APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 6, 1999

The American Physiological Society

• Spaceflight suppresses exercise-induced release of bioassayable growth hormone. McCall, G. E., C. Goulet, R. R. Roy, R. E. Grindeland, G. I. Boorman, A. J. Bigbee, J. A. Hodgson, M. C. Greenisen and V. R. Edgerton,. Dept. of Physiological Science1 and Brain Research Institute2, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, NASA Ames Research Center3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, and NASA Johnson Space Center4, Houston, TX 77058. APStracts 6:0238A, 1999.
• Impairment of transalveolar fluid transport and lung na-/k--atpase function by hypoxia in rats. Suzuki, Satoshi, Masafumi Noda, Makoto Sugita, Sadafumi Ono, Kaoru Koike and Shigefumi Fujimura. 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, JAPAN 980-8575 and 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1 Nodaya, Medeshima-Shiode, Natori, JAPAN, 981-1293 APStracts 6:0239A, 1999.
• A comparison of the response to histamine challenge of the nose and the maxillary sinus: effect of loratadine. Baroody, Fuad M., M. D., Anil Gungor, M. D., Marcy Detineo, R. N., Lauran Haney, B. Sc., Christopher Blair, B. Sc., Robert M. Naclerio, M. D. From the Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637. APStracts 6:0240A, 1999.
• Serial segmental bronchoalveolar lavage in individual rats. Varner, Arthur E., Aparna Kumar, Michael R. Kaplan, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., Ronald L. Sorkness. *Division of Allergy and Immunology, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, and _School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 53792. APStracts 6:0241A, 1999.
• Endothelin-1 sensitivity of porcine coronary arteries is reduced by exercise training and is gender dependent. Jones, Allan W., Leona J. Rubin, and Lawrence Magliola. Departments of Physiology, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212 APStracts 6:0242A, 1999.
• Role of protein kinase g in nitric oxide and cgmp-induced relaxation of newborn ovine pulmonary veins. Gao, Yuansheng, Srinivas Dhanakoti, Jean-Francois Tolsa, and J. Usha Raj. Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Torrance, CA 90509 APStracts 6:0243A, 1999.
• Trace gases on the breath of healthy volunteers when fasting and following a protein calorie meal: a preliminary study. Smith, David, Patrik Spanel and Simon Davies. 1 Centre for Science and Technology in Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, UK; 2 J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic; and 3 Department of Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, UK APStracts 6:0244A, 1999.
• Ozone induced hyperresponsiveness and blockade of m2 muscarinic receptors by eosinophil major basic protein. Yost, Bethany L, Gerald J Gleich and Allison D Fryer. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205 USA, *Departments of Immunology and Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. APStracts 6:0245A, 1999.
• Rhythmic sympathetic nerve discharges in an in vitro neonatal rat brainstem-spinal cord preparation. Su., Chun-Kuei. Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 11529, Republic of China APStracts 6:0246A, 1999.
• Splanchnic hemodynamics and gut mucosal-arterial pco2 gradient during systemic hypocapnia. Guzman, Jorge A., M. D. and James A. Kruse, M. D. From the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. APStracts 6:0247A, 1999.
• Dobutamine as selective 1-adrenoceptor agonist in in vivo studies on human thermogenesis and lipid utilization. Schiffelers, S. L. H., V. J. A. Van Harmelen, H. A. J. De Grauw, W. H. M. Saris, and M. A. Van Baak. Nutrition Toxicology and Environment Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands APStracts 6:0248A, 1999.
• An anatomical atlas of the medulla oblongata of the adult goat. Dean, C., L. K. Geiger, B. M. Sprtel, P. J. Ohtake and H. V. Forster. 1Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee WI 53226 and 2Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53295. APStracts 6:0249A, 1999.
• Reliability and validity of body composition measures in female athletes. Fornetti, Willa C., James M. Pivarnik#, Jeanne M. Foley and Justus J. Fiechtner. Departments of Kinesiology* and Osteopathic Surgical Specialties#, Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI 48824 APStracts 6:0250A, 1999.
• Activation of the insular cortex is affected by the intensity of exercise . Williamson, J. W., R. McColl_, D. Mathews_, M. Ginsburg_ and J. H. Mitchell. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Departments of Physical Therapy*, Radiology_ and the Moss Heart Center$ APStracts 6:0251A, 1999.
• Acute plasma volume expansion: effect on metabolism during submaximal exercise. Watt, Matthew J., Mark A. Febbraio, Andrew P. Garnham and Mark Hargreaves. 1School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, 3125; 2Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Australia. APStracts 6:0252A, 1999.
• Age-associated differential expression of na+,k+-atpase subunit isoforms in skeletal muscles of f344/bn rats. Sun, Xiwu, Murali Nagarajan, Philip W. Beesley and Yuk-Chow Ng. 1Department of Pharmacology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA. and 2 Division of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, U.K., and #present address: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center APStracts 6:0253A, 1999.
• The original presentation of boyle's law. West, John B. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623 APStracts 6:0254A, 1999.
