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Jiang-Zhou Yu, David X. Zhang, Ai-Ping Zou, William B. Campbell, and Pin-Lan Li

Nitric oxide inhibits Ca²⁺ mobilization through cADP-ribose signaling in coronary arterial smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H873-H881. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naruto Matsuda, Kathleen G. Morgan, and Frank W. Sellke

Effects of pinacidil on coronary Ca²⁺-myosin phosphorylation in cold potassium cardioplegia model
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H882-H888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shi J. Liu, Richard P. Wyeth, Russell B. Melchert, and Richard H. Kennedy

Aging-associated changes in whole cell K⁺ and L-type Ca²⁺ currents in rat ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H889-H900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Motoaki Sato, Gerald A. Cordis, Nilanjana Maulik, and Dipak K. Das

SAPKs regulation of ischemic preconditioning
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H901-H907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiromi Sakai, Hiroyuki Hara, Minako Yuasa, Amy G. Tsai, Shinji Takeoka, Eishun Tsuchida, and Marcos Intaglietta

Molecular dimensions of Hb-based O₂ carriers determine constriction of resistance arteries and hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H908-H915. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chantal Dessy, Naruto Matsuda, Justin Hulvershorn, Carrie L. Sougnez, Frank W. Sellke, and Kathleen G. Morgan

Evidence for involvement of the PKC- isoform in myogenic contractions of the coronary microcirculation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H916-H923. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. J. Passineau, W. Zhao, R. Busto, W. D. Dietrich, O. Alonso, J. Y. Loor, H. M. Bramlett, and M. D. Ginsberg

Chronic metabolic sequelae of traumatic brain injury: prolonged suppression of somatosensory activation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H924-H931. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Hunter Cherwek, M. Benjamin Hopkins, Michael J. Thompson, Brian H. Annex, and Doris A. Taylor

Fiber type-specific differential expression of angiogenic factors in response to chronic hindlimb ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H932-H938. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shareef Mustapha, Alla Kirshner, Danielle De Moissac, and Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum

A direct requirement of nuclear factor-B for suppression of apoptosis in ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H939-H945. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elizabeth M. Wagner

TNF- induced bronchial vasoconstriction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H946-H951. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lars S. Maier, Paul Barckhausen, Jutta Weisser, Ivo Aleksic, Mersa Baryalei, and Burkert Pieske

Ca²⁺ handling in isolated human atrial myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H952-H958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kimimasa Tobita and Bradley B. Keller

Right and left ventricular wall deformation patterns in normal and left heart hypoplasia chick embryos
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H959-H969. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven R. Lentz, Rochelle A. Erger, Sanjana Dayal, Nobuyo Maeda, M. René Malinow, Donald D. Heistad, and Frank M. Faraci

Folate dependence of hyperhomocysteinemia and vascular dysfunction in cystathionine -synthase-deficient mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H970-H975. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Simone Vanni, Iacopo Bertolozzi, Ilaria Cecioni, Gianluca Polidori, Rita Paniccia, Brunella Bandinelli, Avio Perna, Piero Liguori, Maria Boddi, Giorgio Galanti, and Gian Gastone Neri Serneri

Early sequence of cardiac adaptations and growth factor formation in pressure- and volume-overload hypertrophy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H976-H985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. E. Lehnart, P. M. L. Janssen, W. M. Franz, J. K. Donahue, J. H. Lawrence, E. Marbán, J. Prestle, and G. Hasenfuss

Preservation of myocardial function after adenoviral gene transfer in isolated myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H986-H991. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiqing Guo, Wayne R. Giles, and Christopher A. Ward

Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the membrane currents of sinoatrial node cells from rabbit heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H992-H999. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John G. Lainchbury, Donna M. Meyer, Michihisa Jougasaki, John C. Burnett Jr., and Margaret M. Redfield

Effects of adrenomedullin on load and myocardial performance in normal and heart-failure dogs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1000-H1006. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. E. Tschakovsky and R. L. Hughson

