EDITORIAL:

David R. Harder

Electronic peer review: benefits outweigh the learning curve
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H467. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Carlos Eduardo Negrão, Ivani C. Trombetta, Luciana T. Batalha, Maurício Maltez Ribeiro, Maria Urbana P. Brandão Rondon, Taís Tinucci, Cláudia L. M. Forjaz, Antonio Carlos P. Barretto, Alfredo Halpern, and Sandra M. F. Villares

Muscle metaboreflex control is diminished in normotensive obese women
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H469-H475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Loren E. Wold, Jack T. Saari, and Jun Ren

Isolated ventricular myocytes from copper-deficient rat hearts exhibit enhanced contractile function
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H476-H481. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rebecca S. Marinos, Wei Zhang, Guoyao Wu, Katherine A. Kelly, and Cynthia J. Meininger

Tetrahydrobiopterin levels regulate endothelial cell proliferation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H482-H489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adam W. Cates, William M. Smith, Raymond E. Ideker, and Andrew E. Pollard

Purkinje and ventricular contributions to endocardial activation sequence in perfused rabbit right ventricle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H490-H505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. P. Usyk, J. H. Omens, and A. D. McCulloch

Regional septal dysfunction in a three-dimensional computational model of focal myofiber disarray
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H506-H514. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ravichandran Ramasamy, John A. Payne, John Whang, Steven R. Bergmann, and Saul Schaefer

Protection of ischemic myocardium in diabetics by inhibition of electroneutral Na⁺-K⁺-2Cl cotransporter
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H515-H522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Demet Tekin, Lei Xi, Tingcun Zhao, M. Isabel Tejero-Taldo, Sumanth Atluri, and Rakesh C. Kukreja

Mitogen-activated protein kinases mediate heat shock-induced delayed protection in mouse heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H523-H532. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fadi G. Akar, Bradley J. Roth, and David S. Rosenbaum

Optical measurement of cell-to-cell coupling in intact heart using subthreshold electrical stimulation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H533-H542. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mytsi L. Coker, Jennifer R. Jolly, Cassandra Joffs, Takuma Etoh, Jennifer R. Holder, Brian R. Bond, and Francis G. Spinale

Matrix metalloproteinase expression and activity in isolated myocytes after neurohormonal stimulation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H543-H551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert B. Moreland, Hassan Albadawi, Charles Bratton, George Patton, Irwin Goldstein, Abdulmaged Traish, and Michael T. Watkins

O₂-dependent prostanoid synthesis activates functional PGE receptors on corpus cavernosum smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H552-H558. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philippe van de Borne, Mohsen Rahnama, Silvia Mezzetti, Nicola Montano, Alberto Porta, Jean Paul Degaute, and Virend K. Somers

Contrasting effects of phentolamine and nitroprusside on neural and cardiovascular variability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H559-H565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hisaharu Kohzuki, Hiromi Misawa, Susumu Sakata, Yoshimi Ohga, and Miyako Takaki

Sustained high O₂ use for Ca²⁺ handling in rat ventricular slices under decreased free shortening after ryanodine
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H566-H572. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomotsugu Tabata, Richard A. Grimm, Neil L. Greenberg, Deborah A. Agler, Kent A. Mowrey, Don W. Wallick, Youhua Zhang, Shaowei Zhuang, Todor N. Mazgalev, and James D. Thomas

Assessment of LV systolic function in atrial fibrillation using an index of preceding cardiac cycles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H573-H580. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. H. Korzick, D. A. Holiman, M. O. Boluyt, M. H. Laughlin, and E. G. Lakatta

Diminished ₁-adrenergic-mediated contraction and translocation of PKC in senescent rat heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H581-H589. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yuankun Yue, Maike Krenz, Michael V. Cohen, James M. Downey, and Stuart D. Critz

Menadione mimics the infarct-limiting effect of preconditioning in isolated rat hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H590-H595. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. A. Hassan Talukder, Ikuo Norota, Kiyoharu Sakurai, and Masao Endoh

Inotropic response of rabbit ventricular myocytes to endothelin-1: difference from isolated papillary muscles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H596-H605. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zoltan Ungvari, Dong Sun, An Huang, Gabor Kaley, and Akos Koller

Role of endothelial [Ca²⁺]_i in activation of eNOS in pressurized arterioles by agonists and wall shear stress
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H606-H612. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hakan S. Orer, Susan M. Barman, and Gerard L. Gebber

