Experimental Physiology

Article	Citations
Long COVID: mechanisms, risk factors and recovery	113
Carotid stiffness, intima–media thickness and aortic augmentation index among adults with SARS‐CoV‐2	60
The role of lactate in sepsis and COVID‐19: Perspective from contracting skeletal muscle metabolism	33
Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation	32
The effect of microgravity on the human venous system and blood coagulation: a systematic review	32
Mechanical work as a (key) determinant of energy cost in human locomotion: recent findings and future directions	31
Epigenetic responses to heat: From adaptation to maladaptation	30
Biological and methodological factors affecting response variability to endurance training and the influence of exercise intensity prescription	28
Mechanical ventilation in COVID‐19: A physiological perspective	26
Cerebral blood flow, cerebrovascular reactivity and their influence on ventilatory sensitivity	25
Physiological complexity: influence of ageing, disease and neuromuscular fatigue on muscle force and torque fluctuations	25
Nutritional approaches to counter performance constraints in high‐level sports competition	25
Secondary endings of muscle spindles: Structure, reflex action, role in motor control and proprioception	25
Development of the gut microbiome in early life	22
Changes in vastus lateralis fibre cross‐sectional area, pennation angle and fascicle length do not predict changes in muscle cross‐sectional area	22
Variability in exercise tolerance and physiological responses to exercise prescribed relative to physiological thresholds and to maximum oxygen uptake	21
LncRNA NEAT1 accelerates renal tubular epithelial cell damage by modulating mitophagy via miR‐150‐5p–DRP1 axis in diabetic nephropathy	20
Blood‐flow‐restricted exercise: Strategies for enhancing muscle adaptation and performance in the endurance‐trained athlete	20
Zucker Diabetic‐Sprague Dawley (ZDSD) rat: Type 2 diabetes translational research model	20
The effect of heat therapy on blood pressure and peripheral vascular function: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	19
Placental adaptations supporting fetal growth during normal and adverse gestational environments	19
Quantification of testosterone‐dependent erythropoiesis during male puberty	18
Biomarkers of heatstroke‐induced organ injury and repair	18
Exertional heat stroke: an evidence based approach to clinical assessment and management	17
‘Fit for surgery’: the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and postoperative outcomes	16

A sympathetic view of blood pressure control at high altitude: new insights from microneurographic studies	16
Improving the prognosis of renal patients: The effects of blood flow‐restricted resistance training on redox balance and cardiac autonomic function	16
Evidence for impaired chronotropic responses to and recovery from 6‐minute walk test in women with post‐acute COVID‐19 syndrome	16
Swimming exercise decreases depression‐like behaviour and inflammatory cytokines in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes	16
Myths and methodologies: The use of equivalence and non‐inferiority tests for interventional studies in exercise physiology and sport science	16
Contact events in rugby union and the link to reduced cognition: evidence for impaired redox‐regulation of cerebrovascular function	15
Directional sensitivity of the cerebral pressure–flow relationship in young healthy individuals trained in endurance and resistance exercise	15
Individual variation of follicular phase changes in endothelial function across two menstrual cycles	14
Extracellular vesicles released from stress‐induced prematurely senescent myoblasts impair endothelial function and proliferation	14
Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach	13
Resting skeletal muscle PNPLA2 (ATGL) and CPT1B are associated with peak fat oxidation rates in men and women but do not explain observed sex differences	13
Protective mechanism of demethylase fat mass and obesity‐associated protein in energy metabolism disorder of hypoxia–reoxygenation‐induced cardiomyocytes	13
Oh G: The x, y and z of human physiological responses to acceleration	13
Sex differences in the vascular response to sympathetic activation during acute hypoxaemia	12
The effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on human limb motoneurone output	12
Young black women demonstrate impaired microvascular but preserved macrovascular function compared to white women	12
How do exercise training variables stimulate processes related to mitochondrial biogenesis in slow and fast trout muscle fibres?	12
