APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 8, 2001

The American Physiological Society

• Regional differences in intramyocellular lipids in humans observed by in vivo 1H-MR spectroscopic imaging. Hwang, Jong-Hee, Jullie W. Pan, S. Heydari, Hoby P. Hetherington, and Daniel T. Stein. Departments of 1Medicine, 2Neurology, and 4Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx 10461; and 3Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 APStracts 7:0001A, 2000.
• Behavior of fascicles and tendonous structures of human gastrocnemius during vertical jumping. Kurokawa, Sadao, Tetsuo Fukunaga, and Senshi Fukashiro. Department of Life Sciences (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan APStracts 8:0002A, 2001.
• A method of reconstruction of clinical gas-analyzer signals corrupted by positive-pressure ventilation. Farmery, A. D., and C. E. W. Hahn. Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, United Kingdom APStracts 8:0003A, 2001.
• Effects of SNP, ouabain, and amiloride on electrical potential profile of isolated sheep pleura. Hatzoglou, C. H., K. I. Gourgoulianis, and P. A. Molyvdas. 1General Hospital of Larissa and 2Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 412 22 Larissa, Greece APStracts 8:0004A, 2001.
• Role of ventilation strategy on perfluorochemical evaporation from the lungs. Jeng, Mei-Jy, Daniele Trevisanuto, Carla M. Weis, William W. Fox, Aaron B. Cullen, Marla R. Wolfson, and Thomas H. Shaffer. 1Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei; 2Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Department of Pediatrics, Padua University, Padua, Italy; 4Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and 5Departments of Physiology and Pediatrics, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 APStracts 8:0005A, 2001.
• Lung tissue mechanics and extracellular matrix composition in a murine model of silicosis. Faffe, Débora S., Gabriela H. Silva, Pedro M. P. Kurtz, Elnara M. Negri, Vera L. Capelozzi, Patricia R. M. Rocco, and Walter A. Zin. 1Laboratory of Respiration Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro; and 2Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, 05586-000 São Paulo, Brazil APStracts 8:0006A, 2001.
• Effects of smooth muscle activation on axial mechanical properties of excised canine bronchi. Shardonofsky, Felix R., Todd M. Officer, Aladin M. Boriek, and Joseph R. Rodarte. Departments of Pediatrics1 and Medicine,2 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 APStracts 8:0007A, 2001.
• Evaluation of laser-Doppler perfusion imaging for measurement of blood flow in cortical bone. Shymkiw, Roxane C., Ronald F. Zernicke, Kevin R. Forrester, and Robert C. Bray. 1McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, and Departments of 2Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 3Surgery, and 4Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1 APStracts 8:0008A, 2001.
• Variation in acute hypoxic ventilatory response is linked to mouse chromosome 9. Tankersley, Clarke G. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 APStracts 8:0009A, 2001.
• Overnight responses of the circulating IGF-I system after acute, heavy-resistance exercise. Nindl, Bradley C., William J. Kraemer, James O. Marx, Paul J. Arciero, Kei Dohi, Mark D. Kellogg, and Gregory A. Loomis. 1Intercollege Graduate Program in Physiology, 2General Clinical Research Center at Noll Laboratory, and 3Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16801; Divisions of 4Military Performance and 7Nutrition and Biochemistry, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760; 6Department of Exercise Science, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866; and 5Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Iowa 47306 APStracts 8:0010A, 2001.
• Endurance training alters outward K+ current characteristics in rat cardiocytes. Jew, Korinne N., M. Charlotte Olsson, Eric A. Mokelke, Bradley M. Palmer, and Russell L. Moore. Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, The University of Colorado Cardiovascular Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309«hyphen»0354 APStracts 8:0011A, 2001.
• Intermittent hypoxia increases ventilation and «sao2» during hypoxic exercise and hypoxic chemosensitivity. Katayama, Keisho, Yasutake Sato, Yoshifumi Morotome, Norihiro Shima, Koji Ishida, Shigeo Mori, and Miharu Miyamura. 1Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, and 2Space Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464«hyphen»8601, Japan APStracts 8:0012A, 2001.
• Respiratory dynamics during laughter. Filippelli, Mario, Riccardo Pellegrino, Iacopo Iandelli, Gianni Misuri, Joseph R. Rodarte, Roberto Duranti, Vito Brusasco, and Giorgio Scano. 1Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi "ONLUS", UOF di Riabilitazione Respiratoria, Centro di S. Maria agli Ulivi, 50020 Pozzolatico, Firenze, Italy; 2Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; 3Respiratory Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030; 4Cattedra di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, DISM, Università di Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy; and 5Section of Immunoallergology and Respiratory Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Firenze, Italy APStracts 8:0013A, 2001.