• Effect of negative expiratory pressure (nep) on respiratory system flow resistance in awake snorers and non-snorers. Tantucci, Claudio, Alexandre Duguet, Anna Ferretti, Selma Mehiri, Isabelle Arnulf, Marc Zelter, Thomas Similowski, Jean-Philippe Derenne, and Joseph Milic-Emili. Clinica di Semeiotica Medica, University of Ancona, 60020 Ancona, Italy; Laboratoire de Physio-Pathologie Respiratoire et Service de Explorations Fonctionnelles, Groupe Hospitalier Piti[acute]e -Salp[circumflex]etri[grave]ere, University of Paris VI, Paris, Cedex 13, France; Servizio di Pneumologia, Ospedale Sant'Orsola, 40100 Bologna, Italy; and Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Qu[acute]ebec, Canada H2Z 2P2 APStracts 6:0255A, 1999.
• Sepsis increases contraction-related generation of reactive oxygen species in the diaphragm. Nethery, D., A. Dimarco, D. Stofan, and G. Supinski. Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio APStracts 6:0256A, 1999.
• Airway obstruction during exercise and isocapnic hyperventilation in asthmatics. Suman, Oscar E., Kenneth C. Beck, Mark A. Babcock, David F. Pegelow, and William G. Reddan. 1Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 USA and 2John Rankin Laboratory of Pulmonary Medicine, Departments of Preventive Medicine and Medicine, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA APStracts 6:0257A, 1999.
• Muscle metabolism during prolonged exercise in humans: influence of carbohydrate availability. McConell, G., R. J. Snow and M. Hargreaves. 1Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, 2School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125 and 3Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. APStracts 6:0258A, 1999.
• Relaxation of diaphragm muscle. Coirault, Catherine, Denis Chemla and Yves Lecarpentier. 1INSERM U 451-LOA-ENSTA-Ecole Polytechnique, Batterie de l'Yvette, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex and 2 Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Bic[circumflex]etre, Assistance Publique-H[circumflex]opitaux de Paris, 94275 Le Kremlin -Bic[circumflex]etre, France. APStracts 6:0259A, 1999.
• A computer model of human thermoregulation for a wide range of environmental conditions: the passive system. Fiala, Dusan, Kevin J. Lomas, Martin Stohrer. a)Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University Leicester, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK and b)HfT Stuttgart, Fachbereich Bauphysik, Schellingstr. 24, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany APStracts 6:0260A, 1999.
• Alveolar epithelial fluid transport and the resolution of severe hydrostatic pulmonary edema: a study of ventilated, critically ill patients. Verghese, G. M., Ware, L. B., Matthay, B. A. and Matthay, M. A. Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0130 APStracts 6:0261A, 1999.
• Growth hormone restores aged diaphragmmyosin composition and performanceafter chronic undernutrition. Ameredes, Bill T., Jon F. Watchko, Monica J. Daood, J. Fernando Rosas, Michael P. Donahoe and Robert M. Rogers. 1Department of Cell Biology and Physiology; 2Magee Womens Research Institute; 3Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; and 4Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 APStracts 6:0262A, 1999.
• Theoretical and experimental intravascular gas embolism absorption dynamics. Branger, Annette B., and David M. Eckmann. 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; 2Department of Anesthesia and The Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 APStracts 6:0263A, 1999.
• Modeling the influence of body size on vo2 peak: the effects of model choice and body composition. Batterham, Alan M., Paul M. Vanderburgh, Matthew T. Mahar and Andrew S. Jackson. 1School of Social Sciences, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, UK; 2Department of Health and Sport Science, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-1210; 3Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858; and 4Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5331. APStracts 6:0264A, 1999.
• Temperature conditioning of nasal air: effects of vasoactive agents and involvement of nitric oxide. Holden, William E., John P. Wilkins, Michelle Harris, Henry A. Milczuk and George D. Giraud. From: Medical Service, Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center1 and Department of Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University2, Portland, Oregon 97201. APStracts 6:0265A, 1999.
• Intravascular macrophage depletion attenuates endotoxin lung injury in anesthetized sheep. Sone, Yasuyuki, Vladimir B Serikov, and Norman C Staub Sr. Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 APStracts 6:0266A, 1999.
• Another view of the role(s) of surfactant and the alveolar model. Hills, B. A. Paediatric Respiratory Research Centre, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia APStracts 6:0267A, 1999.
• Interrupter airway and tissue resistance: errors caused by valve properties and respiratory system compliance. Kessler, Volker, Georg Mols, Holger Bernhard, Christoph Haberth[umlaut]ur and Josef Guttmann. 1Section of Experimental Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany and 2Division of Clinical Physiology, Clinic of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland APStracts 6:0268A, 1999.
• Lung elastic recoil during breathing at increased lung volume. Rodarte, Joseph R., Gassan Noredin, Charles Miller, Vito Brusasco and Riccardo Pellegrino, (with Technical Assistance Of Todd M. Officer). 1Department of Medicine - Pulmonary Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, 2Fisiopatalogia Respiratoria, Ospedale A. Carle, 12100 Cuneo, Italy. 3Dipertimento di Scienze Motorie e Riabilitetive, Universit[grave]a d_gli Studi di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy. APStracts 6:0269A, 1999.
