Experimental Physiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Experimental Physiology is 4. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Nitrite supplementation alleviates cerebrovascular dysfunction in chronically stressed mice, but cognitive decline remains82
Chasing genes at high‐altitude69
Using environmental and exercise physiology to address gender inequalities in climate change and occupational health research57
Erratum54
Physiological assessment of a 16 day, 4385 km ultra‐endurance mountain bike race: A case study44
Chitinase 3‐like 1 overexpression aggravates hypoxia–reoxygenation injury in IEC‐6 cells by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway34
The physiology of survival: Fluid and food34
Myths and methodologies: Considerations for evaluating the time course of thermoregulatory adaptation during heat acclimation33
Investigating the control of exercise hyperpnoea: A synergy of contributions30
ZFP36 inhibits the pro‐apoptotic effects of transforming growth factor β1 on mitral valve interstitial cells via the GTP‐binding protein 6 pathway in mitral valve prolapse29
Acute heat stress amplifies exercise‐induced metabolomic perturbations and reveals variation in circulating amino acids in endurance‐trained males27
To Mars through LEO: How commercial space travel will change exploration‐enabling research26
The effectiveness of aerobic exercise on pain and disability in individuals with neck pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis26
Spaceflight and sport science: Physiological monitoring and countermeasures for the astronaut–athlete on Mars exploration missions25
Dietary manipulations for health and the prevention and management of disease: An editorial25
Downregulation of microRNA‐494 drives mitochondrial biogenesis and function in trained muscle24
Low‐load resistance exercise with and without blood flow restriction: Which is more effective for increasing local muscle endurance and why?22
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Blunted hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in apnoea divers21
Thermo‐haemodynamic coupling during regional thigh heating: Insight into the importance of local thermosensitive mechanisms in blood circulation20
Network model of skeletal muscle cell signalling predicts differential responses to endurance and resistance exercise training20
The miRNA‐143‐3p–Sox6–Myh7 pathway is altered in obesogenic diet‐induced cardiac hypertrophy20
When is the right time to initiate rehabilitation? Time will tell…20
How do physiological networks respond to normobaric hypoxia and isometric exercise?18
No difference in mean middle cerebral artery blood velocity responses between lower‐ and upper‐body unilateral resistance exercise in untrained individuals18
Interference with glutamate antiporter system xc enables post‐hypoxic long‐term potentiation in hippocampus17
Larger reductions in blood pressure during post‐exercise standing, but not middle cerebral artery blood velocity, in resistance‐trained versus untrained individuals17
Mechanosensory encoding in ex vivo muscle–nerve preparations16
Muscle fibre size and myonuclear positioning in trained and aged humans16
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Acute partial sleep restriction does not impact arterial function in young and healthy humans16
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Alpha band oscillations in common synaptic input are explanatory of the complexity of isometric knee extensor muscle torque signals15
From fatigue to physiology: Submaximal 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise test and emerging standards in long COVID15
Dynamic cerebral autoregulation quantification with spontaneous arterial blood pressure oscillations: Is transfer function analysis our best option?15
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Even periconceptional alcohol consumption can have long‐term consequences on heart health in the offspring14
Kidney function and cognitive impairment14
Habitual exercise in youth: A ʻbrainyʼ idea14
Central command suppresses pressor‐evoked bradycardia at the onset of voluntary standing up in conscious cats14
Unlocking the complications of chronic concussion in rugby players: A traumatic tale of cerebral injury14
The effect of acute intradermal administration of ascorbate on heat loss responses in older adults with uncomplicated controlled hypertension14
Limited matching of the cardiac output response to the peripheral demand of heat stress and exercise13
Effect of adrenaline on serum mid‐regional pro‐atrial natriuretic peptide and central blood volume13
Editorial Board13
Handgrip exercise does not alter CO2‐mediated cerebrovascular flow‐mediated dilation13
Is polycystic ovary syndrome associated with elevated muscle sympathetic nerve activity?13
Effects of tempol on renal medullary tissue hypoxia in an ovine model of Gram‐negative septic acute kidney injury13
Comparing 17β‐estradiol and progesterone concentrations in young, physically active females: Insights from plasma versus serum analysis13
On the measurement of glomerular filtration rate: An odyssey into the milieu intérieur13
Alveolar deadspace and intrapulmonary shunt in healthy individuals and in individuals who have recovered from COVID‐19 infection13
