APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 5, 1998

The American Physiological Society

• A 310 base pair minimal promoter mediates smooth muscle cell -specific expression of telokin.. Smith, Aiping F., Robert M. Bigsby, R. Ann Word, and B. Paul Herring. Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5120; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. APStracts 5:0001C, 1998.
• Angiotensin ii controls na+-k+(nh4+)-2cl- cotransport via 20-hete and pkc in medullary thick ascending limb. Amlal, Hassane, Christian Legoff, Catherine Vernimmen, Manoocher Soleimani, Michel Paillard, and Maurice Bichara. Physiologie et Endocrinologie Cellulaire R[acute]enale, INSERM U.356, Universit[acute]e Pierre et Marie Curie and H[circumflex]opital Broussais, Paris, France; and Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA APStracts 5:0002C, 1998.
• Contractile function and low-intensity exercise effects of old dystrophic (mdx) mice.. Hayes, Alan, and David A. Williams. Muscle and Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. APStracts 5:0003C, 1998.
• Retinoids modulate p2u purinergic receptor-mediated changes in transcervical paracellular permeability. Gorodeski, George I., Dipika Pal, Ellen A. Rorke, Richard L. Eckert, and Peter Burfeind. Departments of Reproductive Biology, Physiology and Biophysics and Environmental Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Institute of Human Genetics, Georg -August-University, Gosslerstr. 12D, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany. APStracts 5:0004C, 1998.
• Cloning and functional studies of splice variants of the [alpha] subunit of the amiloride-sensitive na+ channel. Tucker, J. Kevin, Kaichiro Tamba, Young-Jae Lee, Li-Ling Shen, David G. Warnock, and Youngsuk Oh. Department of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Neurobiology Research Center, and Nephrology Research and Training Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Birmingham, AL 35294 APStracts 5:0005C, 1998.
• Sertoli cell expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Boockfor, Fredric R., Rebecca A. Morris, Dennis C. Desimone, D. Margaret Hunt, and Kenneth B. Walsh. Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Department of Pharmacology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208 APStracts 5:0006C, 1998.
• Age-dependent reductions in a1 adenosine receptor expression in rat testes. Bhat, Satyanarayan G., Marty Wilson, and Vickram Ramkumar. Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19230, Springfield, IL 62794. Tel (217) 785-2171, Fax (217) 524-0145 APStracts 5:0007C, 1998.
• Glutamine transport by the blood-brain barrier: a possible mechanism for nitrogen removal. Lee, Wha-Joon, Richard A. Hawkins, Juan R. Vi[circumflex]ua, and Darryl R. Peterson. Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Finch University of Health Science / The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095 USA. Departamento de Bioqumica & Biologa Molecular, Facultades de Medicina y Farmacia, Universitat de Valencia, Av. Blasco Iba[circumflex]uez 17, Valencia 46010 SPAIN APStracts 5:0008C, 1998.
• Myogenic nitric oxide synthase in canine lower esophageal sphincter: mechanisms of enyzme activation, substrate regeneration and product (nitric oxide) actions. Salapatek, Anne Marie F., Yu-Fang Wang, Yu-Kang Mao, Masataka Mori, and Edwin E. Daniel. Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Hospital (Western Division), 399 Bathurst St., 12-419 McLaughlin Pavilion, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, CANADA. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON., L8N 3Z5, CANADA. Department of Molecular Genetics, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, JAPAN APStracts 5:0009C, 1998.
• Cyclic gmp-mediated ca2+ release from ip3-insensitive ca2+ stores in smooth muscle. Murthy, Karnam S., and Gabriel M. Makhlouf. Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0711 APStracts 5:0010C, 1998.
• Nerve growth factor regulates absorption in thick ascending limb: modifying effects of vasopressin. Good, David W., Thampi George. Departments of Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 APStracts 5:0011C, 1998.
• Aquaporins in complex tissues: distribution of aquaporins 1 - 5 in human and rat eye. Hamann, Steffen, Thomas Zeuthen, Morten La Cour, Erlend Nagelhus, Ole Petter Ottersen, Peter Agre, and Soren Nielsen. Dept. Medical Physiology, The Panum Institute, Univ. Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Eye Dept. and Eye Pathology Institute, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. Anatomy, Inst. Basic Medical Sciences, Univ. Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway; Depts. Biol. Chem. & Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; and Dept. Cell Biology, Inst. Anatomy, Univ. Aarhus, DK -8000 Aarhus, Denmark APStracts 5:0012C, 1998.
• Time-dependent modulation of capacitative calcium entry signals by the plasma membrane calcium pump in vascular endothelial cells. Klishin, Andrey, Marina Sedova, and Lothar A. Blatter. Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Cardiovascular Institute, Maywood, IL 60153, USA APStracts 5:0013C, 1998.
• Frequency modulation of ca2+ sparks is involved in regulation of arterial diameter by cyclic nucleotides. Porter, Valerie A., Adrian D. Bonev, Harm J. Knot, Thomas J. Heppner, Andra S. Stevenson, Thomas Kleppisch, W. J. Lederer, Mark T. Nelson. Department of Pharmacology, 55A South Park Drive, University of Vermont, Colchester, Vermont 05446. Department of Physiology and The Medical Biotechnology Center 660 W. Redwood St. 519 Howard Hall, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 21201 APStracts 5:0014C, 1998.
• A second enzyme protecting mineralocorticoid receptors from glucocorticoid occupancy. Morris, David J., Syed A. Latif, Michael D. Rokaw, Charles O. Watlington and John P. Johnson. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Lifespan and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI; and Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA APStracts 5:0015C, 1998.
• The structure and in-vitro function of human subcutaneous small arteries in mild heart failure.. Stephens, Nicola, Mark J Drinkhill, Alistair S Hall, Stephen G Ball, Anthony M Heagerty. Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, University of Leeds, UK. APStracts 5:0016C, 1998.
• Differential translocation of protein kinase c isozymes by phorbol esters, egf and angiotensin ii in rat liver wb cells. Maloney, Judith A., Oxana Tsygankova, Agnieszka Szot, Lijun Yang, Quiyang Li, and John R. Williamson. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 APStracts 5:0017C, 1998.
• Contractile activity is required for sarcomeric assembly in phenylephrine-induced cardiac myocyte hypertrophy. Eble, Diane M., Ming Qi, Stephanie Waldschmidt, Pamela A. Lucchesi, Kenneth L. Byron, and Allen M. Samarel. The Cardiovascular Institute and the Departments of Physiology and Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153 APStracts 5:0018C, 1998.
• Effect of phorbol esters on ca2+ sensitivity and myosin light chain phosphorylation in airway smooth muscle. Bremerich, Dorothee H., Tetsuya Kai, David O. Warner, Keith A. Jones. Departments of Anesthesiology, and Physiology and Biophysics, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, 55905 APStracts 5:0019C, 1998.