• Mechanical compression influences intracellular Ca2+ signaling in chondrocytes seeded in agarose constructs. Roberts, Susan R., Martin M. Knight, David A. Lee, and Dan L. Bader. 1IRC in Biomedical Materials, Institute of Orthopaedics, University College London Medical School, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP; 2IRC in Biomedical Materials, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Mile End; and 3Medical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Mile End, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom APStracts 8:0014A, 2001.
• Contribution of amiloride-insensitive pathways to alveolar fluid clearance in adult rats. Norlin, Andreas, Le Nha Lu, Sandra E. Guggino, Michael A. Matthay, and Hans G. Folkesson. 1Department of Animal Physiology, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden; 3Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 941434"hyphen"0130; 2Division of Gastroenterology, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205"hyphen"2195; and 4Department of Physiology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio 44272"hyphen"0095 APStracts 8:0015A, 2001.
• Invited Review: Physiological and pathophysiological responses of intermittent hypoxia. Neubauer, Judith A. 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«hyphen»0019 APStracts 8:0016A, 2001.
• Effects of vitamin E and alpha-lipoic acid on skeletal muscle contractile properties. Coombes, Jeff S., Scott K. Powers, Benjamin Rowell, Karyn L. Hamilton, Stephen L. Dodd, R. Andrew Shanely, Chandan K. Sen, and Lester Packer. 1Center for Exercise Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; 2Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; and 3Department of Physiology, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland 70211 APStracts 8:0017A, 2001.
• Hypnotic manipulation of effort sense during dynamic exercise: cardiovascular responses and brain activation. Williamson, J. W., R. McColl, D. Mathews, J. H. Mitchell,P. B. Raven, and W. P. Morgan. Departments of 1Physical Therapy and 2Radiology and the 3Moss Heart Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235«hyphen»8876; 4Department of Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76107; and 5Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 APStracts 8:0018A, 2001.
• MRI study of pharyngeal airway changes during stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve branches in rats. Brennick, Michael J., Theodore P. Trouard, Arthur F. Gmitro, and Ralph F. Fregosi. 1Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; 2Department of Radiology, University of Arizona 85721«hyphen»5067; and 3Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721«hyphen»0093 APStracts 8:0019A, 2001.
• Satellite cell proliferation exercise-induced increases and new myonuclear accretion in rat skeletal muscle. Smith, Heather K., Linda Maxwell, Carol D. Rodgers, Nancy H. McKee, and Michael J. Plyley. Departments of 1Sport and Exercise Science and 2Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and 3Faculty of Physical Education and Health and 4Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 APStracts 8:0020A, 2001.
• Endotoxemia increases relative perfusion to dorsal-caudal lung regions. Gerbino, Anthony J., William A. Altemeier, Carmel Schimmel, and Robb W. Glenny. Departments of 1Medicine and 2Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 APStracts 8:0021A, 2001.
• Role of nitric oxide during hyperventilation-induced bronchoconstriction in the guinea pig. , Oscar E. Suman and Kenneth C Beck. Thoracic Division Research Unit, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905 APStracts 8:0022A, 2001.
• Generation of oxidative stress contributes to the development of pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxia. Hoshikawa, Yasushi, Sadafumi Ono, Satoshi Suzuki, Tatsuo Tanita, Masayuki Chida, Chun Song, Masafumi Noda, Toshiharu Tabata, Norbert F. Voelkel, and Shigefumi Fujimura. 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980«hyphen»8575, Japan; and 2Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262 APStracts 8:0023A, 2001.
• Effect of exercise and medium chain fatty acids on postprandial lipemia. Thomas, Tom R., Kristen E. Horner, Melissa M. Langdon,, John Q. Zhang, Elaine S. Krul, Grace Y. Sun, and Richard H. Cox. 1Exercise Physiology Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia 65211; 2Nutrition and Consumer Sector, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167; and 3Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri 65211 APStracts 8:0024A, 2001.
• Selected Contribution: Chemoreflex responses to CO2 before and after an 8-h exposure to hypoxia in humans. Fatemian, Marzieh, and Peter A. Robbins. University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PT, United Kingdom APStracts 8:0025A, 2001.
