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

The American Physiological Society

• Noninvasive analysis of renal artery blood flow dynamics with mr cine phase-contrast flow measurements. Schoenberg, Stefan O., Armin Just, Michael Bock, Michael V. Knopp, Pontus B. Persson, Hartmut R. Kirchheim. Forschungsschwerpunkt Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (dkfz), Heidelberg, Germany, I.Physiologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universit[umlaut]at, Heidelberg, Germany, Institut f[umlaut]ur Physiologie der Humboldt Universit[umlaut]at, Berlin, Germany APStracts 4:0074H, 1997.
• Diameter variability and microvascular flow resistance . Pries, Axel R., David Sch[diaeresis]onfeld, Peter Gaehtgens, Mohammad F. Kiani, Giles R. Cokelet. Dept. of Physiology, Freie Universit[umlaut]at Berlin, Arnimallee 22, D-14195 Berlin, Germany, Dept. of Biophysics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38163, USA APStracts 4:0075H, 1997.
• Desensitization of norepinephrine-induced contraction and phosphoinositide hydrolysis is associated with receptor-g protein uncoupling in the rat aorta. Seasholtz, Tammy M., Hakan Gurdal, Hoau-Yan Wang, Mark D. Johnson, and Eitan Friedman. Department of Pharmacology, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine/EPPI, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129 APStracts 4:0076H, 1997.
• Autonomic reactivity and hormonal secretion in lactate-induced panic attacks. Seier, Fried Eckart, Michael Kellner, Alexander Yassouridis, Renate Heese, Friedrich Strian, and Klaus Wiedemann. Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Institute, Department of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany APStracts 4:0077H, 1997.
• Interactions between sympathetic and vagal cardiac afferents in the nucleus tractus solitarius.. Tjen-A-Looi, S., A. Bonham, J. Longhurst. Departments of Internal Medicine, Human Physiology and Pharmacology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 APStracts 4:0078H, 1997.
• Estrogen relaxation of coronary artery smooth muscle is mediated by nitric oxide and cyclic gmp. Darkow, David J., Luo Lu, and Richard E. White. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio 45435 APStracts 4:0079H, 1997.
• Inhibition of no synthesis minimally affects the dynamic baroreflex regulation of sympathetic nerve activity. Miyano, Hiroshi, Toru Kawada, Toshiaki Shishido, Takayuki Sato, Masaru Sugimachi, Joe Alexander, and Kenji Sunagawa. Department of Cardiovascular Dynamics, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville 37235, Tennessee APStracts 4:0080H, 1997.
• Hypercholesterolemia is associated with enhanced angiotensin at1 receptor expression. Nickenig, Georg, Oliver Jung, Kerstin Strehlow, Oliver Zolk, Wolfgang Linz, Bernhard A. Schlkens, and Michael Bhm. Klinik III fr Innere Medizin, Universitt zu Kln, Joseph-Stelzmann -Str. 9, 50924 Kln, Germany, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Pharmakologie H821, TA Cardiovascular Agents, 65926 Frankfurt, Germany APStracts 4:0081H, 1997.
• Regional differences in the role of the ca2+ and na+ currents in pacemaker activity in the sinoatrial node. Kodama, I., M. R. Nikmaram, M. R. Boyett, R. Suzuki, H. Honjo, and J. M. Owen. Department of Physiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan and [cedilla]cDepartment of Physiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran APStracts 4:0082H, 1997.
• Ca2+ permeation through na+ channels in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. Cole, William. C., Denis Chartier, Mark Martin, and Normand Leblanc. Smooth Muscle Research Group, Department of Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2N 4N1, and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Research Centre, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H1T 1C8 APStracts 4:0083H, 1997.
• The transient outward current contributes to wenckebach-like rhythms in isolated rabbit ventricular cells. Yehia, Ali R., Alvin Shrier, Kirk C.-L. Lo, and Michael R. Guevara. Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montr[theta]al, Qu[theta]bec, Canada H3G 1Y6 APStracts 4:0084H, 1997.
