GAP-REACH

Local sodium, global reach: filling the gap between salt and hypertension.

The plasma membrane (PM) Na /Ca exchanger (NCX) in vascular smooth muscle is an unique link between the trans-PM Na electrochemical gradient and intracellular Ca and, therefore, between Na ions and Ca signaling, vascular tone and blood pressure. The mechanisms by which Na normally enters the myocytes and influences the Na gradient and NCX activity are, however, incompletely understood. Our view...

Palm reach

" The Bush administration seems to have misinterpreted the title of the Endangered Species Act. The law is meant to protect endangered species, rather than to endanger species, " scolded the Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune. " If the problem is that the process is too slow, " opined the Austin (Tex.) American-Statesman, " the solution is simple: Hire more people at the two agencies with the detachm...

Reach further

Welcome to Endocrine Connections, a new Open Access journal offering authors the highest possible visibility for their work and stimulating cross-discipline collaboration. The journal is brought to you by the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) and the Society for Endocrinology (SfE), working together to further research, education and clinical practice in endocrinology. The journal will pu...

Observed reach trajectory influences executed reach kinematics in prehension.

Previous studies have demonstrated that the observation of action can modulate motor performance. This literature has focused on manipulating the observed goal of the action, rather than examining whether action observation effects could be elicited by changing observed kinematics alone. In the study presented here, observed reach trajectory kinematics unrelated to the goal of the action were m...

حفاری افقی با طول زیاد( Extended Reach Drilling)