Experimental Physiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Experimental Physiology is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Physiological sex differences affect the integrative response to exercise: acute and chronic implications164
The ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research95
Long COVID: mechanisms, risk factors and recovery79
Carotid stiffness, intima–media thickness and aortic augmentation index among adults with SARS‐CoV‐248
Human brown adipose tissue: Classical brown rather than brite/beige?42
Individual risk factors associated with exertional heat illness: A systematic review34
The effect of microgravity on the human venous system and blood coagulation: a systematic review32
Endurance exercise‐induced and mental fatigue and the brain32
Long non‐coding RNA PRRT3‐AS1 silencing inhibits prostate cancer cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis and autophagy31
Short‐term high‐intensity interval training exercise does not affect gut bacterial community diversity or composition of lean and overweight men29
Five weeks of heat training increases haemoglobin mass in elite cyclists28
Mechanical work as a (key) determinant of energy cost in human locomotion: recent findings and future directions28
The role of lactate in sepsis and COVID‐19: Perspective from contracting skeletal muscle metabolism27
Task‐specific strength increases after lower‐limb compound resistance training occurred in the absence of corticospinal changes in vastus lateralis24
The 2018 Global Research Expedition on Altitude Related Chronic Health (Global REACH) to Cerro de Pasco, Peru: an Experimental Overview24
Biological and methodological factors affecting response variability to endurance training and the influence of exercise intensity prescription23
Combination of quercetin and exercise training attenuates depression in rats with 1,2‐dimethylhydrazine‐induced colorectal cancer: Possible involvement of inflammation and BDNF signalling22
‘White Mars’ – nearly two decades of biomedical research at the Antarctic Concordia station22
Secondary endings of muscle spindles: Structure, reflex action, role in motor control and proprioception22
Physiological complexity: influence of ageing, disease and neuromuscular fatigue on muscle force and torque fluctuations22
The influence of age and sex on cerebrovascular reactivity and ventilatory response to hypercapnia in children and adults22
Nutritional approaches to counter performance constraints in high‐level sports competition21
Natural killer cell mobilization and egress following acute exercise in men with prostate cancer21
Physiological basis of interval training for performance enhancement21
Development of the gut microbiome in early life21
Effect of high intensity interval training on body composition in women before and after menopause: a meta‐analysis21
Impact of passive heat acclimation on markers of kidney function during heat stress20
Mechanical ventilation in COVID‐19: A physiological perspective19
Epigenetic responses to heat: From adaptation to maladaptation19
Inhibitory role of long non‐coding RNA OIP5‐AS1 in rheumatoid arthritis progression through the microRNA‐448–paraoxonase 1–toll‐like receptor 3–nuclear factor κB axis19
Progesterone decreases apnoea and reduces oxidative stress induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia in ovariectomized female rats18
Splenic responses to a series of repeated maximal static and dynamic apnoeas with whole‐body immersion in water18
Cerebral blood flow, cerebrovascular reactivity and their influence on ventilatory sensitivity18
Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation17
Blood‐flow‐restricted exercise: Strategies for enhancing muscle adaptation and performance in the endurance‐trained athlete17
microRNA‐143‐3p regulates odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells through regulation of the osteoprotegerin–RANK ligand pathway by targeting RANK17
Quantification of testosterone‐dependent erythropoiesis during male puberty17
Augmented resting beat‐to‐beat blood pressure variability in young, healthy, non‐Hispanic black men17
LncRNA NEAT1 accelerates renal tubular epithelial cell damage by modulating mitophagy via miR‐150‐5p–DRP1 axis in diabetic nephropathy16
MicroRNA‐424‐5p regulates aortic smooth muscle cell function in atherosclerosis by blocking APOC3‐mediated nuclear factor‐κB signalling pathway15
Contact events in rugby union and the link to reduced cognition: evidence for impaired redox‐regulation of cerebrovascular function15