• Effects of ventrolateral medullary ampa receptor antagonism on pressor response during muscle contraction. Kobayashi, Toshio, Daryl Caringi, David J. Mokler, and Ahmmed Ally. Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME 04005, and The Health Science Center, Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine, Tokyo, Japan APStracts 4:0085H, 1997.
• Distribution of pressure gradients along the hepatic vasculature. Maass-Moreno, Roberto, and Carl F. Rothe. Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202 APStracts 4:0086H, 1997.
• A chloride current component induced by hypertrophy in rat ventricular myocytes. B[acute]enitah, Jean-Pierre, Ana Maria G[acute]omez, Carmen Delgado, Paco Lorente, and W. Jonathan Lederer. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, the Department of Physiology, The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical biotechnology center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Instituto de Farmacologia y Toxicologia (CSIC), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain, and U 390 INSERM, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier, France APStracts 4:0087H, 1997.
• Myogenic constriction of coronary arterioles in-vitrohuman coronary microvessels in-vitro: role of protein kinase c and evidence of augmented response in hypertension. Miller, Francis J., Kevin C. Dellsperger, David D. Gutterman. Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa College of Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 APStracts 4:0088H, 1997.
• Relationship between external load and isolated myocyte contractile function with congestive heart failure in pigs. Wang, Zhongling, Chan F. Lam, Rupak Mukherjee, Latha Hebbar, Yinghua Wang, and Francis G. Spinale. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA APStracts 4:0089H, 1997.
• Plasma renin activity in heart failure prone (shhf/mcc-facp) rats. Holycross, Bethany J., Barry M. Summers, Robert B. Dunn, and Sylvia A. McCune. College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacology and Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Department of General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL and Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL. APStracts 4:0090H, 1997.
• Altered vascular function following adenovirus-mediated overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase.. Ooboshi, Hiroaki, Yi Chu, C. David Rios, Frank M. Faraci, Beverly L. Davidson, and Donald D. Heistad. Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Center and Center on Aging, University of Iowa College of Medicine, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 APStracts 4:0091H, 1997.
• Components of methacholine initiated conducted vasodilation are unaffected by arteriolar pressure. Rivers, Richard J., . Departments of Anesthesiology and Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY APStracts 4:0092H, 1997.
• New mechanoenergetic evaluation of left ventricular contractility in in situ rat hearts. Tachibana, Hideo, Miyako Takaki, Shinyu Lee, Haruo Ito, Hiroki Yamaguchi, and Hiroyuki Suga. Department of Physiology II, Okayama University Medical School, Shikata-cho, Okayama 700, JAPAN APStracts 4:0093H, 1997.
• Role of the cytoskeleton in shear stress-induced endothelial nitric oxide production. Knudsen, Heather L., and John A. Frangos. Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, CA 92093-0412, Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA 16802 APStracts 4:0094H, 1997.
• Role of atp-sensitive k+ channels in ischemic preconditioning of skeletal muscle against infarction. Pang, Cho Y., Peter Neligan, Huai Xu, Wei He, Anguo Zhong, Richard Hopper, and Christopher R. Forrest. Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children; and Departments of Surgery and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8 APStracts 4:0095H, 1997.
• Non-invasive technique for analyzing feedback regulation between heart rate and blood pressure using vector autoregressive modeling. Matsukawa, Shigeaki, and Takao Wada. Department of Internal Medicine, Inagi Municipal Hospital APStracts 4:0096H, 1997.
• Stage-dependent changes in membrane currents in rats with monocrotaline-induced right ventricular hypertrophy. Lee, Jong-Kook, Itsuo Kodama, Haruo Honjo, Takafumi Anno, Kaichiro Kamiya, and Junji Toyama. Departments of Circulation and Humoral Regulation, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, 464-01 Aichi Prefectural Center for Health APStracts 4:0097H, 1997.
