PERSPECTIVES:

Christopher A. Del Negro and John A. Hayes

A ‘group pacemaker’ mechanism for respiratory rhythm generation
J Physiol 2008 586: 2245-2246
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.153627 [Full Text] [PDF]  

JOURNAL CLUB:

Puja R. Mehta and Arpan R. Mehta

How does inflammation affect axonal excitability to mechanical stimulation of neurones in the rat pain pathway?
J Physiol 2008 586: 2247-2248 First Published online on March 6, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152645 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ewan St. John Smith and Aliakmal Momin

Persistent pain: the contribution of Na_V1.9
J Physiol 2008 586: 2249-2250 First Published online on March 6, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152520 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew J. Hoy and Nigel Turner

New insight into the mechanism by which acute physical exercise ameliorates insulin resistance
J Physiol 2008 586: 2251-2252 First Published online on March 6, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152991 [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROSCIENCE:

Takeshi Nakamura, Takayuki Yamashita, Naoto Saitoh, and Tomoyuki Takahashi

Developmental changes in calcium/calmodulin-dependent inactivation of calcium currents at the rat calyx of Held
J Physiol 2008 586: 2253-2261 First Published online on January 31, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.142521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maki Koike-Tani, Takeshi Kanda, Naoto Saitoh, Takayuki Yamashita, and Tomoyuki Takahashi

Involvement of AMPA receptor desensitization in short-term synaptic depression at the calyx of Held in developing rats
J Physiol 2008 586: 2263-2275 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.142547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. L. Mironov

Metabotropic glutamate receptors activate dendritic calcium waves and TRPM channels which drive rhythmic respiratory patterns in mice
J Physiol 2008 586: 2277-2291 First Published online on February 28, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.149021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Moshe Gur and D. Max Snodderly

Physiological differences between neurons in layer 2 and layer 3 of primary visual cortex (V1) of alert macaque monkeys
J Physiol 2008 586: 2293-2306 First Published online on March 6, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.151795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manjot Bal, Oleg Zaika, Pamela Martin, and Mark S. Shapiro

Calmodulin binding to M-type K⁺ channels assayed by TIRF/FRET in living cells
J Physiol 2008 586: 2307-2320 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152777 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESPIRATORY:

Aihua Li and Eugene Nattie

Serotonin transporter knockout mice have a reduced ventilatory response to hypercapnia (predominantly in males) but not to hypoxia
J Physiol 2008 586: 2321-2329 First Published online on March 20, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miriam Kron, Julia Reuter, Ellen Gerhardt, Till Manzke, Weiqi Zhang, and Mathias Dutschmann

Emergence of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-induced postsynaptic potentiation of NMDA currents during the postnatal maturation of the Kölliker–Fuse nucleus of rat
J Physiol 2008 586: 2331-2343 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.148916 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Jeremy A. Simpson, Keith R. Brunt, and Steve Iscoe

Repeated inspiratory occlusions acutely impair myocardial function in rats
J Physiol 2008 586: 2345-2355 First Published online on March 6, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.150086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. F. Ireland, F. C. Lenal, A. R. Lorier, D. E. Loomes, T. Adachi, T. S. Alvares, J. J. Greer, and G. D. Funk

Distinct receptors underlie glutamatergic signalling in inspiratory rhythm-generating networks and motor output pathways in neonatal rat
J Physiol 2008 586: 2357-2370 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.150532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SKELETAL MUSCLE AND EXERCISE:

Paula M. Costello, Anthea Rowlerson, Nur Aida Astaman, Fred Erick W. Anthony, Avan Aihie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Mark A. Hanson, and Lucy R. Green

Peri-implantation and late gestation maternal undernutrition differentially affect fetal sheep skeletal muscle development
J Physiol 2008 586: 2371-2379 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.150987 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioannis Vogiatzis, Spyros Zakynthinos, Robert Boushel, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Jordan A. Guenette, Harrieth Wagner, Charis Roussos, and Peter D. Wagner

The contribution of intrapulmonary shunts to the alveolar-to-arterial oxygen difference during exercise is very small
J Physiol 2008 586: 2381-2391 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.150128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTEGRATIVE:

Alison J. Forhead, Christopher A. Lamb, Kathryn L. Franko, Deirdre M. O'Connor, F. B. Peter Wooding, Roselle L. Cripps, Susan Ozanne, Dominique Blache, Qingwu W. Shen, Min Du, and Abigail L. Fowden

Role of leptin in the regulation of growth and carbohydrate metabolism in the ovine fetus during late gestation
J Physiol 2008 586: 2393-2403 First Published online on March 6, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.149237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José González-Alonso, Stefan P. Mortensen, Tina D. Jeppesen, Leena Ali, Horace Barker, Rasmus Damsgaard, Niels H. Secher, Ellen A. Dawson, and Stéphane P. Dufour

Haemodynamic responses to exercise, ATP infusion and thigh compression in humans: insight into the role of muscle mechanisms on cardiovascular function
J Physiol 2008 586: 2405-2417 First Published online on March 13, 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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