Effects on sympathetic activity of 8-OHDPAT and clonidine in cat medullary lateral tegmental field
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H613-H622. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. S. Kassab and S. Molloi

Cross-sectional area and volume compliance of porcine left coronary arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H623-H628. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. W. Secomb, R. Hsu, and A. R. Pries

Motion of red blood cells in a capillary with an endothelial surface layer: effect of flow velocity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H629-H636. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuhiro Suematsu, Shinji Satoh, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Shunji Hayashidani, Ryo Nakamura, Kensuke Egashira, Naoki Makino, and Akira Takeshita

₁-Adrenoceptor-G_q-RhoA signaling is upregulated to increase myofibrillar Ca²⁺ sensitivity in failing hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H637-H646. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John A. Delyani, Eric L. Robinson, and Amy E. Rudolph

Effect of a selective aldosterone receptor antagonist in myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H647-H654. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Makoto Katoh, Yukie Kurosawa, Keiko Tanaka, Ayako Watanabe, Hisayoshi Doi, and Hiroshi Narita

Fluvastatin inhibits O₂^- and ICAM-1 levels in a rat model with aortic remodeling induced by pressure overload
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H655-H660. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kristina Detmer, Zhongbiao Wang, Debra Warejcka, Sandra K. Leeper-Woodford, and Walter H. Newman

Endotoxin stimulated cytokine production in rat vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H661-H668. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. G. Pyle, J. W. Lester, and P. A. Hofmann

Effects of -opioid receptor activation on myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H669-H678. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. R. Ramires and L. L. Ji

Glutathione supplementation and training increases myocardial resistance to ischemia-reperfusion in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H679-H688. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrew C. Zygmunt, Geoffrey T. Eddlestone, George P. Thomas, Vladislav V. Nesterenko, and Charles Antzelevitch

Larger late sodium conductance in M cells contributes to electrical heterogeneity in canine ventricle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H689-H697. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Albert J. Sinusas, Xenophon Papademetris, R. Todd Constable, Donald P. Dione, Martin D. Slade, Pengcheng Shi, and James S. Duncan

Quantification of 3-D regional myocardial deformation: shape-based analysis of magnetic resonance images
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H698-H714. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sarah McGuire and Fan Yuan

Quantitative analysis of intratumoral infusion of color molecules
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H715-H721. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jerome Terrand, Irene Papageorgiou, Nathalie Rosenblatt-Velin, and Rene Lerch

Calcium-mediated activation of pyruvate dehydrogenase in severely injured postischemic myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H722-H730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maurice J. J. M. F. Willemsen, Dirk J. Duncker, Rob Krams, Marieke A. Dijkman, Regis R. Lamberts, Pieter Sipkema, and Nico Westerhof

Decrease in coronary vascular volume in systole augments cardiac contraction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H731-H737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yingjie Chen, Jay H. Traverse, Jianyi Zhang, and Robert J. Bache

Selective blockade of mitochondrial K_ATP channels does not impair myocardial oxygen consumption
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H738-H744. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chiwaka Kimura, Masahiro Oike, Tetsuya Koyama, and Yushi Ito

Alterations of Ca²⁺ mobilizing properties in migrating endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H745-H754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul Steendijk, Eva Staal, J. Wouter Jukema, and Jan Baan

Hypertonic saline method accurately determines parallel conductance for dual-field conductance catheter
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H755-H763. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christophe Boixel, Sylvie Dinanian, Loîc Lang-Lazdunski, Jean-Jacques Mercadier, and Stephane N. Hatem

Characterization of effects of endothelin-1 on the L-type Ca²⁺ current in human atrial myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H764-H773. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiro Sato, Masatoshi Tachibana, Tsutomu Numata, Takashi Nishino, and Akiyoshi Konno

Differences in the dynamic cerebrovascular response between stepwise up tilt and down tilt in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H774-H783. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jaswinder Kaur, Richard C. Woodman, Lena Ostrovsky, and Paul Kubes

Selective recruitment of neutrophils and lymphocytes by thrombin: a role for NF-B
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H784-H795. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David W. Stepp, Daphne Merkus, Yasuhiro Nishikawa, and William M. Chilian

Nitric oxide limits coronary vasoconstriction by a shear stress-dependent mechanism
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H796-H803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sherrie McElvy, Suzanne G. Greenberg, John L. Mershon, Da Seng Yang, Catherine Magill, and Kenneth E. Clark