• Endothelial atp-sensitive potassium channels mediate coronary microvascular dilation to hyperosmolarity. Ishizaka, Hiroshi, and Lih Kuo. Department of Medical Physiology, Microcirculation Research Institute, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114 APStracts 4:0098H, 1997.
• Pkc[lambda] is the atypical protein kinase c isoform expressed by the[f] immature ventricle. VITALYI O. RYBIN, PETER M. BUTTRICK AND SUSAN F. STEINBERG Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York and Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York APStracts 4:0099H, 1997.
• In vivo constitutive expression of icam-1 in rat microvascular systems analyzed by laser confocal microscopy. Iigo, Yutaka, Makoto Suematsu, Tomoe Higashida, Jun-Ichi Oheda, Keiko Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Wakabayashi, Yuzuru Ishimura, Masayuki Miyasaka, and Tohru Takashi. New Product Research Laboratories IV, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co.Ltd.,Tokyo, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Department of Bioregulation, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan APStracts 4:0100H, 1997.
• Capillary red blood cell flow and activation of white blood cells in chronic muscle ischemia in the rat. Brown, S. I. Anderson O. Hudlicka & M. D. Department of Physiology and School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK APStracts 4:0101H, 1997.
• Prolongation of bleeding time by acute hemolysis in rats: a role for nitric oxide. Wollny, Tomasz, Licia Iacoviello, Wlodzimierz Buczko, Giovanni De Gaetano, and Maria Benedetta Donati. Angela Valenti Laboratory of Thrombosis Pharmacology, Department of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, 66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy APStracts 4:0102H, 1997.
• The relationship between cardiac function and substrate oxidation in the diabetic heart. Chatham, John C., and John R. Forder. Division of NMR Research, Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205 -2195 APStracts 4:0103H, 1997.
• Inorganic phosphate and coronary perfusion pressure mediate contractile dysfunction during mild ischemia. Miyamae, Hasami, S. Albert Camacho, William D. Rooney, Gunner Modin, Hui-Zhong Zhou, Michael W. Weiner, and Vincent M. Figueredo. Department of Medicine (Cardiology), San Francisco General Hospital and Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, 94110 APStracts 4:0104H, 1997.
• Effects of sevoflurane on the inward rectifier k+ current in guinea pig ventricular cardiomyocytes. Stadnicka, Anna, Zeljko J. Bosnjak, John P. Kampine, and Wai-Meng Kwok. Departments of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA APStracts 4:0105H, 1997.
• Physiological assessment of complex cardiac phenotypes in genetically engineered mice. Christensen, Geir, Yibin Wang, and Kenneth R. Chien. Department of Medicine, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California 92093 APStracts 4:0106H, 1997.
• Does left ventricular parallel conductance change during the cardiac cycle? : observations in infants and children with congenital heart disease . Pa, White, Chaturvedi Rr, Shore D, Lincoln C, Szwarc Rs, Bishop Aj, Oldershaw Pj, Redington An. Departments of Paediatric Cardiology, Surgery and Adult Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP. APStracts 4:0107H, 1997.
• Inhibition of the voltage-dependent calcium current by extracellular atp in hamster ventricular cardiomyocytes. M[umlaut]uhlen, Friederike Von Zur, Bernd-Dieter Gonska, and Heinrich Kreuzer. Department of Cardiology, Center for Internal Medicine, University of G[diaeresis]ottingen, 37075 G[diaeresis]ottingen, Germany, Department of Internal Medicine III, St. Vinzentius Hospital, 76135 Karlsruhe APStracts 4:0108H, 1997.
• Coactivation of resistance vessels and muscle fibers with acetylcholine release from motor nerves. Welsh, Donald G., and Steven S. Segal. The John B. Pierce Laboratory & Departments of Cellular and Molecular Physiology & Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519 APStracts 4:0109H, 1997.
• The role of leukocytes in cerebral autoregulation and hyperemia in haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in rabbits. Slater, Anthony J., Ivor D. Berkowitz, David A. Wilson, Richard J. Traystman. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland 21287 -4965 APStracts 4:0110H, 1997.