Venous emptying mediates a transient vasodilation in the human forearm
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1007-H1014. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Doraid Jarrar, Ping Wang, William G. Cioffi, Kirby I. Bland, and Irshad H. Chaudry

The female reproductive cycle is an important variable in the response to trauma-hemorrhage
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1015-H1021. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hideyasu Murakami, Hitomi Takanaga, Hirotami Matsuo, Hisakazu Ohtani, and Yasufumi Sawada

Comparison of blood-brain barrier permeability in mice and rats using in situ brain perfusion technique
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1022-H1028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uwe Schwanke, Andreas Deussen, Gerd Heusch, and Jochen D. Schipke

Heterogeneity of local myocardial flow and oxidative metabolism
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1029-H1035. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pasi Jolma, Jarkko Kalliovalkama, Jari-Petteri Tolvanen, Peeter Kööbi, Mika Kähönen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Xiumin Wu, and Ilkka Pörsti

High-calcium diet enhances vasorelaxation in nitric oxide-deficient hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1036-H1043. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kirsten Thomsen, Inger Rubin, and Martin Lauritzen

In vivo mechanisms of acetylcholine-induced vasodilation in rat sciatic nerve
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1044-H1054. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Igor R. Efimov, Felipe Aguel, Yuanna Cheng, Brian Wollenzier, and Natalia Trayanova

Virtual electrode polarization in the far field: implications for external defibrillation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1055-H1070. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Ray Morrison, Rachael Jones, Anne M. Byford, Alyssa R. Stell, Jason Peart, John P. Headrick, and G. Paul Matherne

Transgenic overexpression of cardiac A₁ adenosine receptors mimics ischemic preconditioning
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1071-H1078. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bing H. Wang, Xiao-Jun Du, Dominic J. Autelitano, Carmelo A. Milano, and Elizabeth A. Woodcock

Adverse effects of constitutively active _1B-adrenergic receptors after pressure overload in mouse hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1079-H1086. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yasuko Kusaka, Ralph A. Kelly, Gordon H. Williams, and Imre Kifor

Coronary microvascular endothelial cells cosecrete angiotensin II and endothelin-1 via a regulated pathway
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1087-H1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. V. Rouwet, J. G. R. De Mey, D. W. Slaaf, E. Heineman, G. Ramsay, and F. A. C. Le Noble

Development of vasomotor responses in fetal mesenteric arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1097-H1105. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rainer Schulz, Jochen Rose, Heiner Post, Andreas Skyschally, and Gerd Heusch

Less afterload sensitivity in short-term hibernating than in acutely ischemic and stunned myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1106-H1110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matthias Behrends, Rainer Schulz, Heiner Post, Alexander Alexandrov, Sergej Belosjorow, Martin C. Michel, and Gerd Heusch

Inconsistent relation of MAPK activation to infarct size reduction by ischemic preconditioning in pigs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1111-H1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patrick Segers, Nikos Stergiopulos, Jan J. Schreuder, Berend E. Westerhof, and Nico Westerhof

Left ventricular wall stress normalization in chronic pressure-overloaded heart: a mathematical model study
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1120-H1127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dawn C. Schwenke

Metabolic evidence for sequestration of low-density lipoprotein in abdominal aorta of normal rabbits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1128-H1140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Keisuke Kobayashi, Yoshiko Kobayashi, Akiko Hashida-Okumura, Sonoe Iimori, Katsuya Nagai, and Hisao Nakashima

Increase in peripheral blood flow due to extraocular direct irradiation of visible light in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1141-H1146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carl F. Rothe and Roberto Maass-Moreno

Active and passive liver microvascular responses from angiotensin, endothelin, norepinephrine, and vasopressin
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1147-H1156. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elaine J. Tanhehco, Koji Yasojima, Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer, and Benedict R. Lucchesi