COVID‐19 coagulopathy – what should we treat?	12
Repeated bouts of resistance exercise in rats alter mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 activity and ribosomal capacity but not muscle protein synthesis	12
Social isolation is a direct determinant of decreased home‐cage activity in mice: A within‐subjects study using a body‐implantable actimeter	12
Short‐term effects of electronic cigarettes on cerebrovascular function: A time course study	12
A5 noradrenergic‐projecting C1 neurons activate sympathetic and breathing outputs in anaesthetized rats	12
Myths and methodologies: Degrees of freedom – limitations of infrared thermographic screening for Covid‐19 and other infections	12
Elite female athlete research: stop searching for the ‘magic P’	12
COVID‐19 vulnerabilities are intensified by declining human serum albumin levels	12
Young plasma administration mitigates depression‐like behaviours in chronic mild stress‐exposed aged rats by attenuating apoptosis in prefrontal cortex	12
Heartbeats entrain breathing via baroreceptor‐mediated modulation of expiratory activity	12
Non‐invasive peripheral focused ultrasound neuromodulation of the celiac plexus ameliorates symptoms in a rat model of inflammatory bowel disease	11
Early chronotype with metabolic syndrome favours resting and exercise fat oxidation in relation to insulin‐stimulated non‐oxidative glucose disposal	11
Microbiomes in physiology: insights into 21st‐century global medical challenges	11
Modern physiology vindicates Darwin's dream	11
Exercise in hypobaric hypoxia increases markers of intestinal injury and symptoms of gastrointestinal distress	11
A milk casein hydrolysate‐derived peptide enhances glucose uptake through the AMP‐activated protein kinase signalling pathway in skeletal muscle cells	11
Effects of sex and menstrual cycle on sweating during isometric handgrip exercise and postexercise forearm occlusion	11
Metabolic and microvascular function assessed using near‐infrared spectroscopy with vascular occlusion in women: age differences and reliability	11
Obesity and exercise training alter inflammatory pathway skeletal muscle small extracellular vesicle microRNAs	11
Chronic stress induced perivascular adipose tissue impairment of aortic function and the therapeutic effect of exercise	11
Examining interindividual differences in select muscle and whole‐body adaptations to continuous endurance training	11
Altered central and peripheral haemodynamics during rhythmic handgrip exercise in young adults with SARS‐CoV‐2	11
Physical exercise increases global and gene‐specific (interleukin‐17 and interferon‐γ) DNA methylation in lymphocytes from aged women	11
Acute physiological and psychophysical responses to different modes of heat stress	11
AGEs–RAGE axis mediates myocardial fibrosis via activation of cardiac fibroblasts induced by autophagy in heart failure	11
Notch, Numb and Numb‐like responses to exercise‐induced muscle damage in human skeletal muscle	10
The within‐ and between‐day reliability of cerebrovascular reactivity using traditional and novel analytical approaches	10
Ventricular contraction and relaxation rates during muscle metaboreflex activation in heart failure: are they coupled?	10
Temporal changes in pulmonary gas exchange efficiency when breath‐hold diving below residual volume	10
The stability of cerebrovascular CO2 reactivity following attainment of physiological steady‐state	10
microRNA‐22‐3p plays a protective role in a murine asthma model through the inhibition of the NLRP3–caspase‐1–IL‐1β axis	10
Effect of treatment with carvacrol and aerobic training on cardiovascular function in spontaneously hypertensive rats	10
Glycogen supercompensation is due to increased number, not size, of glycogen particles in human skeletal muscle	10

Ageing reduces skin wetness sensitivity across the body	10
Regional variation in the reliability of sweat rate measured via the ventilated capsule technique during passive heating	10
Multivariate analysis of the systemic response to auditory stimulation: An integrative approach	9
Association between effective neural drive to the triceps surae and fluctuations in plantar‐flexion torque during submaximal isometric contractions	9
Acute effects of insulin and insulin‐induced hypoglycaemia on carotid body chemoreceptor activity and cardiorespiratory responses in dogs	9
The oestrous cycle and skeletal muscle atrophy: Investigations in rodent models of muscle loss	9
Factors associated with electrical stimulation‐induced performance fatigability are dependent upon stimulation location	9
