APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 4, 1997

The American Physiological Society

• Dynamic aspects for inter-islet synchronization of oscillatory insulin secretions. Yao, Nan-Kuang, Liang-Wey Chang, Boniface Juisiang Lin, and Te-Son Kuo. Department of Electrical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China APStracts 4:0047E, 1997.
• Lipolytic responsiveness to epinephrine in nondiabetic and diabetic humans. Divertie, G. D., M. D. Jensen, P. E. Cryer, J. M. Miles. Endocrine Research Unit, Departments of Medicine and Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and Jacksonville, FL; and Division of Metabolism, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. APStracts 4:0048E, 1997.
• Oxidative metabolism in insulin-treated gestational diabetes mellitus. Hsu, Helen W., Nancy F. Butte, William W. Wong, Jon K. Moon, Kenneth J. Ellis, Peter D. Klein, Kenneth J. Moise. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas APStracts 4:0049E, 1997.
• Effect of short-term propionate infusion on feed intake and blood parameters in sheep. Leuvenink, H. G. D., E. J. B. Bleumer, L. J. G. M. Bongers, J. Van Bruchem, D. Van Der Heide. Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Dept of Human and Animal Physiology, Agricultural University, Haarweg 10, 6709 PJ Wageningen, The Netherlands APStracts 4:0050E, 1997.
• Extracellular atp as an autocrine/paracrine regulator of prl release. Nu[circumflex]uez, Lucia, Carlos Villalobos, and L. Stephen Frawley. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425 APStracts 4:0051E, 1997.
• Hepatic fatty acid synthase gene transcription is induced by a dietary copper deficiency.. Wilson, John, Sangbae Kim, Kenneth G. D. Allen, Rebecca Baillie, and Steven D. Clarke. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, Department of Human Ecology, Nutritional Sciences Division, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 APStracts 4:0052E, 1997.
• Effect of amino acid and glucose administration during post -exercise recovery on protein kinetics in dogs. Okamura, Koji, Tatsuya Doi, Koichiro Hamada, Masao Sakurai, Keitaro Matsumoto, Kiyoko Imaizumi, Yasuyuki Yoshioka, and Masashige Suzuki. Saga Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Higashisefuri-son, Kanzaki-gun, Saga 842-01, Japan, Laboratory of Biochemistry of Exercise and Nutrition, Institute of Health and Sports Sciences, The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan APStracts 4:0053E, 1997.
• Constant infusion and bolus injection of stable-label tracer give reproducible and comparable estimates of fasting hepatic glucose output. Hovorka, Roman, David J A Eckland, David Halliday, Sally Lettis, Claire E Robinson, Peter Bannister, Malcolm A Young, and Alan Bye. Metabolic Modelling Group, Centre for Measurement and Information in Medicine, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, UK, Glaxo-Wellcome Research and Development plc, Greenford Road, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 0HE, UK, MRC Human Metabolism Research Group, Unit of Metabolic Medicine, St Mary''s Hospital Medical School, Mint Wing, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK APStracts 4:0054E, 1997.
• Regional lipolytic responses to isoproterenol in women. Guo, Zengkui, C. Michael Johnson, Michael D. Jensen. Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 APStracts 4:0055E, 1997.
• Molecular analysis of insulin resistance in isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes of obese zucker rats. Kolter, Thomas, Ingo Uphues, and J[umlaut]urgen Eckel. Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Diabetes Research Institute, D[umlaut]usseldorf, Germany, Tel.: +49 211 3382 561 APStracts 4:0056E, 1997.
• The somatotropic axis in neonatal calves can be modulated by nutrition, growth hormone and long-r3-igf-i. Hammon, H., and J. W. Bluma. Division of Nutrition Pathology, Institute of Animal Breeding, University, Berne, Switzerland APStracts 4:0057E, 1997.
• Lactic acid potentiates bradykinin- and low ph-induced release of cgrp from rat spinal cord slices. Wang, Xian, and Ronald R. Fiscus. Institute of Vascular Medicine, The Third Hospital Beijing Medical University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong and Department of Physiology & Biophysics, and Stroke Research Program, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536 APStracts 4:0058E, 1997.