Post‐exercise hot or cold water immersion does not alter perception of effort or neuroendocrine responses during subsequent moderate‐intensity exercise13
Effect of exercise on chronic neck pain and central sensitization: A protocol for a randomized crossover trial13
Passive thigh heating improves peak force production in younger adults and early isokinetic force production in younger and older adults12
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Mapping the variability of in vivo rat uterine electrical properties throughout the oestrous cycle12
Marie Krogh's contributions to the study of thyroid physiology and pathophysiology12
Exertional heat stress and intestinal barrier injury: Does chronic disease add fuel to the fire?12
Bioenergetic profiles and respiratory control in mitochondrial physiology: Precision analysis of oxidative phosphorylation11
Skin wound healing as a mirror to cardiac wound healing11
On changes, challenges and collaboration: Introducing a new Editor‐in‐Chief and moving to Open Access11
In support of the placental programming hypothesis: Placental endocrine insufficiency programs atypical behaviour in mothers and their offspring11
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Delineating the impacts of air temperature and humidity for endurance exercise11
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CTRP6‐mediated cardiac protection in heart failure via the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC‐1α signalling pathway11
Diverse perspectives on respiratory chemoreceptor interactions: Resuscitating an expired debate11
Intestinal epithelial injury and inflammation after physical work in temperate and hot environments in older men with hypertension or type 2 diabetes11
News, views and where best to choose11
The contribution of the tendon electrode to M‐wave characteristics in the biceps brachii, vastus lateralis and tibialis anterior11
‘One for all, all for one’: A tale from the formative years of Scandinavian exercise physiology10
Response to the letter from Bushfield and Day: Potential pitfalls of using a correction to normative values in the assessment of acid–base compensation during early ascent to high altitude10
Sex differences in the coronary vascular response to combined chemoreflex and metaboreflex stimulation in healthy humans10
Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 infusion in preterm piglets does not affect growth parameters of skeletal muscle or tendon tissue10
The role of orexin A in the pathogenesis of ischaemic stroke at high altitude10
A crossover control study of three methods of heat acclimation on the magnitude and kinetics of adaptation10
Association between effective neural drive to the triceps surae and fluctuations in plantar‐flexion torque during submaximal isometric contractions10
Cardiorespiratory consequences of obesity: a tale of two pumps10
The severity of acute hypoxaemia determines distinct changes in intracortical and spinal neural circuits10
Exercise‐induced pain within endurance exercise settings: Definitions, measurement, mechanisms and potential interventions10
Challenging dynamic cerebral autoregulation across the physiological CO2 spectrum: Influence of biological sex and cardiac cycle10
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Characterization of differences in immune responses during bolus and continuous infusion endotoxin challenges using mathematical modelling10
Peripheral nerve‐derived fibroblasts promote neurite outgrowth in adult dorsal root ganglion neurons more effectively than skin‐derived fibroblasts10
The impact of long‐haul travel and 13 h time change on sleep and rest activity circadian rhythm in speed skaters during World Cup competitions9
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Distinct adaptations of muscle endurance but not strength or hypertrophy to low‐load resistance training with and without blood flow restriction9
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Short‐term effects of electronic cigarettes on cerebrovascular function: A time course study9
DYNamic Assessment of Multi‐Organ level dysfunction in patients recovering from COVID‐19: DYNAMO COVID‐199
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Impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in a prenatally‐androgenized rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome in later life9
Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest9
GABA B receptor‐mediated modulation of sensory neuron excitability: Roles of Ca V 2.2, G‐protein‐c9
A new method for non‐invasive determination of effective pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output in spontaneously breathing subjects9
The acute effects of dynamic stretching on the neuromuscular system are independent of the velocity9
Pulmonary vascular reactivity to supplemental oxygen in Sherpa and lowlanders during gradual ascent to high altitude8
Temporal summation in human peripheral axons when stimulated transcutaneously with a 10‐kHz waveform8
Gut microbiota in regulation of childhood bone growth8
RETRACTED: Corrigendum8
Acute alterations in blood lactate in the setting of transient stress induced myocardial ischaemia8