Impact of early life development on later onset chronic kidney disease and hypertension and the role of evolutionary trade‐offs	9
The acute effect of resistance exercise on limb blood flow	9
Sex differences in the incidence and mode of death in rats with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	9
Human amniotic membrane mesenchymal stem cell‐conditioned medium reduces inflammatory factors and fibrosis in ovalbumin‐induced asthma in mice	9
Acute and chronic cardiac adaptations in adults born preterm	9
In vivo manipulation of muscle shape and tendinous stiffness affects the human ability to generate torque rapidly	8
Comparison of murine behavioural and physiological responses after forced exercise by electrical shock versus manual prodding	8
Effect of high‐intensity interval training on cardiometabolic component risks in persons with paraplegia: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial	8
Comparison of preventive and therapeutic effects of continuous exercise on acute lung injury induced with methotrexate	8
Vasodilatation by carbon dioxide and sodium nitroglycerin reduces compliance of the cerebral arteries in humans	8
Mind affects matter: Hindbrain GLP1 neurons link stress, physiology and behaviour	8
The miRNA‐143‐3p–Sox6–Myh7 pathway is altered in obesogenic diet‐induced cardiac hypertrophy	8
Hide and seek in a pandemic: review of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and sequelae in children	8
Reliability of the hyperaemic response to passive leg movement in young, healthy women	8
Exogenous ketone supplementation: an emerging tool for physiologists with potential as a metabolic therapy	8
Phenylbutyrate, a branched‐chain amino acid keto dehydrogenase activator, promotes branched‐chain amino acid metabolism and induces muscle catabolism in C2C12 cells	8
More airway smooth muscle in males versus females in a mouse model of asthma: A blessing in disguise?	8
Early initiation of electrical stimulation paired with range of motion after a volumetric muscle loss injury does not benefit muscle function	8
Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D‐deficient men, independent of age	8
Treatment effects of the combination of ceftriaxone and valproic acid on neuronal and behavioural functions in a rat model of epilepsy	8
The effect of autologous repair and voluntary wheel running on force recovery in a rat model of volumetric muscle loss	8
Sympathetic vasomotor outflow during low‐intensity leg cycling in healthy older males	8
Prone positioning redistributes gravitational stress in the lung in normal conditions and in simulations of oedema	8
Remote limb ischaemic conditioning produces cardioprotection in rats with testicular ischaemia–reperfusion injury	7
Relationship between neuromuscular fatigue, muscle activation and the work done above the critical power during severe‐intensity exercise	7
Role of hydrogen sulfide in ventilatory responses to hypercapnia in the medullary raphe of adult rats	7
LncRNA MIAT promotes hypoxia‐induced H9C2 cell pyroptosis via binding to SF1 to inhibit CGRP transcription	7
Acute moderate‐intensity aerobic exercise promotes purinergic and inflammatory responses in sedentary, overweight and physically active subjects	7
Identifying responders versus non‐responders: Incorporation of controls is required for sound statistical inference	7
Near‐infrared spectroscopy measures of sternocleidomastoid blood flow during exercise and hyperpnoea	7
Impairment in maximal lactate steady state after carbon monoxide inhalation is related to training status	7
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 speed	7
Control of blood pressure in the cold: differentiation of skin and skeletal muscle vascular resistance	7
Physiological regulation of bone length and skeletal proportion in mammals	7
Therapeutic benefits of proning to improve pulmonary gas exchange in severe respiratory failure: focus on fundamentals of physiology	7
Impact of acute changes in blood pressure and arterial stiffness on cerebral pulsatile haemodynamics in young and middle‐aged adults	7
GABA‐ergic agents modulated the effects of histamine on the behaviour of male mice in the elevated plus maze test	7
Hypoxia gradually augments metabolic and thermoperceptual responsiveness to repeated whole‐body cold stress in humans	7
Role of miR‐211 in a PC12 cell model of Alzheimer's disease via regulation of neurogenin 2	7
Impact of resveratrol‐mediated increase in uterine artery blood flow on fetal haemodynamics, blood pressure and oxygenation in sheep	7