• Static and dynamic operating characteristics of a pericardial balloon. Hamilton, Douglas R., Gwyneth Devries, and John V. Tyberg. Departments of Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1 APStracts 8:0026A, 2001.
• Baroreceptor modulation of active cutaneous vasodilation during dynamic exercise in humans. Mack, Gary W., Doug Cordero, and Jochen Peters. John B. Pierce Laboratory and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06515 APStracts 8:0027A, 2001.
• Interdependence of bronchial circulation and clearance of 99mTc-DTPA from the airway surface. Wagner, Elizabeth M., and W. Michael Foster. Departments of Medicine and Environmental Health Sciences Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 21224 APStracts 8:0028A, 2001.
• Muscularity and the density of the fat-free mass in athletes. Prior, Barry M., Christopher M. Modlesky, Ellen M. Evans, Mark A. Sloniger, Michael J. Saunders, Richard D. Lewis, and Kirk J. Cureton. Departments of Exercise Science and Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602"hyphen"6554 APStracts 8:0029A, 2001.
• Hypoxia augments apnea-induced peripheral vasoconstriction in humans. Leuenberger, Urs A., J. Cullen Hardy, Michael D. Herr, Kristen S. Gray, and Lawrence I. Sinoway. 1Division of Cardiology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033; 2Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042; and 3Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 39534 APStracts 8:0030A, 2001.
• Relationship between fat-to-fat-free mass ratio and decrements in leg strength after downhill running. Hickner, R. C., P. M. Mehta, D. Dyck, P. Devita, J. A. Houmard, T. Koves, and P. Byrd. Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sports Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858 APStracts 8:0031A, 2001.
• Central GABAergic mechanisms are involved in apnea induced by SLN stimulation in piglets. Abu-Shaweesh, Jalal M., Ismail A. Dreshaj, Musa A. Haxhiu, and Richard J. Martin. Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 APStracts 8:0032A, 2001.
• CO2 dialysis in the medullary raphe of the rat increases ventilation in sleep. Nattie, Eugene E., and Aihua Li. Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756"hyphen"0001 APStracts 8:0033A, 2001.
• c-Fos expression in the central nervous system elicited by phrenic nerve stimulation. Malakhova, O. E., and P. W. Davenport. Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 APStracts 8:0034A, 2001.
• Effect of load on preferred speed and cost of transport. Wickler, S. J., D. F. Hoyt, E. A. Cogger, and K. M. Hall. Equine Research Center and Departments of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768 APStracts 8:0035A, 2001.
• Inconsistent link between low-frequency oscillations: R-R interval responses to augmented Mayer waves. Hamner, J. W., Raymond Morin, Jim Rudolph, and J. Andrew Taylor. Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, Research and Training Institute, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Boston 02131; and Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02131 APStracts 8:0036A, 2001.
• Chronic hypoxia attenuates resting and exercise-induced VEGF, flt-1, and flk-1 mRNA levels in skeletal muscle. Olfert, I. Mark, Ellen C. Breen, Odile Mathieu-Costello, and Peter D. Wagner. 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda 92350; and 2Division of Physiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093"hyphen"0623 APStracts 8:0037A, 2001.
• Pulmonary perfusion in supine and prone positions: an electron-beam computed tomography study. Jones, Andrew T., David M. Hansell, and Timothy W. Evans. 1Unit of Critical Care and 2Department of Imaging, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom SW3 6NP APStracts 8:0038A, 2001.
• Interpretation of near-infrared spectroscopy signals: a study with a newly developed perfused rat brain model. Hoshi, Yoko, Norio Kobayashi, and Mamoru Tamura. 1Biophysics Group, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812; 2Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan APStracts 8:0039A, 2001.
• Effects of strength training on muscle power and serum hormones in middle-aged and older men. Izquierdo, M., K. Häkkinen, J. Ibañez, M. Garrues, A. Antón, A. Zúñiga, J. L. Larrión, and E. M. Gorostiaga. 1Centro de Investigación y Medicina del Deporte de Navarra, Gobierno de Navarra, and 3Servicio Navarra de Salud, Hospital de Navarra, 31002 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain; and 2Department of Biology of Physical Activity and Neuromuscular Research Center, University of Jyväskylä, FIN-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland APStracts 8:0040A, 2001.
• Cardiac and respiratory activity at arousal from sleep under controlled ventilation conditions. Trinder, John, Marinella Padula, David Berlowitz, Janice Kleiman, Sibilah Breen, Peter Rochford, Christopher Worsnop, Bruce Thompson, and Robert Pierce. 1Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052; and 2Sleep Disorders Centre, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia APStracts 8:0041A, 2001.
