Volume 58, Issue 3, 2009


Contents


Original Articles

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The cardiovascular response to lower body negative pressure in humans depends on seal location.
N. Goswami, E. Grasser, A. Roessler, D. Schneditz, H. Hinghofer-Szalkay (Inst. Physiol., Center Physiol. Med., Med. Univ. Graz, Austria)

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The effect of pheochromocytoma treatment on subclinical inflammation and endocrine function of adipose tissue.
L. Bošanská, O. Petrák, T. Zelinka, M. Mráz, J. Widimský Jr., M. Haluzík (Third Dept. Med., First Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic)

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Long-term effect of losartan administration on blood pressure, heart and structure of coronary artery of young spontaneously hypertensive rats.
R. Koprdová, M. Cebová, F. Kristek (Inst. Norm. Pathol. Physiol. and Center Excell. Cardiovasc. Res., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

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Red wine polyphenols affect the collagen composition in the aorta after oxidative damage induced by chronic administration of CCl4.
L. Hlavačková, P. Janega, A. Černá, O. Pecháňová, R. Andriantsitohaina, P. Babál (Dept. Pathol., Fac. Med., Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

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Vagus nerve stimulation suppresses generalized seizure activity and seizure-triggered postictal cardiac rhythm changes in rats.
D. Sahin, G. Ilbay, M. Imal, O. Bozdogan, N. Ates (Kocaeli Univ., Fac. Med., Dept. Physiol., Kocaeli, Turkey)

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Effects of ectopic pacing on repolarization of the chicken left ventricle.
S. N. Kharin, D. N. Shmakov, N. A. Antonova (Lab. Card. Physiol., Inst. Physiol. Komi Sci. Ctr Russian Acad. Sci., Syktyvkar, Komi Rep., Russia)

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Detection and possible role of proteasomes in the bronchoalveolar space of the injured lung.
M. Majetschak, L. T. Sorell, T. Patricelli, D. H. Seitz, M. W. Knöferl (Burn Shock Trauma Inst., Dept. Surgery, Loyola Univ. Chicago, USA)

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Prevalence of tidal expiratory flow limitation in preschool children with and without respiratory symptoms: application of the negative expiratory pressure (NEP) method.
A. Jiřičková, J. Šulc, P. Pohunek, O. Kittnar, A. Dohnalová, J Kofránek (Dept. Physiol., First Med. Fac., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic)

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Analysis of diaphragm movement, during tidal breathing and during its activation while breath holding, using MRI synchronized with spirometry.
P. Kolář, J. Neuwirth, J. Šanda, V. Suchánek, Z. Svatá, J. Volejník, M. Pivec (Dept. Rehab., Sec. Med. Fac., Charles Univ., Univ. Hosp. Motol, Prague, Czech Republic)

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Metabolic profile and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in different reproductive phases of Czech women and their relations to weight, body composition and fat distribution.
I. Kosková, R. Petrásek, K. Vondra, M. Dušková, L. Stárka (Fac. Sci., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic)

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Plasma dependent and independent accumulation of betaine in male and female rat tissues.

S. Slow, M. Lever, S. T. Chambers, P. M. George (Biochem. Unit, Canterbury Health Lab., Christchurch, New Zealand)

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hsBAFF-upregulated intracellular free Ca2+ homeostasis regulates ERK1/2 activity and cell proliferation in B cells in vitro.
J. Q. Liang, W. Zhang, L. Wen, W. Gao, S. Q. Zhang, L. Chen (Coll. Life Sci., Nanjing Norm. Univ., Jiangsu Prov. Key Lab. Mol. Med. Biotech., Nanjing, China)

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Increased gene expression and production of spinal cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 during experimental osteoarthritis pain.
M. Procházková, P. Zanvit, T. Doležal, L. Prokešová, M. Kršiak (Dept. Pharmacol., Third Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic)

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Alterations in the expression of the apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease-1/redox factor-1 (APE/ref-1) and DNA damage in the caudal region of acute and chronic spinal cord injured rats treated by embryonic neural stem cells.
T. Dagci, G. Armagan, S. Konyalioglu, A. Yalcin (Dept. Physiol., School Med., Ctr Brain Res., Ege Univ., Bornova-Izmir, Turkey)

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Changes of parvalbumin expression in the spinal cord after peripheral inflammation.
G. Zachařová, D. Sojka, J. Paleček (Dept. Funct. Morphol., Inst. Physiol., Acad. Sci. Czech Rep., Prague, Czech Republic)
 


Short Communication

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Alendronate lowers cholesterol synthesis in the central nervous system of rats – a preliminary study.
Ľ. Cibičková, V. Palička, R. Hyšpler, N. Cibiček, E. Čermáková (Sec. Dept. Med., Charles Univ. Prague, Med. Fac. Hradec Králové and Univ. Hosp. Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)


Rapid Communication

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Reduced susceptibility to ischemia-induced arrhythmias in the preconditioned rat heart is independent of PI3-kinase/akt.
T. Ravingerová, J. Matejíková, D. Pancza, F. Kolář (Inst. Heart Res., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

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Simvastatin alleviates myocardial contractile dysfunction and lethal ischemic injury in rat heart independent of cholesterol-lowering effects.
A. Adamecová, A. Harčarová, J. Matejíková, D. Pancza, M. Kuželová, S. Čarnická, P. Švec, M. Barteková, J. Styk, T. Ravingerová (Inst. Heart Res., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, Slovak Republic)


Proceedings

Proceedings of the Czech and Slovak Physiological Societies (February 3 - 5, 2009, Prague)

 


This number will be issued in April 2009

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