Endurance exercise plus overload induces fatigue resistance and similar hypertrophy in mice irrespective of muscle mass	7
Effects of long‐term immobilisation on endomysium of the soleus muscle in humans	7
The impact of exercise training on endothelial function in postmenopausal women: a systematic review	7
The acute effect of high‐ and moderate‐intensity interval exercise on vascular function before and after a glucose challenge in adolescents	7
Platelet‐rich plasma affects gap junctional features in myofibroblasts in vitro via vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)‐A/VEGF receptor	7
Whole‐body vibration preconditioning reduces the formation and delays the manifestation of high‐altitude‐induced venous gas emboli	6
Age‐related electrophysiological changes in mouse taste receptor cells	6
Differential shifts in baroreflex control of renal and lumbar sympathetic nerve activity induced by freezing behaviour in rats	6
In pursuit of the unicorn	6
Myths and methodologies: Reliability of forearm cutaneous vasodilatation measured using laser‐Doppler flowmetry during whole‐body passive heating	6
Lower‐body dynamic exercise reduces wave reflection in healthy young adults	6
Microbes, metabolites and muscle: Is the gut–muscle axis a plausible therapeutic target in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?	6
Fibrinogen‐like protein 2 contributes to normal murine cardiomyocyte maturation and heart development	6
The effect of inspiratory muscle training and detraining on the respiratory metaboreflex	6
Bilateral regional extracranial blood flow regulation to hypoxia and unilateral duplex ultrasound measurement error	6
hsa_circ_001653 up‐regulates NR6A1 expression and elicits gastric cancer progression by binding to microRNA‐377	6
Oxygen transport and utilisation during exercise in cystic fibrosis: contributors to exercise intolerance	6
Interleukin‐15 receptor subunit alpha regulates interleukin‐15 localization and protein expression in skeletal muscle cells	6
The effect of age and mitigation strategies during hot water immersion on orthostatic intolerance and thermal stress	6
The long‐term impact of ovariectomy on ventilation and expression of phrenic long‐term facilitation in female rats	6
Sub‐maximal aerobic exercise training reduces haematocrit and ameliorates symptoms in Andean highlanders with chronic mountain sickness	6
Intrafusal cross‐bridge dynamics shape history‐dependent muscle spindle responses to stretch	6
Changes in the autonomic and respiratory patterns in mice submitted to short‐term sustained hypoxia	6
Comparison of skeletal muscle ultrastructural changes between normal and blood flow‐restricted resistance exercise: A case report	6
Gut check: Unveiling the influence of acute exercise on the gut microbiota	6
Training‐induced improvements in knee extensor force accuracy are associated with reduced vastus lateralis motor unit firing variability	6
Inhibition of the glycogen synthase kinase 3β–hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α pathway alleviates NLRP3‐mediated pyroptosis induced by high glucose in renal tubular epithelial cells	6
Acute neuromuscular and hormonal responses to 20 versus 40% velocity loss in males and females before and after 8 weeks of velocity‐loss resistance training	6
Young, non‐Hispanic Black men and women exhibit divergent peripheral and cerebral vascular reactivity	6
Sex differences in the ventilatory responses to exercise in mild to moderate obesity	6
Assessing central and peripheral respiratory chemoreceptor interaction in humans	6
Swimming training improves cardiovascular autonomic dysfunctions and prevents renal damage in rats fed a high‐sodium diet from weaning	6
Short‐term sleep deprivation and human thermoregulatory function during thermal challenges	5

Endogenous production of n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids protects mice from carbon tetrachloride‐induced liver fibrosis by regulating mTOR and Bcl‐2/Bax signalling pathways	5
Ultrasonographic measurements of fascicle length overestimate adaptations in serial sarcomere number	5
Respiratory alkalinization and posterior cerebral artery dilatation predict acute mountain sickness severity during 10 h normobaric hypoxia	5
Improved blood pressure and flow‐mediated dilatation via increased plasma adropin and nitrate/nitrite induced by high‐intensity interval training in patients with type 2 diabetes	5
Exercise training improves cardiac function and regulates myocardial mitophagy differently in ischaemic and pressure‐overload heart failure mice	5