Maximal strength and voluntary activation of adductor pollicis after a single session of acute intermittent hypercapnia or acute intermittent hypoxia8
Caffeine in cerebrovascular research: To withdraw or not to withdraw?8
Defying gravity: Breath, beat and brain8
Effect of moderate altitude and nocturnal oxygen therapy on cerebrovascular function in patients with COPD: A randomized, crossover trial at 2048 m8
Differential intestinal injury and unchanged systemic inflammatory responses to leg and whole‐body passive hyperthermia in healthy humans8
Sex‐dependent effects of a high‐fat diet‐induced obesity model on cerebrovascular health and brain metabolism8
The acute effect of a laboratory shame induction protocol on endothelial function in young, healthy adults8
Role of RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL signalling pathway in sepsis‐associated acute kidney injury8
A single breath of nitric oxide does not alter pulmonary perfusion pressure8
Inhibitory effect of oestradiol on the cardiac KV7.1/KCNE1 channel is species dependent8
Acute high‐intensity muscle contraction moderates AChR gene expression independent of rapamycin‐sensitive mTORC1 pathway in rat skeletal muscle7
From mechanistic promise to clinical translation: Passive heat therapy as a cardiovascular and functional adjunct in ageing and disease7
Changes in motor unit conduction velocity after unilateral lower‐limb suspension and active recovery are correlated with muscle ion channel gene expression7
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Computing muscle mechanical state variables from combined proprioceptive sensory feedback7
Memory impairment in the D2.mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is prevented by the adiponectin receptor agonist ALY6887
Vascular limitations in blood pressure regulation with age in women: Insights from exercise and acute cardioselective β‐blockade7
GST polymorphism as a predictive biomarker for modulating the susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A North Indian study7
Oral ketone monoester supplementation does not accelerate recovery of muscle force or modulate circulating cytokine concentrations after muscle‐damaging eccentric exercise in healthy males and females7
Effect of internal and external cooling on high‐intensity intermittent cycling performance and cognitive function in the heat7
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Functional assays reflective of cancer hallmarks in BT‐549 cells are not impacted by media supplemented with exercise‐trained plasma7
Changes in motor unit behaviour across repeated bouts of eccentric exercise7
Spectral changes in skin blood flow during pressure manipulations or sympathetic stimulation7
Knee movements cause changes in the firing behaviour of muscle spindles located within the mono‐articular ankle extensor soleus in the rat7
Cerebral haemodynamic responses to inspiratory muscle work7
Lower vascular conductance responses to handgrip exercise are improved following acute antioxidant supplementation in young individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder7
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Submaximal 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess exercise capacity and post‐exertional symptom exacerbation in people with long COVID6
Biomarkers of heatstroke‐induced organ injury and repair6
The effect of exercise in a fasted state on plasma low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in males and females6
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ZDF (fa/fa) rats show increasing heterogeneity in main parameters during ageing, as confirmed by biometrics, oxidative stress markers and MMP activity6
Sex differences in the ventilatory responses to exercise in mild to moderate obesity6
The effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on human limb motoneurone output6
The renal vasodilatation from β‐adrenergic activation in vivo in rats is not driven by KV7 and BKCa channels6
Control of blood pressure in the cold: differentiation of skin and skeletal muscle vascular resistance6
Using modified Fenn diagrams to assess ventilatory acclimatization during ascent to high altitude: Effect of acetazolamide6
The sympathetic nervous system in healthy and hypertensive pregnancies: physiology or pathology?6
Potential pitfalls of using a correction to normative values for the assessment of acid–base compensation during early ascent to high altitude6
The effect of protein or amino acid provision on immobilization‐induced muscle atrophy in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis6
Impact of a 12‐week high‐intensity interval training intervention on cardiac structure and function after COVID‐19 at 12‐month follow‐up6
Stabilising function of the human diaphragm in response to involuntary augmented breaths induced with or without lower‐limb movements6
Breath‐by‐breath measurement of alveolar gas exchange must preserve mass balance and conform to a physiological definition of a breath6
Spontaneous Ca2+ signals in the developing mammalian cochlea of live mice under different anaesthetic regimes6
From discovery to innovation in physiological research6
