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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.
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BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :11
New staining procedures based on inorganic iodine and phosphotungstic acid can be used to produce high-contrast, high-resolution, quantitative 3-D images of soft animal tissues by x-ray microtomography (microCT), opening exciting new opportunities for non-destructive studies of animal morphology.
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
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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 ] [Provisional 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 tissues Brian D Metscher BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :11 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Delivery of sry1, but not sry2, to the kidney increases blood pressure and sns indices in normotensive wky rats Daniel Ely, Amy Milsted, Gail Dunphy, Shannon Boehme, Jeff Dunmire, Mike Hart, Jonathon Toot, Monte Turner BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :10 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Physiological responses of Daphnia pulex to acid stress Anna K Weber, Ralph Pirow BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :9 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [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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Cerebrovascular mental stress reactivity is impaired in hypertension Tasneem Z Naqvi, Hahn K Hyuhn Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :32 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Reliability issues in human brain temperature measurement Charmaine Childs, Graham Machin Critical Care 2009, 13 :R106 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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2La chromosomal inversion enhances thermal tolerance of Anopheles gambiae larvae Kyle AC Rocca, Emilie M Gray, Carlo Costantini, Nora J Besansky Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :147 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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I know where you'll look: an fMRI study of oculomotor intention and a change of motor plan Raimund Kleiser, Christina S Konen, Rudiger J Seitz, Frank Bremmer Behavioral and Brain Functions 2009, 5 :27 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Developmental changes in the expression of creatine synthesizing enzymes and creatine transporter in a precocial rodent, the spiny mouse Zoe Ireland, Aaron P Russell, Theo Wallimann, David W Walker, Rod Snow BMC Developmental Biology 2009, 9 :39 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Synaptically evoked glutamate transporter currents in Spinal Dorsal Horn Astrocytes Haijun Zhang, Wenjun Xin, Patrick M Dougherty Molecular Pain 2009, 5 :36 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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PKCepsilon-dependent potentiation of TTX-resistant Nav1.8 current by neurokinin-1 receptor activation in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons Chun-Lei Cang, Hua Zhang, Yu-Qiu Zhang, Zhi-Qi Zhao Molecular Pain 2009, 5 :33 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A phase III clinical trial of exercise modalities on treatment side-effects in men receiving therapy for prostate cancer Robert U Newton, Dennis R Taaffe, Nigel Spry, Robert A Gardiner, Gregory Levin, Bradley Wall, David Joseph, Suzanne K Chambers, Daniel A Galvao BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :210 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Response of tibialis anterior tendon to a chronic exposure of stretch-shortening cycles: age effects James S Ensey, Melinda S Hollander, John Z Wu, Michael L Kashon, Brent B Baker, Robert G Cutlip BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2009, 8 :12 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Calyx and dimorphic neurons of mouse Scarpa's ganglion express histamine H3 receptors Simona Tritto, Laura Botta, Valeria Zampini, Gianpiero Zucca, Paolo Valli, Sergio Masetto BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :70 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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