Frontispiece
   Joseph F. Hoffman .......................................... xvi
PERSPECTIVES, David Julius, Editor
My Passion and Passages with Red Blood Cells
   Joseph F. Hoffman ............................................ 1
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY, Jeffrey Robbins, Section Editor
Calcium Cycling and Signaling in Cardiac Myocytes
   Donald M. Bers .............................................. 23
Hypoxia-Induced Signaling in the Cardiovascular System
   M. Celeste Simon, Liping Liu, Bryan C. Barnhart, and
   Regina M. Young ............................................. 51
CELL PHYSIOLOGY,
David E. Clapham, Associate and Section Editor
Bcl-2 Protein Family Members: Versatile Regulators of Calcium
Signaling in Cell Survival and Apoptosis
   Yiping Rong and Clark W. Distelhorst ........................ 73
Mechanisms of Sperm Chemotaxis
   U. Benjamin Kaupp, Nachiket D. Kashikar, and Ingo Weyand .... 93
ECOLOGICAL, EVOLUTIONARY, AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY,
Martin E. Feder, Section Editor
Advances in Biological Structure, Function, and Physiology
Using Synchrotron X-Ray Imaging
   Mark W. Westneat, John J. Socha, and Wah-Keat Lee .......... 119
Advances in Comparative Physiology from High-Speed Imaging
of Animal and Fluid Motion
   George V. Lauder and Peter G.A. Madden ..................... 143
ENDOCRINOLOGY, Holly A. Ingraham, Section Editor
Estrogen Signaling through the Transmembrane G Protein-
Coupled Receptor GPR30
   Eric R. Prossnitz, Jeffrey B. Arterburn, Harriet 0.
   Smith, Tudor I. Oprea, Larry A. Sklar, and
   Helen J. Hathaway .......................................... 165
Insulin-Like Signaling, Nutrient Homeostasis, and Life Span
   Akiko Taguchi and Morris F. White .......................... 191
The Role of Kisspeptins and GPR54 in the Neuroendocrine
Regulation of Reproduction
   Simina M. Popa, Donald K. Clifton, and Robert A. Steiner ... 213
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY,
James M. Anderson, Section Editor
Gastrointestinal Satiety Signals
   Owais B. Chaudhri, Victoria Salem, Kevin G. Murphy, and
   Stephen R. Bloom ........................................... 239
Mechanisms and Regulation of Epithelial Ca2+ Absorption in
Health and Disease
   Yoshiro Suzuki, Christopher P. Landowski, and
   Matthias A. Hediger ........................................ 257
Polarized Calcium Signaling in Exocrine Gland Cells
   Ole H. Petersen and Alexei V. Tepikin ...................... 273
RENAL AND ELECTROLYTE PHYSIOLOGY,
Gerhard H Giebisch, Section Editor
A Current View of the Mammalian Aquaglyceroporins
   Aleksandra Rojek, Jeppe Praetorius, Jørgen Frøkiaer,
   Søren Nielsen, and Robert A. Fenton ........................ 301
Molecular Physiology of the WNK Kinases
   Kristopher T. Kahle, Aaron M. Ring, and Richard P.
   Lifton ..................................................... 329
Physiological Regulation of Prostaglandins in the Kidney
   Chuan-Ming Hao and Matthew D. Breyer ....................... 357
Regulation of Renal Function by the Gastrointestinal Tract:
Potential Role of Gut-Derived Peptides and Hormones
   A.R. Michell, E.S. Debnam, and R.J. Unwin .................. 379
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY, Richard C. Boucher, Jr.,
Section Editor
Regulation of Airway Mucin Gene Expression
   Philip Thai, Artem Loukoianov, Shinichiro Wachi, and
   Reen Wu .................................................... 405
Structure and Function of the Cell Surface (Tethered
Mucins
   Christine L. Hattrup and Sandra J. Gendler ................. 431
Structure and Function of the Polymeric Mucins in Airways
Mucus
   David J. Thornton, Karine Rousseau, and Michael
   A. McGuckin ................................................ 459
Regulated Airway Goblet Cell Mucin Secretion
   C. William Davis and Burton F. Dickey ...................... 487
SPECIAL TOPIC, OBESITY, Joel Elmquist and Jeffrey Flier,
Special Topic Editors
The Integrative Role of CNS Fuel-Sensing Mechanisms in
Energy Balance and Glucose Regulation
   Darleen Sandoval, Daniela Cota, and Randy J. Seeley  ....... 513
Mechanisms of Leptin Action and Leptin Resistance
   Martin G. Myers, Michael A. Cowley, and Heike Münzberg ..... 537
Indexes
Cumulative Index of Contributing Authors, Volumes 66-70 ....... 557
Cumulative Index of Chapter Titles, Volumes 66-70 ............. 560
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