Experimental Physiology

We are celebrating our first Registered Report! Check out this conversation with @DamianMBaileyEP, @ProfMikeTipton and Peter Rasmussen, as they chat more about advancing physiology through transparency and the benefits in publishing a Registered Report. 📽️buff.ly/3QtRM2I

Edward Glasscock et al. (@SMU, @LSU) examine how cardiac-specific Kv1.1 deficiency alters cardiomyocyte electrophysiology without modifying overall cardiac function or arrhythmia susceptibility. 📖 buff.ly/vbXAVPA

Roshni Shetty, Raffi Samurkashian (@ucdavis) and Leslie Tung (@JohnsHopkins) conduct a computational study of the excitation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. 📖 buff.ly/wHnEqWK

Daniel T. Cannon et al. (@SDSU, @UMich, @the_lundquist) explore imposed expiratory resistance, dynamic hyperinflation and locomotor power and fatigue. 📖 buff.ly/9NQ9kAl

Kathryn L. Gatford and Janna Morrison et al. (@UniofAdelaide, @UniversitySA) discuss antenatal betamethasone impairs markers of cardiac development and function in near-term lambs. 📖 buff.ly/ykGEpFJ

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Lars Jørn Jensen et al. (@uni_copenhagen, @Rigshospitalet, @NCVC_official) explore the role of S1P- and Rho-kinase signalling in age-related myogenic tone deficiency in murine resistance arteries. 📖 buff.ly/yTtXdXY

Alexander Larcombe et al. (@TheKids_AU, @uwanews, @georgeinstitute, @Deakin, @CurtinUni) explore the effects of e-cigarette use on asthma severity in adult BALB/c mice. 📖 buff.ly/wiyW1MJ

Julia Sordet et al. (@univbourgeurope, @UnivLyon1, @Auth_University, CHU Dijon-Bourgogne) examine the use of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to explore inhibitory and facilitatory circuits in muscles of the human lower limb 📖 buff.ly/2Vx9p8c

Wael I. Awad et al. (@NHSBartsHealth, @MKHospital, @HullYorkMed, @USW_Oxygen, @QMULWHRI) discuss EuroSCORE II: current limitations and physiological gaps in risk stratification. 📖 buff.ly/pu6yZji

Alaa Hseiky, Edyta T. Sadowska and Paweł Koteja (@IoES_JU) explore the effects of short-term consumption of a Western diet on aerobic exercise performance in bank voles with inherently distinct metabolic rates. 📖 buff.ly/Zu3aGC0

In this Editorial, Hans Degens and Paul Hendrickse (@ManMetUni, @LSU_LT, @LancasterUni) question whether muscle fibres grow and boost endurance at the same time. Read now ⬇️ 📖 buff.ly/XuWM0Mi

Nova Sylviana, Putri Karisa, Nur Faizah Romadona and Imam Megantara (@unpad) discuss optimising exercise intensity for gut health, examining the effect on microbiota composition, barrier integrity and inflammation in male Wistar rats. 📖 buff.ly/ruXHuF2

Amanda J. Page and Kathryn L. Gatford et al. (@UniofAdelaide, @sahmriAU) discuss the impact of long-term maternal high-fat, high-sugar feeding on gastric vagal afferent responses and feeding behaviour in mouse offspring. 📖 buff.ly/Av6xsVM

Axel Kleinsasser et al. (@MedUniInnsbruck) explore early acclimatization to high altitude: acid–base and fluid balance dynamics during the first 2 days at 3100m. 📖 buff.ly/Cpqktn3

Paul D. Chantler et al. (@WVUMedSchool) consider how nitrite supplementation alleviates cerebrovascular dysfunction in chronically stressed mice, but cognitive decline remains. 📖 buff.ly/GSuqQIc

Benjamin W. L. MacKenzie, Nicole A. Johnson, Nicholas D. J. Strzalkowski and Trevor A. Day (@MountRoyalU) examine sex differences in loop gain measured via superimposed end-expiratory breath holds and inspired steady-state hypoxia. 📖 buff.ly/tlL3EK3

Joshua Tremblay et al. (@CardiffMetCSSHS) explore human adaptation to high-altitude, a contemporary comparison of the oxygen cascade in Andean, Tibetan and Ethiopian highlanders. 📖 buff.ly/ciYJs1s

Emily J. Clark Murphy et al. (@AucklandUni, @Sydney_Uni) examine measurement and control of mechanics of cardiac trabeculae secured by light-curable hydrogel. 📖 buff.ly/t07ateN

🔬 New EPick video! How do environmental factors shape vascular health and inflammation? Anusha Seneviratne (@RoyalHolloway) breaks down key insights from her latest review article. 📺️ Watch now buff.ly/Oyvo6sm 📖 Read the article buff.ly/p6G6gln

Ben Knox-Brown et al. (@CUH_NHS, @RoyalPapworth, @ImperialNHLI) explore peak VO2Q, a new approach for the interpretation of cardiorespiratory fitness estimates. 📖 buff.ly/jEceGOn