Evidence for age‐related differences in heat acclimatisation responsiveness15
Oestradiol affects skeletal muscle mass, strength and satellite cells following repeated injuries15
Evidence for impaired chronotropic responses to and recovery from 6‐minute walk test in women with post‐acute COVID‐19 syndrome15
Variability in exercise tolerance and physiological responses to exercise prescribed relative to physiological thresholds and to maximum oxygen uptake15
Human immune cell mobilization during exercise: effect of IL‐6 receptor blockade14
Zucker Diabetic‐Sprague Dawley (ZDSD) rat: Type 2 diabetes translational research model14
‘Fit for surgery’: the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and postoperative outcomes14
The effects of high altitude ascent on splenic contraction and the diving response during voluntary apnoea14
The effect of heat therapy on blood pressure and peripheral vascular function: A systematic review and meta‐analysis14
A network physiology approach to oxygen saturation variability during normobaric hypoxia14
A sympathetic view of blood pressure control at high altitude: new insights from microneurographic studies13
Individual variation of follicular phase changes in endothelial function across two menstrual cycles13
Acute phase response to exertional heat stroke in mice13
Extracting new information from old waveforms: Symmetric projection attractor reconstruction: Where maths meets medicine13
Global REACH 2018: Andean highlanders, chronic mountain sickness and the integrative regulation of resting blood pressure13
Exertional heat stroke: an evidence based approach to clinical assessment and management13
Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach13
Achieving energy balance with a high‐fat meal does not enhance skeletal muscle adaptation and impairs glycaemic response in a sleep‐low training model13
Knockout of MD1 contributes to sympathetic hyperactivity and exacerbates ventricular arrhythmias following heart failure with preserved ejection fraction via NLRP3 inflammasome activation12
Forearm vasodilatation to a β2‐adrenergic receptor agonist in premenopausal and postmenopausal women12
Swimming exercise decreases depression‐like behaviour and inflammatory cytokines in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes12
Myths and methodologies: Degrees of freedom – limitations of infrared thermographic screening for Covid‐19 and other infections12
Extracellular vesicles released from stress‐induced prematurely senescent myoblasts impair endothelial function and proliferation12
The gut hormone secretin triggers a gut–brown fat–brain axis in the control of food intake12
Improving the prognosis of renal patients: The effects of blood flow‐restricted resistance training on redox balance and cardiac autonomic function12
MiR‐92b‐3p regulates oxygen and glucose deprivation–reperfusion‐mediated apoptosis and inflammation by targeting TRAF3 in PC12 cells12
Changes in vastus lateralis fibre cross‐sectional area, pennation angle and fascicle length do not predict changes in muscle cross‐sectional area12
Sex differences in the vascular response to sympathetic activation during acute hypoxaemia11
Young plasma administration mitigates depression‐like behaviours in chronic mild stress‐exposed aged rats by attenuating apoptosis in prefrontal cortex11
Resting skeletal muscle PNPLA2 (ATGL) and CPT1B are associated with peak fat oxidation rates in men and women but do not explain observed sex differences11
Repeated bouts of resistance exercise in rats alter mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 activity and ribosomal capacity but not muscle protein synthesis11
Examining interindividual differences in select muscle and whole‐body adaptations to continuous endurance training11
Altered central and peripheral haemodynamics during rhythmic handgrip exercise in young adults with SARS‐CoV‐211
Effect of aerobic fitness on the relation between age and whole‐body heat exchange during exercise‐heat stress: a retrospective analysis11
Central and peripheral muscle fatigue following repeated‐sprint running in moderate and severe hypoxia11
The importance of bone marrow and the immune system in driving increases in blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in hypertension11
Myths and methodologies: The use of equivalence and non‐inferiority tests for interventional studies in exercise physiology and sport science11
Indices of acceleration atelectasis and the effect of hypergravity duration on its development10