• Pre-sinusoidal vessels predominantly contract in response to norepinephrine, histamine, and kcl in rabbit liver. Shibamoto, Toshishige, Hong-Gang Wang, Takashige Miyahara, Satoshi Tanaka, Hisao Haniu, and Shozo Koyama. Department of Physiology, Division 2, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan APStracts 6:0270A, 1999.
• A computer simulation of free-range exercise in the laboratory. Terblanche, E., J. A. Wessels, R. I. Stewart & J. H. Koeslag. Department of Medical Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa, 7505 APStracts 6:0271A, 1999.
• Targeted deletion of the neutral endopeptidase gene alters ventilatory responses to acute hypoxia in mice.. Grasemann, H., B. Lu, A. Jiao, J. Boudreau, N. P. Gerard and G. T. De Sanctis. 1 Combined Program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA and 2 Ina Sue Perlmutter Laboratory, Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA APStracts 6:0272A, 1999.
• Static respiratory muscle work during immersion with positive and negative respiratory loading. Taylor, Nigel A. S., and James B. Morrison. 1Department of Biomedical Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, AUSTRALIA and 2School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6, CANADA. APStracts 6:0273A, 1999.
• The effect of supplementation with a cysteine donor on muscular performance. Lands, L. C., Md, Phd_, V. L. Grey, Phd_ and A. A. Smountas, Bsc. *Division of Respiratory Medicine, _ Department of Pediatrics, _ Department of Biochemistry, McGill University Health Centre-Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. APStracts 6:0274A, 1999.
• Measurement of cardiac output during exercise by open circuit acetylene uptake. Barker, Rebecca C., Susan R. Hopkins, Nancy Kellogg, I. Mark Olfert, Tom D. Brutsaert, Timothy P. Gavin, Pauline L. Entin, Anthony J. Rice and Peter D. Wagner. 1Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA and 2Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia APStracts 6:0275A, 1999.
• Fetal diuretic responses to maternal hyponatremia: contribution of placental sodium gradient. Roberts, Todd J., Mark J. M. Nijland, Leslee Williams, Michael G. Ross. 1Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1124 W Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502 and 2Current address: Department of Veterinary Physiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. APStracts 6:0276A, 1999.
• Constriction to hypoxia-reoxygenation in isolated mouse coronary arteries: role of endothelium and superoxide. Liu, Qiang. Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224 APStracts 6:0277A, 1999.
• The fatigability of rat hindlimb muscles after acute irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibition. Panenic, Robert, Victor Gisiger and Phillip F. Gardiner. 1D[acute]epartement de kin[acute]esiologie et and 2D[acute]epartement de pathologie et biologie cellulaire, Universit[acute]e de Montr[acute]eal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre -ville, Montr[acute]eal, Qu[acute]ebec H3C 3J7, Canada APStracts 6:0278A, 1999.
• Endurance exercise causes interaction among stress hormones, cytokines, neutrophil dynamics, and muscle damage. Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Manabu Totsuka, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Mutsuo Yamada, Satoru Kudoh, Qiang Liu, Kazuo Sugawara, Kanemitsu Yamaya, and Koki Sato. 1 Department of Hygiene, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan; 2 Department of Health and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University, 1 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8560, Japan; and 3 Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute, 90 Yamazaki, Kozawa, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8243, Japan. APStracts 6:0279A, 1999.
• Dissociation of peak vascular conductance and o2max among highly -trained athletes. Hepple, Russell T., Thomas L. Babits, Michael J. Plyley and Jack M. Goodman. 1Department of Medicine, 0623A, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623, USA; 2Faculty of Physical Education and Health, and Graduate Department of Exercise Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2W6, Canada APStracts 6:0280A, 1999.
• A selective adenosine a1 receptor antagonist, 8-cpt, reverses ethanol-induced inhibition of fetal breathing movements in sheep. Watson, C. S., S. E. White, J. H. Homan, L. Fraher, J. F. Brien and A. D. Bocking. 1Departments of Physiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, MRC Group in Fetal and Neonatal Health and Development, 2Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry; 1,2Lawson Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 4V2 and 3Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6 APStracts 6:0281A, 1999.
• Assessment of methods for improving tracer estimation of substrate rate of appearance under non-steady state conditions.. Gastaldelli, A., A. R. Coggan, and R. R. Wolfe. Metabolism Unit, Shriners Burns Institute and University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550-2725 and *Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy 56100 APStracts 6:0282A, 1999.
• Simultaneous measurement of nitric oxide production by conducting and alveolar airways of man. Pietropaoli, Anthony P., Irene B. Perillo, Alfonso Torres, Peter T. Perkins, Lauren M. Frasier, Mark J. Utell, Mark W. Frampton and Richard W. Hyde. Departments of Medicine1 and Environmental Medicine2, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642 -8692 APStracts 6:0283A, 1999.