Exercise in hypobaric hypoxia increases markers of intestinal injury and symptoms of gastrointestinal distress6
Applying lessons from limb muscle disuse and ageing to better understand ventilator‐induced diaphragm dysfunction6
Exercise‐induced effects on atherogenesis and tryptophan catabolism via the kynurenine pathway in an HIV‐associated atherosclerosis mouse model6
Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium handling in unbranched, immediately post‐necrotic fast‐twitch mdx fibres is similar to wild‐type littermates6
Galectin‐3 and suppression of tumorigenicity 2: Two emerging cardiac biomarkers that may be predictors of cardiac fibrosis development in sport6
Lower limb hyperthermia augments functional hyperaemia during small muscle mass exercise similarly in trained elderly and young humans6
Synbiotic supplementation ameliorates anxiety and myocardial ischaemia–reperfusion injury in hyperglycaemic rats by modulating gut microbiota6
The effect of female breast surface area on skin stiffness and tactile sensitivity at rest and following exercise in the heat6
Heat and carbon monoxide exposure: Is two better than one?6
Acute intermittent hypoxia in neonatal rodent central nervous system facilitates respiratory frequency through the recruitment of hypothalamic areas6
Beyond the horizon: Why space biology is the next great innovation opportunity6
Computational study of the excitation of human induced pluripotent stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes6
Climate change, healthy ageing and the health crisis: is wisdom the link?6
Use of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to explore inhibitory and facilitatory circuits in muscles of the human lower limb6
NEX4EX – A novel exercise device enabling resistive, plyometric and sensorimotor training during deep‐space missions: A case report6
Energy expenditure, intake and availability in female soccer players via doubly labelled water: Are we misrepresenting low energy availability?6
Changes in cerebral autoregulation and vasoreactivity after surgical aortic valve replacement: a prospective study6
Effect of high‐fat diet on isometric, concentric and eccentric contractile performance of skeletal muscle isolated from female CD‐1 mice6
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Epigenetic responses to heat: From adaptation to maladaptation6
Individual assessment of ventilatory acclimatization at high altitude6
The differential sensitivity of the hypothalamic–hypophysial–ovarian axis to 5‐hydroxytryptophan alters the secretion of estradiol6
Obesity and exercise training alter inflammatory pathway skeletal muscle small extracellular vesicle microRNAs6
Why is the muscle spindle so complicated?6
Making sense of the carotid body counter‐regulatory response to hypoglycaemia5
Klotho, the Greek goddess controlling the fate of skeletal muscle satellite cells5
Early life stress and hormonal status influence orexin‐1 receptor expression in structures regulating cardiorespiratory responses to CO25
A comparison between left ventricular ejection time measurement methods during physiological changes induced by simulated microgravity5
Reply to Veerkamp et al.: Comments on Harkness‐Armstrong et al. (2021)5
Blood flow restriction training attenuates changes in local muscle endurance: At odds with previous work?5
TRPV1 blockade restores the baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in cisplatin‐induced renal injury in rats5
Blood flow restriction exercise during microgravity exposure in parabolic flight5
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Cardiopulmonary function in special operations forces compared to conventional infantry soldiers5
Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations5
Physiology of lived experience: Boston wrong: A series of physiological calamities at the Boston Marathon5
One minute of light‐intensity stair‐stepping decreases postprandial glycaemia in the evening in non‐diabetic adults: A randomized controlled trial5
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Respiratory muscle metaboreflex: Connecting the ‘dots’5
Directional sensitivity of the cerebral pressure–flow relationship in young healthy individuals trained in endurance and resistance exercise5
Artificial intelligence driven clustering of blood pressure profiles reveals frailty in orthostatic hypertension5
Skin wetness perception across body sites in children and adolescents aged 7–16 years old5
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Measuring pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics: Contemporary perspectives5
Race and ethnicity in physiological research: When socio‐political constructs and biology collide5
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Pulmonary diffusing capacity to nitric oxide and carbon monoxide during exercise and in the supine position: a test–retest reliability study5
Cell‐free DNA kinetics in response to muscle‐damaging exercise: A drop jump study5
Effects of hyperprotein diet on anxiety, haemodynamics and morphofunctional aspects of the heart of Wistar rats5
Vascular, inflammatory and perceptual responses to hot water immersion: Impacts of water depth and temperature in young healthy adults5