Effects of sex and menstrual cycle on sweating during isometric handgrip exercise and postexercise forearm occlusion10
Young black women demonstrate impaired microvascular but preserved macrovascular function compared to white women10
Modern physiology vindicates Darwin's dream10
Oh G: The x, y and z of human physiological responses to acceleration10
Exercise in hypobaric hypoxia increases markers of intestinal injury and symptoms of gastrointestinal distress10
Inhibition of EZH2 attenuates coronary heart disease by interacting with microRNA‐22 to regulate the TXNIP/nuclear factor‐κB pathway10
Non‐invasive peripheral focused ultrasound neuromodulation of the celiac plexus ameliorates symptoms in a rat model of inflammatory bowel disease10
Ventricular contraction and relaxation rates during muscle metaboreflex activation in heart failure: are they coupled?10
Acute physiological and psychophysical responses to different modes of heat stress10
Directional sensitivity of the cerebral pressure–flow relationship in young healthy individuals trained in endurance and resistance exercise10
Biomarkers of heatstroke‐induced organ injury and repair10
Elite female athlete research: stop searching for the ‘magic P10
Exercise and insulin‐like growth factor 1 supplementation improve angiogenesis and angiogenic cytokines in a rat model of diabetes‐induced neuropathy10
Integrative crosstalk between hypoxia and the cold: Old data and new opportunities10
Oncostatin M upregulates Livin to promote keratinocyte proliferation and survival via ERK and STAT3 signalling pathways10
Effect of treatment with carvacrol and aerobic training on cardiovascular function in spontaneously hypertensive rats9
The within‐ and between‐day reliability of cerebrovascular reactivity using traditional and novel analytical approaches9
Contrasting effects of heat stress on neuromuscular performance9
How do exercise training variables stimulate processes related to mitochondrial biogenesis in slow and fast trout muscle fibres?9
microRNA‐22‐3p plays a protective role in a murine asthma model through the inhibition of the NLRP3–caspase‐1–IL‐1β axis9
Prior viral illness increases heat stroke severity in mice9
Neuromuscular fatigability amplitude and aetiology are interrelated across muscles9
Chronic stress induced perivascular adipose tissue impairment of aortic function and the therapeutic effect of exercise9
Human amniotic membrane mesenchymal stem cell‐conditioned medium reduces inflammatory factors and fibrosis in ovalbumin‐induced asthma in mice9
The stability of cerebrovascular CO2 reactivity following attainment of physiological steady‐state9
Cardiorespiratory hysteresis during incremental high‐altitude ascent–descent quantifies the magnitude of ventilatory acclimatization9
Placental adaptations supporting fetal growth during normal and adverse gestational environments9
Heartbeats entrain breathing via baroreceptor‐mediated modulation of expiratory activity9
Epidural stimulation for cardiovascular function increases lower limb lean mass in individuals with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury9
Involvement of the lncRNA AFAP1‐AS1/microRNA‐195/E2F3 axis in proliferation and migration of enteric neural crest stem cells of Hirschsprung's disease9
Short‐term very low caloric intake causes endothelial dysfunction and increased susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmias and pathology in male rats9
Social isolation is a direct determinant of decreased home‐cage activity in mice: A within‐subjects study using a body‐implantable actimeter9
Ageing reduces skin wetness sensitivity across the body9
MicroRNA‐188 inhibits biological activity of lung cancer stem cells through targeting MDK and mediating the Hippo pathway9
When mechanical work meets energetics: Obese versus non‐obese children walking9
Extreme occupational heat exposure is associated with elevated haematological and inflammatory markers in Fire Service Instructors8
Physical exercise increases global and gene‐specific (interleukin‐17 and interferon‐γ) DNA methylation in lymphocytes from aged women8
Prone positioning redistributes gravitational stress in the lung in normal conditions and in simulations of oedema8
Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D‐deficient men, independent of age8
Intermittent reloading does not prevent reduction in iron availability and hepcidin upregulation caused by hindlimb unloading8
A milk casein hydrolysate‐derived peptide enhances glucose uptake through the AMP‐activated protein kinase signalling pathway in skeletal muscle cells8