Preconditioning reduces myocardial complement gene expression in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1157-H1165. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Torvid Kiserud, Takashi Ozaki, Hidenori Nishina, Charles Rodeck, and Mark A. Hanson

Effect of NO, phenylephrine, and hypoxemia on ductus venosus diameter in fetal sheep
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1166-H1171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobutaka Hirai, Hiroaki Kawano, Osamu Hirashima, Takeshi Motoyama, Yasushi Moriyama, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Kiyotaka Kugiyama, Hisao Ogawa, Kazuwa Nakao, and Hirofumi Yasue

Insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction in smokers: effects of vitamin C
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1172-H1178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Danny P. Goel, Alba Vecchini, Vincenzo Panagia, and Grant N. Pierce

Altered cardiac Na⁺/H⁺ exchange in phospholipase D-treated sarcolemmal vesicles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1179-H1184. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nancy J. Pelaez, Tracey R. Braun, Richard J. Paul, Richard A. Meiss, and C. Subah Packer

H₂O₂ mediates Ca²⁺- and MLC₂₀ phosphorylation-independent contraction in intact and permeabilized vascular muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1185-H1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. J. Pelaez, S. L. Osterhaus, A. S. Mak, Y. Zhao, H. W. Davis, and C. S. Packer

MAPK and PKC activity are not required for H₂O₂-induced arterial muscle contraction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1194-H1200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masato Tsuboi, Yasuyuki Furukawa, Koichi Nakajima, Fumio Kurogouchi, and Shigetoshi Chiba

Inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic effects mediated via parasympathetic ganglia in the dog heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1201-H1207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. T. Littleton-Kearney, D. M. Agnew, R. J. Traystman, and P. D. Hurn

Effects of estrogen on cerebral blood flow and pial microvasculature in rabbits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1208-H1214. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Kevin Shoemaker, Michael D. Herr, and Lawrence I. Sinoway

Dissociation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity and leg vascular resistance in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1215-H1219. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olivier Stepien and Pierre Marche

Amlodipine inhibits thapsigargin-sensitive CA²⁺ stores in thrombin-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1220-H1227. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Carmen Martínez, Voahanginirina Randriamboavonjy, Patrick Ohlmann, Narcisse Komas, Juan Duarte, Francis Schneider, Jean-Claude Stoclet, and Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina

Involvement of protein kinase C, tyrosine kinases, and Rho kinase in Ca²⁺ handling of human small arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1228-H1238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shoichiro Nosaka, Keiko Murata, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Zhi Bin Cheng, and Junko Maruyama

Inhibition of baroreflex vagal bradycardia by activation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1239-H1247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elizabeth S. Kaufman, Judith A. Mackall, Birendra Julka, Carole Drabek, and David S. Rosenbaum

Influence of heart rate and sympathetic stimulation on arrhythmogenic T wave alternans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1248-H1255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria Bellotti, Giancarlo Pennati, Camilla De Gasperi, Frederick C. Battaglia, and Enrico Ferrazzi

Role of ductus venosus in distribution of umbilical blood flow in human fetuses during second half of pregnancy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1256-H1263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serge A. I. P. Trines, Cornelis J. Slager, Joost Van der Moer, Pieter D. Verdouw, and Rob Krams

Efficiency of energy transfer, but not external work, is maximized in stunned myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1264-H1273. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne V. Clough, Steven T. Haworth, Wei Ma, and Christopher A. Dawson

Effects of hypoxia on pulmonary microvascular volume
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1274-H1282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Junya Shite, Erdon Dong, Hiroya Kawai, Suzanne Y. Stevens, and Chang-Seng Liang

Selegiline improves cardiac sympathetic terminal function and -adrenergic responsiveness in heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1283-H1290. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Istvan Schiszler, Minoru Tomita, Yasuo Fukuuchi, Norio Tanahashi, and Koji Inoue

