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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.
BMC Physiology (ISSN 1472-6793) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Zoological Record and Google Scholar.
BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :4
A negative correlation between body mass and blood concentration of serotonin (5-HT) in mice suggests that body mass should be considered as a covariate in studies of blood hyperserotonemia in autism.
BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :3
Exposure of Atlantic salmon to a toxicant induces the expression of CYP1A mRNA in cells lining the intestine while reducing the frequency of proliferating cells, suggesting a possible link between the detoxification process and the cell renewal system
BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :2
Hemolymph flow and heart motion in opaque insects can now be visualized using a new imaging technique that combines high contrast particles called microbubbles with synchrotron x-ray phase-contrast imaging.
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Physiological responses of Daphnia pulex to acid stress Anna K Weber, Ralph Pirow BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :9 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acclimatory responses of the Daphnia pulex proteome to environmental changes. II. Chronic exposure to different temperatures (10 and 20 Susanne Schwerin, Bettina Zeis, Tobias Lamkemeyer, R BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :8 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acclimatory responses of the Daphnia pulex proteome to environmental changes. I. Chronic exposure to hypoxia affects the oxygen transport system and carbohydrate metabolism Bettina Zeis, Tobias Lamkemeyer, R BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :7 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Intestinal barrier function in response to abundant or depleted mucosal glutathione in Salmonella -infected rats Marleen TJ van Ampting, Arjan J Schonewille, Carolien Vink, Robert Jan M Brummer, Roelof van der Meer, Ingeborg MJ Bovee-Oudenhoven BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :6 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Angiotensin II directly regulates intestinal epithelial NHE3 in Caco2BBE cells Mark W Musch, Yan Chun Li, Eugene B Chang BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :5 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Relationships among body mass, brain size, gut length, and blood tryptophan and serotonin in young wild-type mice Ricardo Albay III, Angela Chen, George M Anderson, Maggie Tatevosyan, Skirmantas Janu BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :4 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intestinal cellular localization of PCNA protein and CYP1A mRNA in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. exposed to a model toxicant Monica Sanden, P BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :3 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Direct visualization of hemolymph flow in the heart of a grasshopper (Schistocerca americana ) Wah-Keat Lee, John J Socha BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :2 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The sweet taste quality is linked to a cluster of taste fibers in primates: lactisole diminishes preference and responses to sweet in S fibers (sweet best) chorda tympani fibers of M. fascicularis monkey Yiwen Wang, Vicktoria Danilova, Tiffany Cragin, Thomas W Roberts, Alexey Koposov, G BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :1 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular analysis of photic inhibition of blood-feeding in Anopheles gambiae Suchismita Das, George Dimopoulos BMC Physiology 2008, 8 :23 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reduced expression of CRH receptor type 1 in upper segment human myometrium during labour Binhai Cong, Lanmei Zhang, Lu Gao, Xin Ni Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :43 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Inhibitory coupling between inhibitory interneurons in the spinal cord dorsal horn Charalampos Labrakakis, Louis-Etienne Lorenzo, Cyril Bories, Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva, Yves De Koninck Molecular Pain 2009, 5 :24 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Binding characteristics of the ovine membrane progesterone receptor alpha and expression of the receptor during the estrous cycle Ryan L Ashley, J ALEJANDRO Arreguin-Arevalo, Terry M Nett Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :42 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Effect of sedation with detomidine and butorphanol on pulmonary gas exchange in the horse Gorel Nyman, Stina Marntell, Anna Edner, Pia Funkquist, Karin Morgan, Goran Hedenstierna Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51 :22 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Incomplete posttranslational prohormone modifications in hyperactive neuroendocrine cells Jeroen RPM Strating, Gerard JM Martens BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :35 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sexual attraction enhances glutamate transmission in mammalian anterior cingulate cortex Long-Jun Wu, Susan S Kim, Xiangyao Li, Fuxing Zhang, Min Zhuo Molecular Brain 2009, 2 :9 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Surface area of particle administered versus mass in determining the pulmonary toxicity of ultrafine and fine carbon black: comparison to ultrafine titanium dioxide Tina M Sager, Vincent Castranova Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2009, 6 :15 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Proteome analysis of Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) seeds dormancy breaking and germination: influence of abscisic and gibberellic acids Tomasz A Pawlowski BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9 :48 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Short term exposure to cooking fumes and pulmonary function Sindre Svedahl, Kristin Svendsen, Torgunn Qvenild, Ann Kristin Sjaastad, Bjorn Hilt Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009, 4 :9 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sympathetic-correlated c-Fos expression in the neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro Chun-Kuei Su, Chiu-Ming Ho, Hsiao-Hui Kuo, Yu-Chuan Wen, Chok-Yung Chai Journal of Biomedical Science 2009, 16 :44 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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