From pigeon holes to descending spirals: a paradigm of physiology, cognitive performance and behaviour in extreme environments	5
Activation of vagovagal reflex prevents hepatic ischaemia–reperfusion‐induced lung injury via anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant effects	5
The heart, a secondary organ in the control of blood circulation	5
Sympathetic regulation of coronary circulation during handgrip exercise and isolated muscle metaboreflex activation in men	5
Artificial light at night suppresses the expression of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+‐ATPase in the left ventricle of the heart in normotensive and hypertensive rats	5
Gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone receptor autoantibodies induce polycystic ovary syndrome‐like features in a rat model	5
Ovariectomy and high salt increase blood pressure and alter sodium transport proteins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adult Wistar rats	5
The acute effect of a laboratory shame induction protocol on endothelial function in young, healthy adults	5
A crossover control study of three methods of heat acclimation on the magnitude and kinetics of adaptation	5
Physiolometrics and the puzzle of methodical acumen	5
Electrophysiological characterisation of atrial volume receptors using ex vivo models of isolated rat cardiac atria	5
Arterial stiffness and blood pressure are similar in naturally menstruating and oral contraceptive pill‐using women during the higher hormone phases	5
Increased myofilament calcium sensitivity is associated with decreased cardiac troponin I phosphorylation in the diabetic rat heart	5
The passive leg movement technique for assessing vascular function: the impact of baseline blood flow	5
Knee movements cause changes in the firing behaviour of muscle spindles located within the mono‐articular ankle extensor soleus in the rat	5
Association between haemoglobin A1c and whole‐body heat loss during exercise‐heat stress in physically active men with type 2 diabetes	5
The atypical ‘hippocampal’ glutamate receptor coupled to phospholipase D that controls stretch‐sensitivity in primary mechanosensory nerve endings is homomeric purely metabotropic GluK2	5
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor prevents skeletal muscle fibrosis in diabetic mice	5
Justicia flava leaf extract potently relaxes pregnant human myometrial contractility: a lead plant for drug discovery of new tocolytic drugs	5
Microvascular endothelial function following cessation of long‐term oral contraceptive pill use: A case report	5
The effects of pulmonary hypertension on skeletal muscle oxygen pressures in contracting rat spinotrapezius muscle	5
Cardiorespiratory adaptations in small cetaceans and marine mammals	5
Melanin‐concentrating hormone regulates the hypercapnic chemoreflex by acting in the lateral hypothalamic area	5
Platelet releasate normalises the compromised muscle regeneration in a mouse model of hyperlipidaemia	5
The sympathetic nervous system in healthy and hypertensive pregnancies: physiology or pathology?	5
Frequency‐dependent characteristics of nerve‐mediated ATP and acetylcholine release from detrusor smooth muscle	5
Exercise response variability: Random error or true differences in exercise response?	5
Regional functional and structural abnormalities within the aorta as a potential driver of vascular disease in metabolic syndrome	5
Danthron attenuates experimental atherosclerosis by targeting foam cell formation	5
Ventilatory response to peripheral chemoreflex and muscle metaboreflex during static handgrip in healthy humans: evidence of hyperadditive integration	5
Differential responses to breath‐holding, voluntary deep breathing and hypercapnia in left and right dorsal anterior cingulate	5
Proprioceptors in extraocular muscles	5
Delayed window of improvements in skin microvascular function following a single bout of remote ischaemic preconditioning	5
miR‐302a‐3p targets FMR1 to regulate pyroptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells induced by hypoxia–reoxygenation injury	5
Muscle contraction force conforms to muscle oxygenation during constant‐activation voluntary forearm exercise	5
In vivo operating lengths of the gastrocnemius muscle during gait in children who idiopathically toe‐walk	5
Additive effects of orchiectomy and intermittent hypoxia on lung mechanics and inflammation in C57BL/6J male mice	4
Cardiorespiratory plasticity in humans following two patterns of acute intermittent hypoxia	4
Application of blood flow restriction in hypoxic environment augments muscle deoxygenation without compromising repeated sprint exercise performance	4
