dietary fat in rats. Ackroff, Karen, and Anthony Sclafani. Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College and the Graduate School, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210 APStracts 3:0040R, 1996.
• Mechanism of hepatocellular dysfunction during hyperdynamic sepsis. Wang, Ping, and Irshad H. Chaudry. Shock and Trauma Research Institute, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 APStracts 3:0041R, 1996.
• Transplantation of lean fetal hypothalamus reduces the hyperphagia, hyperlipidemia and hyperinsulinemia of zucker obese rats. Fukagawa, Koji, David S. Knight, Hugh V. Price, Toshiie Sakata, and Patrick Tso. Department of Physiology, and Department of Anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130 U.S.A., First Department of Internal Medicine, Oita Medical University, Oita, 879-55 Japan APStracts 3:0042R, 1996.
• A comparison of the metabolic cost of protein synthesis in stenothermal and eurythermal isopod crustaceans. Whiteley, Nia. M., Edwin. W. Taylor, and Alicia. J. El Haj. School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. APStracts 3:0043R, 1996.
• Anorexia induced by cytokine interactions at pathophysiological concentrations . Sonti, Gayatri, Sergey E. Ilyin, and Carlos R. Plata-Salam[acute]an. School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716-2590, U.S.A. APStracts 3:0044R, 1996.
• The effect of vagal and splanchnic nerve section on fos expression in the ferret brainstem following emetic stimuli. Boissonade, Fiona M., and Joseph S. Davison. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., S10 2TA, Department of Medical Physiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1 APStracts 3:0045R, 1996.
• Cardiac output and renal function during insulin-hypertension in sprague-dawley rats. Brands, Michael W., William F. Lee, Henry L. Keen, Magdalena Alonso -Galicia, Dion H. Zappe, and John E. Hall. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505 U.S.A. APStracts 3:0046R, 1996.
• Microglia digest staphylococcus aureus into low molecular weight biologically active compounds. Fincher, Edgar F., Lars Johannsen, Levente Kap[acute]as, Satoshi Takahashi, and James M. Krueger. University of Tennessee, Memphis, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Memphis, TN 38163 and Bayer AG, Institut f[umlaut]ur Chemotherapie, Postfach 101707, D-5600 Wuppertal 1, Germany APStracts 3:0047R, 1996.
• Expression of sr ca2+ atpase isoforms in marlin and swordfish skeletal, extraocular, and thermogenic muscle cells. Tullis, Alexa, and Barbara A. Block. Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 and Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, Ca. 92950 APStracts 3:0048R, 1996.
• Effects of photoperiod and androgen on pituitary function and neuropeptide staining in siberian hamsters. Bittman, Eric L., Amy E. Jetton, Constanza Villalba, and Geert J. Devries. DEPARTMENTS OF BIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY AND PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST MA 01003, PRESENT ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, MURFREESBORO, TN 37132 APStracts 3:0049R, 1996.
• In the lyon hypertensive rat, renal function alterations are angiotensin ii-dependent. Liu, Kiao-Ling, Jean Sassard, and Daniel Benzoni. Departement de Physiologie et Pharmacologie Clinique, URA CNRS 1483, Faculte de Pharmacie, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon, Cedex 08, France APStracts 3:0050R, 1996.
• Commissural nts contributes to pressor responses to glutamate injected into the medial nts of awake rats. Colombari, Eduardo, Jos[acute]e Vanderlei Menani, and William T. Talman. Department of Neurology, University of Iowa and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 & Department of Physiology, School of Dentistry UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil APStracts 3:0051R, 1996.
• Indispensable amino acid deficiency and increased seizure susceptibility in rats. Gietzen, Dorothy W., Kimberly D. Dixon, Ban G. Truong, Andrew C. Jones, Jennifer A. Barrett, and David S. Washburn. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology and Food Intake Laboratory, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 APStracts 3:0052R, 1996.
• Regulation of glucose turnover and hormonal responses during exercise: electrically induced cycling in tetraplegic humans. Kjr, M., S. F. Pollack, T. Mohr, H. Weiss, G. W. Gleim, F. W. Bach, T. Nicolaisen, H. Galbo, and K. T. Ragnarsson. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029; The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre and Department of Internal Medicine TTA, The State University Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Rheumatology H, Bispebjerg Hospital and Department of Medical Physiology B, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark APStracts 3:0053R, 1996.
• Circadian rhythms in the human pupil and eyelid. Loving, R. T., D. F. Kripke, and L. K. Glazner. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0667, San Diego, CA 92093-0667 APStracts 3:0054R, 1996.