PERSPECTIVES:

James A. Pawelczyk

Big concepts, small N
J Physiol 2006 572: 607-608. First Published online on March 16, 2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yves Berthiaume, Gregory Voisin, and André Dagenais

The alveolar type I cells: the new knight of the alveolus?
J Physiol 2006 572: 609-610. First Published online on March 16, 2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael P. Walsh

The force is with -actinin: dynamic regulation of the extracellular matrix-cytoskeletal connection in airway smooth muscle
J Physiol 2006 572: 611-612. First Published online on March 23, 2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nigel T. Cable

Unlocking the secrets of skin blood flow
J Physiol 2006 572: 613. First Published online on March 16, 2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giles. E. Hardingham

2B synaptic or extrasynaptic determines signalling from the NMDA receptor
J Physiol 2006 572: 614-615. First Published online on March 31, 2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOPICAL REVIEW:

Noriyoshi Teramoto

Physiological roles of ATP-sensitive K⁺ channels in smooth muscle
J Physiol 2006 572: 617-624. First Published online on February 16, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOLECULAR AND GENOMIC:

Jiwang Chen, Zhongming Chen, Narendranath Reddy Chintagari, Manoj Bhaskaran, Nili Jin, Telugu Narasaraju, and Lin Liu

Alveolar type I cells protect rat lung epithelium from oxidative injury
J Physiol 2006 572: 625-638. First Published online on February 23, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental dataSupplemental data  

Boris Musset, Sven G. Meuth, Gong Xin Liu, Christian Derst, Sven Wegner, Hans-Christian Pape, Thomas Budde, Regina Preisig-Müller, and Jürgen Daut

Effects of divalent cations and spermine on the K⁺ channel TASK-3 and on the outward current in thalamic neurons
J Physiol 2006 572: 639-657. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELLULAR:

Wenwu Zhang and Susan J. Gunst

Dynamic association between -actinin and ß-integrin regulates contraction of canine tracheal smooth muscle
J Physiol 2006 572: 659-676. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental data  

Iskandar F. Abdullaev, Alena Rudkouskaya, Gary P. Schools, Harold K. Kimelberg, and Alexander A. Mongin

Pharmacological comparison of swelling-activated excitatory amino acid release and Cl^– currents in cultured rat astrocytes
J Physiol 2006 572: 677-689. First Published online on March 9, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Sheila Vignali, Veronika Leiss, Rosi Karl, Franz Hofmann, and Andrea Welling

Characterization of voltage-dependent sodium and calcium channels in mouse pancreatic A- and B-cells
J Physiol 2006 572: 691-706. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROSCIENCE:

Pieter Vanden Berghe and Jürgen Klingauf

Synaptic vesicles in rat hippocampal boutons recycle to different pools in a use-dependent fashion
J Physiol 2006 572: 707-720. First Published online on January 26, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tiziana Pietrangelo, Bernard Fioretti, Rosa Mancinelli, Luigi Catacuzzeno, Fabio Franciolini, Giorgio Fanò, and Stefania Fulle

Extracellular guanosine-5'-triphosphate modulates myogenesis via intermediate Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ currents in C2C12 mouse cells
J Physiol 2006 572: 721-733. First Published online on February 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nan Sang, Jian Zhang, and Chu Chen

PGE₂ glycerol ester, a COX-2 oxidative metabolite of 2-arachidonoyl glycerol, modulates inhibitory synaptic transmission in mouse hippocampal neurons
J Physiol 2006 572: 735-745. First Published online on February 16, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary J. Palmer

Modulation of Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ currents and Ca²⁺-dependent action potentials by exocytosis in goldfish bipolar cell terminals
J Physiol 2006 572: 747-762. First Published online on February 23, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bashir Ahmed, Jose A. Garcia-Lazaro, and Jan W. H. Schnupp

Response linearity in primary auditory cortex of the ferret
J Physiol 2006 572: 763-773. First Published online on February 23, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian Miranda, Shachar Peles, Reza Shaker, Colin Rudolph, and Jyoti N. Sengupta

Neonatal nociceptive somatic stimulation differentially modifies the activity of spinal neurons in rats and results in altered somatic and visceral sensation
J Physiol 2006 572: 775-787. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anton Ivanov, Christophe Pellegrino, Sylvain Rama, Iryna Dumalska, Yuriy Salyha, Yehezkel Ben-Ari, and Igor Medina

Opposing role of synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in regulation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) activity in cultured rat hippocampal neurons
J Physiol 2006 572: 789-798. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

CARDIOVASCULAR:

Katherine A. Sheehan, Aleksey V. Zima, and Lothar A. Blatter

Regional differences in spontaneous Ca²⁺ spark activity and regulation in cat atrial myocytes
J Physiol 2006 572: 799-809. First Published online on February 16, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Belinda L. Houghton, Jessica R. Meendering, Brett J. Wong, and Christopher T. Minson

Nitric oxide and noradrenaline contribute to the temperature threshold of the axon reflex response to gradual local heating in human skin
J Physiol 2006 572: 811-820. First Published online on February 23, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Charkoudian, M. J. Joyner, L. A. Sokolnicki, C. P. Johnson, J. H. Eisenach, N. M. Dietz, T. B. Curry, and B. G. Wallin

Vascular adrenergic responsiveness is inversely related to tonic activity of sympathetic vasoconstrictor nerves in humans
J Physiol 2006 572: 821-827. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SKELETAL MUSCLE AND EXERCISE:

Ferdinando Iellamo, Marco Di Rienzo, Daniela Lucini, Jacopo M. Legramante, Paolo Pizzinelli, Paolo Castiglioni, Fabio Pigozzi, Massimo Pagani, and Gianfranco Parati

Muscle metaboreflex contribution to cardiovascular regulation during dynamic exercise in microgravity: insights from mission STS-107 of the space shuttle Columbia
J Physiol 2006 572: 829-838. First Published online on February 9, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Espen E. Spangenburg, David A. Brown, Micah S. Johnson, and Russell L. Moore

Exercise increases SOCS-3 expression in rat skeletal muscle: potential relationship to IL-6 expression
J Physiol 2006 572: 839-848. First Published online on February 16, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTEGRATIVE:

Luc J. Teppema, Hans Bijl, Raymonda R. Romberg, and Albert Dahan

Antioxidants reverse depression of the hypoxic ventilatory response by acetazolamide in man
J Physiol 2006 572: 849-856. First Published online on January 26, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tobias Bäumer, Franka Bock, Giacomo Koch, Rüdiger Lange, John C. Rothwell, Hartwig R. Siebner, and Alexander Münchau

Magnetic stimulation of human premotor or motor cortex produces interhemispheric facilitation through distinct pathways
J Physiol 2006 572: 857-868. First Published online on February 23, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James P. Fisher, Shigehiko Ogoh, Ellen A. Dawson, Paul J. Fadel, Niels H. Secher, Peter B. Raven, and Michael J. White

Cardiac and vasomotor components of the carotid baroreflex control of arterial blood pressure during isometric exercise in humans
J Physiol 2006 572: 869-880. First Published online on March 2, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel A. Mandel and Ann M. Schreihofer

Central respiratory modulation of barosensitive neurones in rat caudal ventrolateral medulla
J Physiol 2006 572: 881-896. First Published online on March 9, 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Yunguo Yu and Chi-Sang Poon

Critique of ‘Control of arterial P_CO2 by somatic afferents’
J Physiol 2006 572: 897-898. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Haouzi and Bruno Chenuel

Reply from P. Haouzi and B. Chenuel
J Physiol 2006 572: 899-900. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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