• Invited Review: Physiological consequences of intermittent hypoxia: systemic blood pressure. Fletcher, Eugene C. Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292 APStracts 8:0042A, 2001.
• Selected Contribution: Role of spleen emptying in prolonging apneas in humans. Schagatay, Erika, Johan P. A. Andersson, Magnus Hallén, and Birger Pålsson. 1Department of Animal Physiology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund; 2Department of Applied Natural Science, Mid Sweden University, 871 88 Härnösand; and 3Department of Surgery, Lund University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden APStracts 8:0043A, 2001.
• Method for measuring long-term function of muscle-powered implants via radiotelemetry. Trumble, Dennis R., and James A. Magovern. Cardiothoracic Surgery Research, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, and Department of Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212 APStracts 8:0044A, 2001.
• Effect of short-term exercise training on angiogenic growth factor gene responses in rats. Gavin, Timothy P., and Peter D. Wagner. Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093«hyphen»0623 APStracts 7:0045A, 2000.
• Effect of unilateral denervation on maximum specific force in rat diaphragm muscle fibers. Geiger, Paige C., Mark J. Cody, Rebecca L. Macken, Megan. E. Bayrd, and Gary C. Sieck. Departments of Anesthesiology1 and Physiology & Biophysics2, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905 APStracts 7:0046A, 2000.
• Historical Perspectives: Plasticity of mammalian skeletal muscle. Pette, Dirk. Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany APStracts 7:0047A, 2000.
• Invited Review: Plasticity and energetic demands of contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Sieck, Gary C., and Michael Regnier. Departments of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Mayo Medical School and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905; and Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 APStracts 7:0048A, 2000.
• Hormonal regulation of PGE2 and COX-2 production in rabbit uterine cervical fibroblasts. Sato, T., H. Michizu, K. Hashizume, and A. Ito. 1Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Hachioji, Tokyo 192«hyphen»0392; and 2Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305«hyphen»0901Japan APStracts 7:0049A, 2000.
• Single-breath washouts in a rotating stretcher. Rodríguez-Nieto, M. J., G. Peces-Barba, N. González Mangado, S. Verbanck, and M. Paiva. 1Laboratorio de Fisiopatología Respiratoria, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; 2Respiratory Division, Academic Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels; and 3Laboratoire de Physique Biomédicale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium APStracts 7:0050A, 2000.
• Aged bone displays an increased responsiveness to low-intensity resistance exercise. Buhl, Kathleen M., Christopher R. Jacobs, Russell T. Turner, Glenda L. Evans, Peter A. Farrell, and Henry J. Donahue. Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, Departments of 1Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and 4Cell and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033; 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota 55905; and 3Department of Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 APStracts 7:0051A, 2000.
• Effects of morphine and naloxone on fetal heart rate and movement in the pig. Cohen, S, N. Parvizi, E. J. H. Mulder, H. A. Van Oord, F.Jonker, F. H. , G. C. Van Der Weijden, and M. A. M. Taverne. 1Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht; 2Department of Obstetrics, Neonatology and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; and 3Department of Physiology, Institute for Animal Science and Animal Behavior, FAL, Neustadt, Germany APStracts 7:0052A, 2000.
• Lactate removal is not enhanced in nonstimulated perfused skeletal muscle after endurance training. Sumida, Ken D., and Casey M. Donovan. 1Department of Biological Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866 and 2Department of Kinesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089«hyphen»0652 APStracts 7:0053A, 2000.
• Evaluation of laser-Doppler perfusion imaging for measurement of blood flow in cortical bone. Shymkiw, Roxane C., Ronald F. Zernicke, Kevin R. Forrester, and Robert C. Bray. 1McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, and Departments of 2Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 3Surgery, and 4Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1 APStracts 7:0054A, 2000.
• Effect of combined recompression and air, oxygen, or heliox breathing on air bubbles in rat tissues. Hyldegaard, O., D. Kerem, and Y. Melamed. The Israeli Naval Hyperbaric Institute,2 Haifa, Israel and The Institute of Medical Physiology,1 The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 2200 APStracts 8:0055A, 2001.
• Respiratory mechanics and lung development in the rat from early age to adulthood. Gomes, R. F. M., F. Shardonofsky, D. H. Eidelman, and J. H. T. Bates. 1Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2X 2P2; 2Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030; and 3Vermont Lung Center, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05446 APStracts 8:0056A, 2001.