Improved pulmonary function is associated with reduced inflammation after hybrid whole‐body exercise training in persons with spinal cord injury	4
Near‐infrared spectroscopy‐derived muscle V̇O2${\dot{V}_{{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}}}$ kinetics after moderate running exercise in healthy males: reliability and associations with parameters of aerobic fitne	4
Perceptions of fatigue and neuromuscular measures of performance fatigability during prolonged low‐intensity elbow flexions	4
Carotid body: an emerging target for cardiometabolic co‐morbidities	4
On changes, challenges and collaboration: Introducing a new Editor‐in‐Chief and moving to Open Access	4
Low responders to endurance training exhibit impaired hypertrophy and divergent biological process responses in rat skeletal muscle	4
Remote liver injury following acute renal ischaemia–reperfusion: involvement of circulating exosomal miR‐687 and regulation by thymoquinone	4
A single sequence of intermittent hypoxia does not alter stretch reflex excitability in able‐bodied individuals	4
Blood pressure and coeliac artery blood flow responses during increased inspiratory muscle work in healthy males	4
Early metformin treatment improves pancreatic function and prevents metabolic dysfunction in early overfeeding male rats at adulthood	4
The peripheral vascular responses in non‐freezing cold injury and matched controls	4
Hyperlipidic diet affects body composition and induces anxiety‐like behaviour in intrauterine growth‐restricted adult mice	4
Impact of ENaC downregulation in transgenic mice on the outcomes of acute lung injury induced by bleomycin	4
Sleep restriction alters physiological and emotional responses to emotion induction	4
Central fatigue aetiology in prolonged trail running races	4
Heat production in quiescent cardiac muscle is length, velocity and muscle dependent: Implications for active heat measurement	4
Pulmonary surfactant‐associated protein B regulates prostaglandin‐endoperoxide synthase‐2 and inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4
Sex differences in the coronary vascular response to combined chemoreflex and metaboreflex stimulation in healthy humans	4
The deleterious effects of acute hypoxia on microvascular and large vessel endothelial function	4
Delineating the impacts of air temperature and humidity for endurance exercise	4
Regional variation in nitric oxide‐dependent cutaneous vasodilatation during local heating in young adults	4
Sharpey‐Schafer, Langley and Sherrington: ‘swordsmen’ of physiology. A historical look to the future	4
Priming the cardiodynamic phase of pulmonary oxygen uptake through voluntary modulations of the respiratory pump at the onset of exercise	4
Leptin attenuates hypoxia‐induced apoptosis in human periodontal ligament cells via the reactive oxygen species–hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α pathway	4
Reproducibility and diurnal variation in middle cerebral artery blood velocity in healthy humans	4
Tracing oral Na+ and K+ in sweat during exercise and recovery in horses	4
Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations	4
Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ coactivator 1‐α overexpression improves angiogenic signalling potential of skeletal muscle‐derived extracellular vesicles	4
Moderate‐intensity aerobic training reduces cardiac damage attributable to experimental iron overload in rats	4
Homeobox A5 and C10 genes modulate adaptation of brown adipose tissue during exercise training in juvenile rats	4
Integrated respiratory chemoreflex‐mediated regulation of cerebral blood flow in hypoxia: Implications for oxygen delivery and acute mountain sickness	4
Pulmonary vascular reactivity to supplemental oxygen in Sherpa and lowlanders during gradual ascent to high altitude	4
Effects of obesity and acute resistance exercise on skeletal muscle angiogenic communication pathways	4
In support of the placental programming hypothesis: Placental endocrine insufficiency programs atypical behaviour in mothers and their offspring	4
Resistance of osteosarcoma cells to the proapoptotic effects of carfilzomib involves activation of mitogen activated protein kinase pathways	4
Post‐activation potentiation induced by concentric contractions at three speeds in humans	4
Reactive hyperaemia augments local heat‐induced skin hyperaemia	4
Mas‐related G protein‐coupled receptor D is involved in modulation of murine gastrointestinal motility	4
Experimental increase of blood glucose alters resting state EEG measures of excitation–inhibition balance	4