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  • Winter 2004 - Issue Number 57

Below are the feature articles from Physiology News Issue 57, Winter 2004.

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Quality control

It had to happen. Research funders now need to be assured that the correct systems for quality monitoring are in place in laboratories before they sign contracts and award grants
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Channel gating in the LGIC receptor superfamily – insights into the signal

Recent papers on ligand-gated ion channels reveal more molecular detail on the conformational changes that follow ligand binding and lead to pore opening
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Tremor

Bettina Pollok and colleagues consider what is physiological in pathological tremor. As with much else, networks are the key

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Reciprocal communication between L-type Ca2+ channel and ryanodine receptor in frog skeletal muscle

During skeletal muscle activation, L-Type Ca2+ channel opens the ryanodine receptor. In turn, the ryanodine receptor changes the properties of L-Type Ca2+ channel

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Understanding standing

Standing is something we do without conscious thought, but it is a complex task involving the nervous system, muscles and tendon properties - and anticipation! Martin Lakie and Ian Loram explain
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Mitochondrial proton conductance in cold adapted king penguins

Keeping warm is a serious business. And there is more to it than fast swimming and a warm coat
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Doping – a misuse of science

In the last of our series of articles on exercise physiology in the Olympic year, Craig Sharp looks at doping issues

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