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Journal of Applied Physiology... Jan 2018
Topics: Periodicals as Topic; Physiology; Translational Research, Biomedical
PubMed: 29357484
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00004.2018 -
Advances in Physiology Education Dec 2009The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a critical regulator of sodium balance, extracellular fluid volume, vascular resistance, and, ultimately, arterial blood pressure.... (Review)
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a critical regulator of sodium balance, extracellular fluid volume, vascular resistance, and, ultimately, arterial blood pressure. In the kidney, angiotensin II exerts its effects to conserve salt and water through a combination of the hemodynamic control of renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate and tubular epithelial cell sodium chloride and water transport mechanisms. Pharmacological inhibition of the actions of the RAS are widely used in the treatment of patients with hypertension, congestive heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary and systemic edema, diabetic nephropathy, cirrhosis of the liver, scleroderma, and migraines. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the influences of the RAS on normal renal physiology is of major importance for first-year medical students.
Topics: Animals; Humans; Physiology; Renal Circulation; Renal Insufficiency; Renin-Angiotensin System
PubMed: 19948673
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00049.2009 -
Medicina 2023
Topics: Humans; Nobel Prize; Medicine; Physiology
PubMed: 37870337
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Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) Nov 2016
Topics: Humans; Physiology; Research
PubMed: 27708043
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00028.2016 -
Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) Nov 2017
Topics: Animals; Humans; Physiology; Societies, Medical
PubMed: 28978629
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00025.2017 -
American Journal of Physiology.... Aug 2000Curt Richter made seminal contributions to our understanding of a number of issues regarding the relationships between physiology and behavior. He was the first to... (Review)
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Curt Richter made seminal contributions to our understanding of a number of issues regarding the relationships between physiology and behavior. He was the first to conceptualize behavior as an aspect of regulatory physiology. These ideas developed from his work on behavioral responses to a variety of physiological perturbations. The classic example is Richter's demonstration of the development of avid sodium ingestion in response to urinary sodium loss after adrenalectomy. Some of Richter's ideas on the nature and underlying physiology of specific appetites maintain their influence and continue to stimulate active investigation. Others, focused on abilities to self-select balanced diets, have not borne the test of time or experimental challenge. As current research takes a more molecular focus, Richter's ideas on behavior in the service of the internal milieu maintain their currency, and the search for the molecular bases for these relationships should serve as a research focus.
Topics: History, 20th Century; Homeostasis; Humans; Physiology; United States
PubMed: 10938221
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.279.2.R357 -
American Journal of Pharmaceutical... Oct 2007The initial courses in didactic pharmacy curriculum are designed to provide core scientific knowledge and develop learning skills that are the basis for highly competent... (Review)
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The initial courses in didactic pharmacy curriculum are designed to provide core scientific knowledge and develop learning skills that are the basis for highly competent application and practice of pharmacy. Commonly, students interpret this scientific base as ancillary to the practice of pharmacy. Physiology courses present a natural opportunity for the instructor to introduce basic pharmaceutical principles that form the foundation of pharmacological application early in the professional curriculum. Human Physiology I is the first of a 2-course physiology sequence that pharmacy students take upon matriculating into Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale. The endocrine physiology section of this course is designed to emphasize the regulatory and compensatory nature of this system in maintaining homeostasis, but also includes aspects of basic pharmaceutical principles. In this way the dependency of physiology and pharmacy upon one another is accentuated. The lecture format and content described in this manuscript focus on the central endocrine glands and illustrates their vital role in normal body function, compensatory responses to disease states, and their components as pharmacotherapy targets. The integration of these pharmaceutical principles at the introductory level supports an environment that can alleviate any perceived disparity between science foundation and practical application in the profession of pharmacy.
Topics: Education, Pharmacy; Endocrine Glands; Humans; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Pharmacy; Physiology
PubMed: 17998993
DOI: 10.5688/aj710596 -
Physiological Reviews Oct 2021
Topics: Anniversaries and Special Events; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Periodicals as Topic; Physiology
PubMed: 34459221
DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00032.2021 -
Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) Nov 2018
Topics: Aging; Animals; Humans; Physiological Phenomena; Physiology
PubMed: 30303774
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00042.2018 -
Advances in Physiology Education Sep 2017Do you teach physiology? Do you use best practices when you teach physiology? Have you ever thought about conducting educational research? Do you need collaborators to... (Review)
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Do you teach physiology? Do you use best practices when you teach physiology? Have you ever thought about conducting educational research? Do you need collaborators to help with ideas for educational research or to expand your research populations? The American Physiological Society (APS) Teaching Section has developed a biennial Institute on Teaching and Learning (ITL) through the APS Conference Program to address these issues. The first institute was held in June 2014, and the second institute was held in June 2016. A Physiology Education Community of Practice (PECOP) was created to help connect the institute participants and other physiology educators and to share evidence-based teaching in physiology at all education levels. The 2018 APS ITL will be the next meeting to learn best practices, to share ideas with colleagues, and to find collaborators in improving the teaching of physiology for students. The meeting will include workshops modeling best practices, plenary talks about hot new issues in physiology and science education, and poster sessions and informal meals to discuss interests with colleagues. Even if one's primary responsibility is bench research or administration, the training from the institute will improve efficiency and effectiveness when teaching. The two prior ITLs (2014 and 2016) were highly evaluated by educators of both undergraduate and professional students who spent a week together emphasizing improvement in their teaching. This paper reports the outcomes of the 2016 ITL and encourages participation in the upcoming ITL in Madison, WI, June 18-22, 2018. Watch the APS Conference site for more information about the 2018 ITL (http://www.the-aps.org/mm/Conferences/APS-Conferences).
Topics: Congresses as Topic; Humans; Learning; Physiology; Teaching; Workforce
PubMed: 28679571
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00050.2017