Breath holding as an example of extreme hypoventilation: experimental testing of a new model describing alveolar gas pathways8
AGEs–RAGE axis mediates myocardial fibrosis via activation of cardiac fibroblasts induced by autophagy in heart failure8
Impact of early life development on later onset chronic kidney disease and hypertension and the role of evolutionary trade‐offs8
Heat acclimation during low‐intensity exercise increases and Hsp72, but not markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation, in skeletal tissue8
A5 noradrenergic‐projecting C1 neurons activate sympathetic and breathing outputs in anaesthetized rats8
Obesity and exercise training alter inflammatory pathway skeletal muscle small extracellular vesicle microRNAs8
Protective mechanism of demethylase fat mass and obesity‐associated protein in energy metabolism disorder of hypoxia–reoxygenation‐induced cardiomyocytes8
COVID‐19 vulnerabilities are intensified by declining human serum albumin levels8
Multivariate analysis of the systemic response to auditory stimulation: An integrative approach8
Early chronotype with metabolic syndrome favours resting and exercise fat oxidation in relation to insulin‐stimulated non‐oxidative glucose disposal8
Graded reductions in pre‐exercise glycogen concentration do not augment exercise‐induced nuclear AMPK and PGC‐1α protein content in human muscle8
Acute and chronic cardiac adaptations in adults born preterm8
Regional variation in the reliability of sweat rate measured via the ventilated capsule technique during passive heating8
Unveiling women's powerhouse8
The effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on human limb motoneurone output8
Do females and males exhibit a similar sarcopenic response as a consequence of normoxic and hypoxic bed rest?8
The influence of habitual endurance exercise on carotid artery strain and strain rate in young and middle‐aged men8
Older adults show elevated intermuscular coherence in eyes‐open standing but only young adults increase coherence in response to closing the eyes8
The eye in extreme environments8
Temporal changes in pulmonary gas exchange efficiency when breath‐hold diving below residual volume7
Short‐term effects of electronic cigarettes on cerebrovascular function: A time course study7
The parotid secretory protein BPIFA2 is a salivary surfactant that affects lipopolysaccharide action7
The role of muscle mechano and metaboreflexes in the control of ventilation: breathless with (over) excitement?7
The miRNA‐143‐3p–Sox6–Myh7 pathway is altered in obesogenic diet‐induced cardiac hypertrophy7
COVID‐19 coagulopathy – what should we treat?7
Acute moderate‐intensity aerobic exercise promotes purinergic and inflammatory responses in sedentary, overweight and physically active subjects7
Glycogen supercompensation is due to increased number, not size, of glycogen particles in human skeletal muscle7
The effect of autologous repair and voluntary wheel running on force recovery in a rat model of volumetric muscle loss7
Association between effective neural drive to the triceps surae and fluctuations in plantar‐flexion torque during submaximal isometric contractions7
Perivascular adipose tissue: An immune cell metropolis7
Analgesic effect of dexmedetomidine in rats after chronic constriction injury by mediating microRNA‐101 expression and the E2F2–TLR4–NF‐κB axis7
The impact of damage‐associated molecular patterns on the neurotransmitter release and gene expression in the ex vivo rat carotid body7
Role of hydrogen sulfide in ventilatory responses to hypercapnia in the medullary raphe of adult rats7
Treatment effects of the combination of ceftriaxone and valproic acid on neuronal and behavioural functions in a rat model of epilepsy7
Protein‐carbohydrate ingestion alters Vps34 cellular localization independent of changes in kinase activity in human skeletal muscle7
Comparison of preventive and therapeutic effects of continuous exercise on acute lung injury induced with methotrexate7
Lipid peroxidation in the descending thoracic aorta of rats deprived of REM sleep using the inverted flowerpot technique7
The effects of hypoxia and fatigue on skeletal muscle electromechanical delay7
Acute effects of insulin and insulin‐induced hypoglycaemia on carotid body chemoreceptor activity and cardiorespiratory responses in dogs7
Mind affects matter: Hindbrain GLP1 neurons link stress, physiology and behaviour7