• Mixed muscle protein synthesis and breakdown following resistance exercise in humans. Phillips, Stuart M., Kevin D. Tipton, Asle Aarsland, Steven E. Wolf, and Robert R. Wolfe. Metabolism Unit, Shriners Burns Institute, Departments of Surgery, Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77550 APStracts 4:0059E, 1997.
• Specific adaptations in muscle and adipose tissue in response to chronic systemic glucose oversupply in rats. Laybutt, D. Ross, Donald J. Chisholm, and Edward W. Kraegen. Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 2010, AUSTRALIA APStracts 4:0060E, 1997.
• Intestinal growth-promoting properties of glucagon-like peptide 2 in mice. Tsai, Anne, Mary Hill, Sylvia L. Asa, Patricia L. Brubaker, and Daniel J. Drucker. Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Physiology, Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4 APStracts 4:0061E, 1997.
• Effect of methionine free total parenteral nutrition and insulin like growth factor-i on tumor growth in rats. Yoshida, Shogo, Junji Ohta, Yuichirou Shirouzu, Nobuya Ishibashi, Yoshikazu Harada, Hideaki Yamana, and Kazuo Shirouzu. First Department of Surgery, Kurume University, School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830, Japan APStracts 4:0062E, 1997.
• Accelerated glycogenolysis in uremia and under sucrose feeding: role of phosphorylase-a regulators. Bakkour, Zena, Denise Laouari, Sophie Dautrey, Jean-Pierre Yvert, Claire Kleinknecht . INSERM U. 426, Facult[acute]e Xavier Bichat, Paris, Service de pharmacie, H[circumflex]opital Bichat, Paris, Service de biochimie, H[circumflex]opital B[acute]egin, St-Mand[acute]e, France APStracts 4:0063E, 1997.
• Cholate inhibits high-fat diet-induced hyperglycemia and obesity with acyl-coa synthetase mrna decrease. Ikemoto, Shinji, Mayumi Takahashi, Nobuyo Tsunoda, Kayo Maruyama, Hiroshige Itakura, Kentaro Kawanaka, Izumi Tabata, Mitsuru Higuchi, Tsuyoshi Tange, Tokuo T. Yamamoto, and Osamu Ezaki. Division of Clinical Nutrition and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Toyama, Tokyo 162, Japan, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113, Japan, Tohoku University Gene Research Center, Sendai 981, Japan APStracts 4:0064E, 1997.
• An abundant supply of balanced amino acids synergistically enhances protein muscle anabolism after exercise. Biolo, Gianni, Kevin Tipton, Samuel Klein, and Robert R. Wolfe. Metabolism, Shriners Burns Institute and The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas APStracts 4:0065E, 1997.
• Prolonged submaximal eccentric exercise is associated with increased levels of plasma il-6. Rohde, Thomas, Dave A. Maclean, Erik A. Richter, Bente Kiens, and Bente Klarlund Pedersen. The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital, Copenhagen and August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark APStracts 4:0066E, 1997.
• Increased sciatic nerve blood flow in diabetic rats: assessment by 'molecular' versus particulate microspheres. Chang, Kathy, Yasuo Ido, Wanda Lejeune, Joseph R. Williamson, and Ronald G. Tilton[acute]a. Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, [acute]a Department of Cellular Biology, Texas Biotechnology Corporation, 7000 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030 USA APStracts 4:0067E, 1997.
• Phorbol esters stimulate muscle glucose transport by a mechanism distinct from the insulin and hypoxia pathways. Hansen, Polly A., John A. Corbett, and John O. Holloszy. Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104 APStracts 4:0068E, 1997.
• Diabetes impairs sciatic nerve hyperemia induced by surgical trauma: (patho)physiological implications for diabetic neuropathy. Ido, Yasuo, Kathy Chang, Wanda Lejeune, Ronald G. Tilton, William W. Monafo, and Joseph R. Williamson. Departments of Pathology* and Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, Department of Cellular Biology, Texas Biotechnology Corporation, 7000 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030 USA APStracts 4:0069E, 1997.