New optical method for analyzing cortical blood flow heterogeneity in small animals: validation of the method
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1291-H1298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon C. Malpas and Don E. Burgess

Renal SNA as the primary mediator of slow oscillations in blood pressure during hemorrhage
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1299-H1306. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neil Brewis, Kim Ohst, Katherine Fields, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Danny Chou, Colin Bloor, Wolfgang Dillmann, Howard Rockman, and Gernot Walter

Dilated cardiomyopathy in transgenic mice expressing a mutant A subunit of protein phosphatase 2A
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1307-H1318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Janos Szebeni, Lajos Baranyi, Sandor Savay, Mihaly Bodo, David S. Morse, Milan Basta, Gregory L. Stahl, Rolf Bünger, and Carl R. Alving

Liposome-induced pulmonary hypertension: properties and mechanism of a complement-mediated pseudoallergic reaction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1319-H1328. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zsolt Nagykaldi, David Kem, Ralph Lazzara, and Bela Szabo

Conditioning of ₁-adrenoceptor effect via ₂-subtype on L-type Ca²⁺ current in canine ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1329-H1337. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard C. Woodman, Diane Teoh, Derrice Payne, and Paul Kubes

Thrombin and leukocyte recruitment in endotoxemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1338-H1345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eain M. Cornford, Eddy V. Nguyen, and Elliot M. Landaw

Acute upregulation of blood-brain barrier glucose transporter activity in seizures
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1346-H1354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atsushi Sanbe, James Gulick, Eric Hayes, David Warshaw, Hanna Osinska, Chi-Bew Chan, Raisa Klevitsky, and Jeffrey Robbins

Myosin light chain replacement in the heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1355-H1364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matthew S. Lemler, Roger D. Bies, Maria G. Frid, Amornrate Sastravaha, Lawrence S. Zisman, Teresa Bohlmeyer, A. Martin Gerdes, John T. Reeves, and Kurt R. Stenmark

Myocyte cytoskeletal disorganization and right heart failure in hypoxia-induced neonatal pulmonary hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1365-H1376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eli-Anne B. Gjerde, Kathrine Woie, Edward T. Wei, and Rolf K. Reed

Lowering of interstitial fluid pressure after neurogenic inflammation is inhibited by mystixin-7 peptide
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1377-H1382. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Samantha P. Harris, Jitandrakumar R. Patel, Laurence J. Marton, and Richard L. Moss

Polyamines decrease Ca²⁺ sensitivity of tension and increase rates of activation in skinned cardiac myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1383-H1391. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naoichiro Hattan, Kazunobu Ban, Etsuro Tanaka, Sumihisa Abe, Takafumi Sekka, Yoshinori Sugio, Minhaz U. Mohammed, Eriko Sato, Yoshiro Shinozai, Yozo Onishi, Hisayoshi Suma, Shunnosuke Handa, Shiaki Kawada, Shingo Hori, Atsuo Iida, Hiroe Nakazawa, and Hidezo Mori

Transmyocardial revascularization aggravates myocardial ischemia around the channels in the immediate phase
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1392-H1396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. J. Rubin, L. R. Johnson, J. R. Dodam, A. K. Dhalla, L. Magliola, M. H. Laughlin, and A. W. Jones

Selective transport of adenosine into porcine coronary smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1397-H1410. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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Marc D. Feldman, Yi Mao, Jonathan W. Valvano, John A. Pearce, and Gregory L. Freeman

Development of a multifrequency conductance catheter-based system to determine LV function in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1411-H1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen B. Knisley, Robert K. Justice, Wei Kong, and Philip L. Johnson

Ratiometry of transmembrane voltage-sensitive fluorescent dye emission in hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1421-H1433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steffen-Sebastian Bolz, Susanne Pieperhoff, Cor De Wit, and Ulrich Pohl

Intact endothelial and smooth muscle function in small resistance arteries after 48 h in vessel culture
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 279: H1434-H1439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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