• Influence of aging on protein import into cardiac mitochondria. Craig, Elaine E., and David A. Hood. Departments of Biology and Kinesiology, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3 APStracts 4:0111H, 1997.
• Heat stress protects the aged hypertrophied and non-hypertrophied rat heart against ischemic damage. Cornelussen, Richard N., Anne V. Garnier, Micha[diaeresis]el M. Vork, P. Geurten, Robert S. Reneman, Ger J. Van Der Vusse, and Luc H. E. H. Snoeckx. Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands APStracts 4:0112H, 1997.
• Inhibition of no synthesis does not potentiate dynamic cardiovascular response to sympathetic nerve activity. Miyano, Hiroshi, Toru Kawada, Masaru Sugimachi, Toshiaki Shishido, Takayuki Sato, Joe Alexander, Kenji Sunagawa. Department of Cardiovascular Dynamics, National cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville 37235, Tennessee APStracts 4:0113H, 1997.
• Lipopolysaccharide induces cell shrinkage in rabbit ventricular cardiac myocytes. Lew, Wilbur Y. W., James Ryan, and Satoshi Yasuda. Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, D.V.A. Medical Center and University of California, San Diego 92161 APStracts 4:0114H, 1997.
• Unstable reentrant wave fronts induced by acetylcholine in isolated canine right atrium. Ikeda, Takanori, Tsu-Juey Wu, Takumi Uchida, Dustan Hough, Michael C. Fishbein, William J. Mandel, Peng-Sheng Chen, and Hrayr S. Karagueuzian. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90048 APStracts 4:0115H, 1997.
• In vivo adaptive responses of the aorta to hypertension and aging. Sumitani, Marie, Ana Maria S. Cabral, Lisete C. Michelini, Eduardo M. Krieger. Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Hypertension Unit, Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School APStracts 4:0116H, 1997.
• Circadian and ultradian control of cardiac output in spontaneous hypertension in rats. Oosting, Jan, Harry A. J. Struijker-Boudier, and Ben J. A. Janssen. Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands APStracts 4:0117H, 1997.
• Negative chronotropic and inotropic effects of endothelin isopeptides in mammalian cardiac muscle. Zhu, Yi, Huang-Tian Yang, and Masao Endoh. Department of Pharmacology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-23, Japan APStracts 4:0118H, 1997.
• Newborn piglet cerebral microvascular responses to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. Leffler, Charles W., and Alexander L. Fedinec. Departments of Physiology and Biophysics and Pediatrics, Laboratory for Research in Neonatal Physiology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38163 APStracts 4:0119H, 1997.
• Calcium and mechanotransduction of the myogenic response. D'angelo, Gerard, Michael J. Davis, and Gerald A. Meininger. Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114 APStracts 4:0120H, 1997.
• Low-dose prostacyclin has potent capillary permeability reducing effect in cat skeletal muscle in vivo. M[diaeresis]oller, Alma D., and Per-Olof Gr[umlaut]ande. Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University and University Hospital of Lund, Sweden APStracts 4:0121H, 1997.
• Organ-specific endothelial cell uptake of cationic liposome-dna complexes in mice. McLean, John W., Edward A. Fox, Peter Baluk, Patrick B. Bolton, Amy Haskell, Rodney Pearlman, Gavin Thurston, Eric Y. Umemoto, and Donald M. McDonald. Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, and Megabios Corporation, Burlingame, CA 94010 APStracts 4:0122H, 1997.
• Altered vascular function following adenovirus-mediated overexpression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase. Ooboshi, Hiroaki, Yi Chu, C. David Rios, Frank M. Faraci, Beverly L. Davidson, and Donald D. Heistad. Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Center and Center on Aging, University of Iowa College of Medicine, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 APStracts 4:0123H, 1997.
• Mechanical workload-myocardial water content relationship in the isolated rat heart. Schertel, E. R., R. M. Daye, D. E. McClure, T. Lai, M. Miyamoto, and P. D. Myerowitz. Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH APStracts 4:0124H, 1997.