J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1

February 2008 / ISSN(Print): 1880-6546

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Effects of Dendroaspis Natriuretic Peptide on Calcium-Activated Potassium Current and Its Mechanism

Hui-Shu Guo, Yan-Zong Yang, Yuan Zou, Jing Xu, Zheng-Xu Cai, Qing-Hui Qi
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.1-6
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Hormone and Recovery Responses to Resistance Exercise with Slow Movement

Kazushige Goto, Kazumasa Takahashi, Masato Yamamoto, Kaoru Takamatsu
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.7-14
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Phosphorylation Status of Regulatory Proteins and Functional Characteristics in Myocardium of Dilated Cardiomyopathy of Syrian Hamsters

Yoshiki Ohnuki, Satoshi Nishimura, Seiryo Sugiura, Yasutake Saeki
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.15-20
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Rat GnRH Neurons Exhibit Large Conductance Voltage- and Ca2+-Activated K+ (BK) Currents and Express BK Channel mRNAs

Yoshie Hiraizumi, Ichiro Nishimura, Hirotaka Ishii, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Yasuo Sakuma, Masakatsu Kato
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.21-29
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Acupuncture Inhibits Kainic Acid–Induced Hippocampal Cell Death in Mice

Seung-Tae Kim, Songhee Jeon, Hae Jeong Park, Mee-Sook Hong, Wu Byung Jeong, Jang-Hyun Kim, Yeonjung Kim, Hye-Jung Lee, Hi-Joon Park, Joo-Ho Chung
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.31-38
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High Physiological Prolactin Induced by Pituitary Transplantation Decreases BMD and BMC in the Femoral Metaphysis, but Not in the Diaphysis of Adult Female Rats

Kanogwun Thongchote, Narattaphol Charoenphandhu, Nateetip Krishnamra
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.39-45
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Testing for Nonlinearity in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Brain Activities by Surrogate Data Methods

Truong Q.D. Khoa, Hoang M. Thang, Masahiro Nakagawa
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.47-52
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Ionic Mechanisms Underlying the Positive Chronotropy Induced by β1-Adrenergic Stimulation in Guinea Pig Sinoatrial Node Cells: a Simulation Study

Yukiko Himeno, Nobuaki Sarai, Satoshi Matsuoka, Akinori Noma
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.53-65
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Increased Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule–1 Was Associated with Impaired Endothelium–Dependent Relaxation of Cerebral and Carotid Arteries in Simulated Microgravity Rats

Ran Zhang, Guoliang Jia, Junxiang Bao, Yuyang Zhang, Yungang Bai, Lejian Lin, Hao Tang, Jin Ma
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.67-73
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Dietary Protein Modulates Circadian Changes in Core Body Temperature and Metabolic Rate in Rats

Ippei Yamaoka, Mitsuo Nakayama, Takanori Miki, Toshifumi Yokoyama, Yoshiki Takeuchi
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.75-81
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Protein Kinase C Synergistically Stimulates Tumor Necrosis Factor-α–Induced Secretion of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator in Human Dental Pulp Cells

Hideki Hashizume, Naoto Kamio, Sumi Nakao, Kiyoshi Matsushima, Hiroshi Sugiya
J Physiol Sci Vol.58, No.1 pp.83-86
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