Mechanism of uterine vascular refractoriness to endothelin-1 in pregnant sheep
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H804-H812. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diane M. Farrell, Chih-Chang Wei, José Tallaj, Jeffrey L. Ardell, J. Andrew Armour, Gilbert R. Hageman, Wayne E. Bradley, and Louis J. Dell'Italia

Angiotensin II modulates catecholamine release into interstitial fluid of canine myocardium in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H813-H822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bradley J. Hart, Xiaoming Bian, Patricia A. Gwirtz, Srinath Setty, and H. Fred Downey

Right ventricular oxygen supply/demand balance in exercising dogs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H823-H830. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Srinath Setty, Xiaoming Bian, Johnathan D. Tune, and H. Fred Downey

Endogenous nitric oxide modulates myocardial oxygen consumption in canine right ventricle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H831-H837. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Weiqun Shen, Rong Tian, Kurt W. Saupe, Matthias Spindler, and Joanne S. Ingwall

Endogenous nitric oxide enhances coupling between O₂ consumption and ATP synthesis in guinea pig hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H838-H846. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric L. Kilpatrick, Prakash Narayan, Robert M. Mentzer Jr., and Robert D. Lasley

Adenosine A₃ agonist cardioprotection in isolated rat and rabbit hearts is blocked by the A₁ antagonist DPCPX
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H847-H853. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul D. Mongan, John Capacchione, John L. Fontana, Shanda West, and Rolf Bünger

Pyruvate improves cerebral metabolism during hemorrhagic shock
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H854-H864. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David J. Christini, Kenneth M. Stein, Steven M. Markowitz, Suneet Mittal, David J. Slotwiner, Sei Iwai, and Bruce B. Lerman

Complex AV nodal dynamics during ventricular-triggered atrial pacing in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H865-H872. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jay L. Tuttle and Jeff C. Falcone

Nitric oxide release during ₁-adrenoceptor-mediated constriction of arterioles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H873-H881. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sam Hitchins, Julie M. Cieslar, and Geoffrey P. Dobson

³¹P NMR quantitation of phosphorus metabolites in rat heart and skeletal muscle in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H882-H887. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rogayah Carroll and David L. Severson

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- ligands inhibit cardiac lipoprotein lipase activity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H888-H894. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ellen H. Hollander, Jiun-Jr Wang, Gary M. Dobson, Kim H. Parker, and John V. Tyberg

Negative wave reflections in pulmonary arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H895-H902. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

János Mészáros, Daniel Khananshvili, and George Hart

Mechanisms underlying delayed afterdepolarizations in hypertrophied left ventricular myocytes of rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H903-H914. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas Wannenburg, Amir S. Khan, David C. Sane, Mark C. Willingham, Tony Faucette, and William E. Sonntag

Growth hormone reverses age-related cardiac myofilament dysfunction in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H915-H922. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen R. Thom, Donald Fisher, and Yefim Manevich

Roles for platelet-activating factor and ·NO-derived oxidants causing neutrophil adherence after CO poisoning
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H923-H930. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isabelle Lemire, Anique Ducharme, Jean-Claude Tardif, Francine Poulin, Larry R. Jones, Bruce G. Allen, Terence E. Hébert, and Hansjörg Rindt

Cardiac-directed overexpression of wild-type _1B-adrenergic receptor induces dilated cardiomyopathy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H931-H938. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey J. Bishop, Aleksander S. Popel, Marcos Intaglietta, and Paul C. Johnson

Effects of erythrocyte aggregation and venous network geometry on red blood cell axial migration
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H939-H950. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey J. Bishop, Patricia R. Nance, Aleksander S. Popel, Marcos Intaglietta, and Paul C. Johnson

Erythrocyte margination and sedimentation in skeletal muscle venules
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H951-H958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eitaro Kodani, Ken Shinmura, Yu-Ting Xuan, Hitoshi Takano, John A. Auchampach, Xian-Liang Tang, and Roberto Bolli

Cyclooxygenase-2 does not mediate late preconditioning induced by activation of adenosine A₁ or A₃ receptors
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H959-H968. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS:

Chee Chew Lim, Michiel H. B. Helmes, Douglas B. Sawyer, Mohit Jain, and Ronglih Liao

High-throughput assessment of calcium sensitivity in skinned cardiac myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H969-H974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

RAPID COMMUNICATION:

Hui Xu, Gregory D. Fink, Alex Chen, Stephanie Watts, and James J. Galligan

Nitric oxide-independent effects of tempol on sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in normotensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 281: H975-H980. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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