Sex differences in the incidence and mode of death in rats with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction7
Reliability of the hyperaemic response to passive leg movement in young, healthy women7
Peripheral chemoresponsiveness during exercise in male athletes with exercise‐induced arterial hypoxaemia7
Previous recreational cold exposure does not alter endothelial function or sensory thermal thresholds in the hands or feet6
Hypoxia gradually augments metabolic and thermoperceptual responsiveness to repeated whole‐body cold stress in humans6
Endurance exercise plus overload induces fatigue resistance and similar hypertrophy in mice irrespective of muscle mass6
Oxygen transport and utilisation during exercise in cystic fibrosis: contributors to exercise intolerance6
Changes in prefrontal cerebral oxygenation and microvascular blood volume in hypoxia and possible association with acute mountain sickness6
The interplay between gastrocnemius medialis force–length and force–velocity potentials, cumulative EMG activity and energy cost at speeds above and below the walk to run transition speed6
Swimming training improves cardiovascular autonomic dysfunctions and prevents renal damage in rats fed a high‐sodium diet from weaning6
Impact of resveratrol‐mediated increase in uterine artery blood flow on fetal haemodynamics, blood pressure and oxygenation in sheep6
Identifying responders versus non‐responders: Incorporation of controls is required for sound statistical inference6
Are humans evolved specialists for running in the heat? Man vs. horse races provide empirical insights6
hsa_circ_001653 up‐regulates NR6A1 expression and elicits gastric cancer progression by binding to microRNA‐3776
LncRNA MIAT promotes hypoxia‐induced H9C2 cell pyroptosis via binding to SF1 to inhibit CGRP transcription6
The oestrous cycle and skeletal muscle atrophy: Investigations in rodent models of muscle loss6
Impaired pulmonary gas exchange efficiency, but normal pulmonary artery pressure increases, with hypoxia in men and women with a patent foramen ovale6
Hide and seek in a pandemic: review of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and sequelae in children6
Differential shifts in baroreflex control of renal and lumbar sympathetic nerve activity induced by freezing behaviour in rats6
The sweat glands’ maximum ion reabsorption rates following heat acclimation in healthy older adults6
Early initiation of electrical stimulation paired with range of motion after a volumetric muscle loss injury does not benefit muscle function6
GABA‐ergic agents modulated the effects of histamine on the behaviour of male mice in the elevated plus maze test6
The acute effect of resistance exercise on limb blood flow6
The ventilatory component of the muscle metaboreflex: catch me if you can!6
Nutraceutical and pharmaceutical cocktails did not preserve diaphragm muscle function or reduce muscle damage in D2‐mdx mice6
Therapeutic benefits of proning to improve pulmonary gas exchange in severe respiratory failure: focus on fundamentals of physiology6
Effects of long‐term immobilisation on endomysium of the soleus muscle in humans6
Combination of curcumin with autologous transplantation of adult neural stem/progenitor cells leads to more efficient repair of damaged cerebral tissue of rat6
Control of blood pressure in the cold: differentiation of skin and skeletal muscle vascular resistance6
Metabolic and microvascular function assessed using near‐infrared spectroscopy with vascular occlusion in women: age differences and reliability6
The acute effect of high‐ and moderate‐intensity interval exercise on vascular function before and after a glucose challenge in adolescents6
In pursuit of the unicorn6
Assessing central and peripheral respiratory chemoreceptor interaction in humans6
In vivo manipulation of muscle shape and tendinous stiffness affects the human ability to generate torque rapidly6
Comparison of skeletal muscle ultrastructural changes between normal and blood flow‐restricted resistance exercise: A case report6
Near‐infrared spectroscopy measures of sternocleidomastoid blood flow during exercise and hyperpnoea6
Comparison of murine behavioural and physiological responses after forced exercise by electrical shock versus manual prodding5
Myths and methodologies: Reliability of forearm cutaneous vasodilatation measured using laser‐Doppler flowmetry during whole‐body passive heating5
Fibrinogen‐like protein 2 contributes to normal murine cardiomyocyte maturation and heart development5