Neuroprotective effects of sinomenine and metformin in diabetic stroke: Role of NLRP3/caspase‐1 and mitophagy5
Clinical significance and immune microenvironment association of cuproptosis‐related genes in pan‐cancer5
Diffusion and physical constraints limit oxidative capacity, capillary supply and size of muscle fibres in mice and humans5
Locomotor muscle dysfunction and rehabilitative exercise training in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: Where are we at and where could we go?5
Preserved force control by the digits via minimal sparing of cortico‐spinal connectivity after stroke5
Cardiovascular and respiratory evaluation in adenosine A2A receptor knockout mice submitted to short‐term sustained hypoxia5
Is the blood pressure response to exercise associated with the motor unit firing patterns of the exercised muscle?5
Water and wisdom: Hydration as a defence against dementia5
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Exercise oximetry in clinical practice: A single‐centre perspective on procedure and techniques5
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Myths and methodologies: Assessing glycaemic control and associated regulatory mechanisms in human physiology research5
Acute and long‐term effect of specific and non‐specific exercises in patients with chronic neck pain: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial5
Interleukin‐15 receptor subunit alpha regulates interleukin‐15 localization and protein expression in skeletal muscle cells5
Acute effects of insulin and insulin‐induced hypoglycaemia on carotid body chemoreceptor activity and cardiorespiratory responses in dogs5
Durability as an index of endurance exercise performance: Methodological considerations5
Faecal microbiome, gastrointestinal integrity, inflammation and thermoregulation in recent exertional heat illness patients and matched controls5
Reflections on physiology and modelling4
Immediate cortical glial alterations following spinal cord injury: Evidence from a novel in vitro model4
Effects of repeated cryostimulation exposures on sleep quality in swimmers during an intense training period4
EuroSCORE II: Current limitations and physiological gaps in risk stratification4
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 fitne4
Uncovering the impact of the cardiovascular system on cerebrovascular health using MRI4
Insights into pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies for heat stroke: Lessons from a baboon model4
LGD‐4033 and MK‐677 use impacts body composition, circulating biomarkers, and skeletal muscle androgenic hormone and receptor content: A case report4
Implementation of a coagulation component into a phosphate kinetics model in haemodialysis therapy: A tool for detection of clotting problems?4
Physical exercise intervention in glycogen storage disease IIIa: Feasibility and multisystem benefits4
Role of proprioceptors in chronic musculoskeletal pain4
On the challenge of assessing dynamic cerebral autoregulation4
Blistering barnacles: Space physiology in The Adventures of Tintin4
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Platelet‐rich plasma affects gap junctional features in myofibroblasts in vitro via vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)‐A/VEGF receptor4
Science of omics: a molecular space odyssey4
The evolution of muscle spindles4
Intensified training augments cardiac function, but not blood volume, in male youth elite ice hockey team players4
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Protein‐based perioperative nutrition interventions for improving muscle mass and functional outcomes following orthopaedic surgery4
When rehabilitation is not enough, how targeting metabolism can overcome the limited plasticity of skeletal muscle after traumatic injury4
Is there reversible dimerization of albumin in blood plasma? And does it matter?4
Physiological influences on neurovascular coupling: A systematic review of multimodal imaging approaches and recommendations for future study designs4
The mood stabilizers lithium and valproate disrupt hepatic and intestinal farnesoid X receptor signalling and increase bile synthesis in the rat4
Early chronotype with metabolic syndrome favours resting and exercise fat oxidation in relation to insulin‐stimulated non‐oxidative glucose disposal4
Cardiac‐specific Kv1.1 deficiency alters cardiomyocyte electrophysiology without modifying overall cardiac function or arrhythmia susceptibility4
Effects of furosemide, acetazolamide and amiloride on renal cortical and medullary tissue oxygenation in non‐anaesthetised healthy sheep4
Exercise breaks prevent attenuation in cerebrovascular function following an acute bout of uninterrupted sitting in healthy children4
Melanin‐concentrating hormone regulates the hypercapnic chemoreflex by acting in the lateral hypothalamic area4
Carotid artery dissection linked to intermittent apnoeic swimming: A case–control study4
Size, more than oxygen need, determines the number of capillaries around a muscle fibre4
Attenuation of muscle spindle firing with artificially increased series compliance during stretch of relaxed muscle4
Circadian rhythm of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor in serum and plasma4
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