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In-house Editor Diana Marshall PhD
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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 :20
Three distinct phases in the process of salt-induced hypertension were identified in rat time-course experiments and were used to construct a reliable mathematical model of salt-induced hypertension.
BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :16
An integrated model of excitation-contraction coupling merges previous mathematical models of mouse cardiomyocytes, calcium-dependent enzymatic regulation and contraction, and provides insights into the underlying mechanism of transgenic phenotypes arising from the modification of calcium signaling genes.
BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :15
Knockdown of the gene encoding PTEN, an inhibitor of the insulin/insulin growth factor I signaling cascade, increases egg production in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, in contrast to the decrease in reproduction previously observed on disruption of this pathway in other organisms.
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A multi-component model of the dynamics of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl-S rats Violeta I McCloone, John V Ringwood, Bruce N Van Vliet BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :20 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Analysis of knockout mice suggests a role for VGF in the control of fat storage and energy expenditure Elizabeth Watson, Samira Fargali, Haruka Okamoto, Masato Sadahiro, Ronald E. Gordon, Tandra Chakraborty, Mark W. Sleeman, Stephen R. Salton BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :19 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Aquaporin-6 is expressed along the rat gastrointestinal tract and upregulated by feeding in the small intestine Umberto Laforenza, Giulia Gastaldi, Mariarosa Polimeni, Simona Tritto, Marisa Tosco, Ulderico Ventura, Manuela F Scaffino, Masato Yasui BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :18 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Both ischemic preconditioning and ghrelin administration protect hippocampus from ischemia/reperfusion and upregulate uncoupling protein-2 Yajun Liu, Lianbi Chen, Xiaoqun Xu, Eric Vicaut, Richard Sercombe BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :17 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Regulation of excitation-contraction coupling in mouse cardiac myocytes: integrative analysis with mathematical modelling Jussi T Koivum BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :16 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Manipulating insulin signaling to enhance mosquito reproduction Anam J Arik, Jason L Rasgon, Kendra M Quicke, Michael A Riehle BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :15 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Coral bleaching under thermal stress: putative involvement of host/symbiont recognition mechanisms Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol, Mehdi Adjeroud, Emmanuel Roger, Laurent Foure, David Duval, Yves Mone, Christine Ferrier-Pages, Eric Tambutte, Sylvie Tambutte, Didier Zoccola, Denis Allemand, Guillaume Mitta BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :14 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acute heat stress brings down milk secretion in dairy cows by up-regulating the activity of the milk-borne negative feedback regulatory system Nissim Silanikove, Fira Shapiro, Dima Shinder BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :13 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exercise-induced up-regulation of MMP-1 and IL-8 genes in endurance horses Katia Cappelli, Michela Felicetti, Stefano Capomaccio, Camillo Pieramati, Maurizio Silvestrelli, Andrea Verini-Supplizi BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :12 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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MicroCT for comparative morphology: simple staining methods allow high-contrast 3D imaging of diverse non-mineralized animal tissues Brian D Metscher BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :11 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Repeatability of nerve conduction measurements derived entirely by computer methods Xuan Kong, Eugene A Lesser, Shai N Gozani BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2009, 8 :33 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Regulated expression of matrix metalloproteinases, inflammatory mediators, and endometrial matrix remodeling by 17beta-estradiol in the immature rat uterus Louise A Russo, Bryan J Peano, Shreya P Trivedi, Todd D Cavalcanto, Benjamin A Olenchock, Joseph A Caruso, Amanda R Smolock, Oleg Vishnevsky, Russell M Gardner Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :124 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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In vitro vasorelaxation mechanisms of bioactive compounds extracted from Hibiscus sabdariffa on rat thoracic aorta Mamadou Sarr, Saliou Ngom, Modou O Kane, Alassane Wele, Doudou Diop, Bacar Sarr, Lamine Gueye, Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina, Aminata S Diallo Nutrition & Metabolism 2009, 6 :45 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Regulation of intestinal epithelial cells transcriptome by enteric glial cells: impact on intestinal epithelial barrier functions Lauriannne Van Landeghem, Maxime M Mahe, Raluca Teusan, Jean Leger, Isabelle Guisle, Remi Houlgatte, Michel Neunlist BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :507 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of real-time PCR endogenous control genes for analysis of gene expression in bovine endometrium Caroline G Walker, Susanne Meier, Murray D Mitchell, John R Roche, Mathew Littlejohn BMC Molecular Biology 2009, 10 :100 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ethanol exerts dual effects on calcium homeostasis in CCK-8-stimulated mouse pancreatic acinar cells Marcela Fernandez-Sanchez, Angel del Castillo-Vaquero, Gines M Salido, Antonio Gonzalez BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :77 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The accessory papillary muscle with inferior J-waves--peculiarity or hidden danger ? James Ker, Lorraine du Toit Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :50 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Combined intermittent hypoxia and surface muscle electrostimulation as a method to increase peripheral blood progenitor cell concentration Gines Viscor, Casimiro Javierre, Teresa Pages, Josep-Lluis Ventura, Antoni Ricart, Gregorio Martin-Henao, Carmen Azqueta, Ramon Segura Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :91 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sex and hand differences in circadian wrist activity are independent from sex and hand differences in 2D:4D Camille Reuter, Denise B McQuade Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2009, 7 :13 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A novel role of dendritic gap junction and mechanisms underlying its interaction with thalamocortical conductance in fast spiking inhibitory neurons Qian-Quan Sun BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :131 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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