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BMC Physiology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in cellular, tissue-level, organismal, functional, and developmental aspects of physiological processes.
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BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :10
Cross-talk between the cyclic AMP and phosphoinositide signaling pathways increases calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum of blowfly salivary glands in a protein kinase A-dependent manner, enhancing transelectrolyte transport and fluid secretion.
BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :7
The metabolism of C. elegans can be assessed in real time by the constitutive expression of firefly luciferase, which reports in vivo levels of ATP.
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Epigenetic and phenotypic changes result from a continuous pre and post natal dietary exposure to phytoestrogens in an experimental population of mice
Carlos M Guerrero-Bosagna, Pablo Sabat, Fernanda S Valdovinos, Luis E Valladares, Susan J Clark BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :17 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Why we should use simpler models if the data allow this: relevance for ANOVA designs in experimental biology Stanley E Lazic BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :16 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The level of hypotension during hemorrhagic shock is a major determinant of the post-resuscitation systemic inflammatory response: an experimental study Emmanuel E Douzinas, Ilias Andrianakis, Olga Livaditi, Pantelis Paneris, Marios Tasoulis, Aimilia Pelekanou, Alex Betrosian, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :15 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Male silver eels mature by swimming Arjan P Palstra, Denhi Schnabel, Maaike C Nieveen, Herman P Spaink, Guido EEJM van den Thillart BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :14 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Extended flow cytometry characterization of normal bone marrow progenitor cells by simultaneous detection of aldehyde dehydrogenase and early hematopoietic antigens: implication for erythroid differentiation studies Peppino Mirabelli, Rosa Di Noto, Catia Lo Pardo, Paolo Morabito, Giovanna Abate, Marisa Gorrese, Maddalena Raia, Caterina Pascariello, Giulia Scalia, Marica Gemei, Elisabetta Mariotti, Luigi Del Vecchio BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :13 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exercise training improves relaxation response and SOD-1 expression in aortic and mesenteric rings from high caloric diet-fed rats Camila de Moraes, Ana Paula Couto Davel, Luciana Venturini Rossoni, Edson Antunes, Angelina Zanesco BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :12 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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TRPM channels are required for rhythmicity in the ultradian defecation rhythm of C. elegans Claire SM Kwan, Rafael P V BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :11 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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cAMP potentiates InsP3 -induced Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum in blowfly salivary glands Ruth Schmidt, Otto Baumann, Bernd Walz BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :10 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Decrease of PECAM-1-gene-expression induced by proinflammatory cytokines IFN- Katrin Neubauer, Alexander Lindhorst, Kyrylo Tron, Giuliano Ramadori, Bernhard Saile BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :9 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Short-term pacing in the mouse alters cardiac expression of connexin43 Andrianos Kontogeorgis, Riyaz A Kaba, Eunice Kang, Jonathan E Feig, Pritha P Gupta, Marc Ponzio, Fangyu Liu, Michael J Rindler, Andrew L Wit, Edward A Fisher, Nicholas S Peters, David E Gutstein BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :8 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of the N-methyl-D-Aspartate receptor antagonist dextromethorphan on vibrotactile adaptation Stephen E Folger, Vinay Tannan, Zheng Zhang, Jameson K Holden, Mark Tommerdahl BMC Neuroscience 2008, 9 :87 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Cloning of somatolactin alpha, beta forms and the somatolactin receptor in Atlantic salmon: seasonal expression profile in pituitary and ovary of maturing female broodstock Susana Benedet, Bjorn Thrandur Bjornsson, Geir Lasse Taranger, Eva Andersson Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008, 6 :42 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The relationships among endurance performance measures as estimated from VO2PEAK, ventilatory threshold, and electromyographic fatigue threshold: a relationship design Jennifer L Graef, Abbie E Smith, Kristina L Kendall, Ashley A Walter, Jordan R Moon, Christopher M Lockwood, Travis W Beck, Joel T Cramer, Jeffrey R Stout Dynamic Medicine 2008, 7 :15 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bioelectrical phase angles values in a clinical sample of ambulatory rehabilitation patients. Simon M Gunn, Julie A Halbert, Lynne C Giles, Jacqueline M Stepien, Michelle D Miller, Maria Crotty Dynamic Medicine 2008, 7 :14 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Variation in nocturnality and circadian activity rhythms between photoresponsive F344 and nonphotoresponsive Sprague Dawley rats Cheryl D Seroka, Cynthia E Johnson, Paul D Heideman Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2008, 6 :8 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Erythropoietin enhances hippocampal long-term potentiation and memory
Bartosz Adamcio, Derya Sargin, Alicja Stradomska, Lucian Medrihan, Christoph Gertler, Fabian Theis, Mingyue Zhang, Michael Muller, Imam Hassouna, Kathrin Hannke, Swetlana Sperling, Konstantin Radyushkin, Ahmed El-Kordi, Lizzy Schulze, Anja Ronnenberg, Fred Wolf, Nils Brose, Jeong-Seop Rhee, Weiqi Zhang, Hannelore Ehrenreich BMC Biology 2008, 6 :37 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Simultaneous versus video counting of coughs in hypertonic cough challenges Heikki O Koskela, Minna K Purokivi, Raija M Tukiainen Cough 2008, 4 :8 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Whole genome expression and biochemical correlates of extreme constitutional types defined in Ayurveda Bhavana Prasher, Sapna Negi, Shilpi Aggarwal, Amit K Mandal, Tav P Sethi, Shailaja R Deshmukh, Sudha G Purohit, Shantanu Sengupta, Sangeeta Khanna, Farhan Mohammad, Gaurav Garg, Samir K Brahmachari, Indian Genome Variation Consortium, Mitali Mukerji Journal of Translational Medicine 2008, 6 :48 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Minimum joint space width and tibial cartilage morphology in the knees of healthy individuals; A cross-sectional study Karen A Beattie, Jeffrey Duryea, Margaret Pui, John O'Neill, Pauline Boulos, Colin E Webber, Felix Eckstein, Jonathan D Adachi BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :119 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Femoral artery remodeling after aerobic exercise training without weight loss in women Manning J Sabatier, Earl H Schwark, Richard Lewis, Gloria Sloan, Joseph Cannon, Kevin McCully Dynamic Medicine 2008, 7 :13 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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