Justicia flava leaf extract potently relaxes pregnant human myometrial contractility: a lead plant for drug discovery of new tocolytic drugs5
Bionic women and men ‐ Part 1: Cardiovascular lessons from heart failure patients implanted with left ventricular assist devices5
Young, non‐Hispanic Black men and women exhibit divergent peripheral and cerebral vascular reactivity5
Vasodilatation by carbon dioxide and sodium nitroglycerin reduces compliance of the cerebral arteries in humans5
Two weeks of remote ischaemic preconditioning alters sympathovagal balance in healthy humans5
Platelet‐rich plasma affects gap junctional features in myofibroblasts in vitro via vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)‐A/VEGF receptor5
Palatable food access impacts expression of amylin receptor components in the mesocorticolimbic system5
Sex differences in soleus muscle H‐reflex and V‐wave excitability5
Time course of neuromuscular responses to acute hypoxia during voluntary contractions5
Causal analyses to study autonomic regulation during acute head‐out water immersion, head‐down tilt and supine position5
Effect of high‐intensity interval training on cardiometabolic component risks in persons with paraplegia: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial5
Influence of cuff‐occlusion duration on contrast‐enhanced ultrasound assessments of calf muscle microvascular blood flow responsiveness in older adults5
Regional functional and structural abnormalities within the aorta as a potential driver of vascular disease in metabolic syndrome5
The long‐term impact of ovariectomy on ventilation and expression of phrenic long‐term facilitation in female rats5
Changes in the autonomic and respiratory patterns in mice submitted to short‐term sustained hypoxia5
Combined methazolamide and theophylline improves oxygen saturation but not exercise performance or altitude illness in acute hypobaric hypoxia5
Sympathetic regulation of coronary circulation during handgrip exercise and isolated muscle metaboreflex activation in men5
Skeletal muscle ferritin abundance is tightly related to plasma ferritin concentration in adults with obesity5
Exogenous ketone supplementation: an emerging tool for physiologists with potential as a metabolic therapy5
Factors associated with electrical stimulation‐induced performance fatigability are dependent upon stimulation location5
Sympathetic vasomotor outflow during low‐intensity leg cycling in healthy older males5
Frequency‐dependent characteristics of nerve‐mediated ATP and acetylcholine release from detrusor smooth muscle5
Remote liver ischaemic preconditioning protects rat brain against cerebral ischaemia–reperfusion injury by activation of an AKT‐dependent pathway5
Microbiomes in physiology: insights into 21st‐century global medical challenges5
Overexpression of Dnmt3a ameliorates diabetic muscle atrophy by modulating the Pten/Akt pathway5
In vivo operating lengths of the gastrocnemius muscle during gait in children who idiopathically toe‐walk5
Increased myofilament calcium sensitivity is associated with decreased cardiac troponin I phosphorylation in the diabetic rat heart5
Lower‐body dynamic exercise reduces wave reflection in healthy young adults5
From pigeon holes to descending spirals: a paradigm of physiology, cognitive performance and behaviour in extreme environments5
Inhibition of the glycogen synthase kinase 3β–hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α pathway alleviates NLRP3‐mediated pyroptosis induced by high glucose in renal tubular epithelial cells5
Notch, Numb and Numb‐like responses to exercise‐induced muscle damage in human skeletal muscle5
Gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone receptor autoantibodies induce polycystic ovary syndrome‐like features in a rat model5
The acute effect of a laboratory shame induction protocol on endothelial function in young, healthy adults5
Prefrontal dopaminergic system and its role in working memory and cognition in spinal cord‐injured rats5
Platelet releasate normalises the compromised muscle regeneration in a mouse model of hyperlipidaemia5
Placenta‐targeted treatment in hypoxic dams improves maturation and growth of fetal cardiomyocytes in vitro via the release of placental factors5
Remote limb ischaemic conditioning produces cardioprotection in rats with testicular ischaemia–reperfusion injury5
Physiological regulation of bone length and skeletal proportion in mammals5
Exercise response variability: Random error or true differences in exercise response?5
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