Instructions for authors *

The content of submitted manuscripts must fall into the field of normal and pathological physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, and pharmacology. Authors must submit papers reporting on original work, which had not previously been published elsewhere. Papers will be accepted by the editors upon the recommendation of two referees. All papers will be published in English. We prefer US spelling.

Each animal experimentation should be in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1985), NIH, Bethesda, or European Guidelines on Laboratory Animal Care, whereas human studies must be in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2000) of the World Medical Association. In both cases the approval by the Ethics Committee of the respective institution is required. The adherence to the above principals should be explicitly mentioned in the Section Methods of each original article published in Physiological Research.

Original Article must be sub-divided into the following sections:

• Title page should comprise:

- A title of the paper,
- First name(s) and surname of author(s)
- Institutes - author's workplace (affiliation to be indicated by numbers)
- Full address of corresponding author
- Short title (reduced title of the article, that will appear as a page heading in the journal at the top of the printed pages, not more than 60 type-written keystrokes including spaces ).

• Summary. Each paper should contain summary of the main points (not more than 250 words).
• Key words. Immediately following the summary, up to 5 key words should be supplied for subject indexing. Key words should be taken from the Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings) or be composed on the same principle.
• Introduction should contain background of the subject matter and explanation, why the research was carried out.
• Methods. In this section, all materials and methods must be clearly described.
• Results
• Discussion should be well-arranged and concise.
• Acknowledgments of financial support or technical assistance may follow the main body of the paper.
• References are to be listed in alphabetical order, are not numbered, and must correspond to citations in the text. They must include: name and initials of all authors (in Capital letters), full title of paper, name of journal abbreviated according to Index Medicus, volume number, first and last page and year of publication, e.g.: