Author index for 2003

Altered atypical β-adrenoceptor-mediated vasodilatation in the aorta from the spontaneously hypertensive rat

Prostaglandin F_2α-induced contraction and increased intracellular calcium in small pulmonary arteries of the rat

Calcium-activated potassium channels do not modulate spontaneous contractions in pregnant rat myometrium

Several charged residues in the extracellular domain of TASK-2 contribute to pH sensing

Oestrogen receptor β mediates rapid oestrogen actions on GnRH neurons in vivo

Amyloid β peptide causes [Ca²⁺]_c fluctuations in rat astrocytes but not in hippocampal neurons in culture

Tumour necrosis factor-α inhibits central respiratory output in anaesthetized rats

Small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SK3) play an inhibitory role in urinary bladder contractility

Relationship between maternal feed intake, ponderal and metabolic factors with birthweight and offspring number under different dietary protein concentrations

The antiprogestin RU486 reduces basal and LHRH-stimulated LH secretion and LHRH self-priming elicited by activation of PKC signalling pathway in an oestrogen-dependent manner

5-HT_1A receptor antagonist 8-OH-DPAT attenuates passive avoidance in the elevated T-maze induced by acute stress

Optical imaging of tonotopicity and periodotopicity in primary and non-primary areas of the ferret auditory cortex

Variable motor asymmetry in rats

Possible role of Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger in H⁺ transport across the blood-brain barrier of anaesthetized rats

Reptilian respiratory physiology and human pathology

UTP and ATP evoke increases in intracellular Ca²⁺ via P2Y receptors in cultured chick utricular epithelia

Hypoxia inhibits the ligand-gated rat P2X₂ receptor cation channel

Comparative study of the acoustic response of the human ears, head and torso and its sculptural reproduction in silicone, oriented to the development of a sensory substitution device

The use of cerebral NIRS monitoring during hypoperfusion events in cardiopulmonary bypass

Ionic exchange properties of the intravesicular matrix of cholinergic synaptic vesicles from Torpedo electric organ

α-Conotoxins PnIA and [A10L]PnIA stabilise different states of the α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

The effects of sham and full spinalization on the systemic potency of the NO-releasing NSAID NCX-701 (nitro-paracetamol) in rat spinal nociceptive reflexes and wind-up

Role of renal parathyroid hormone-related protein in diabetic nephropathy: evidence from studies in cell culture, in mice and in humans

Inhibition of 5-hydroxytryptamine-mediated contraction by α₁-adrenoceptor antagonist in mouse thoracic aorta

Endogenous interleukin-1 plays a role in LTP induction

Luminal factors modulate colonic mucus barrier dynamics in vivo

Regulation of excitability in cholinergic basal forebrain neurones by K_ATP channels

GABA release during simulated ischaemia of rat hippocampal slices

PITP proteins as lipid sensors: transfer function regulated by EGF