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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 6h

Anna Simon, Richard A. Lofthouse, @1662philip.bsky.social, Claudiu V. Giuraniuc, Guy S. Bewick (@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social) and Robert W. Banks (@durham.ac.uk) discuss the role of calcium in regulating muscle spindle mechanosensory afferent function.

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 8h

📣CALL FOR PAPERS📣
For our "Contemporary antioxidant interventions: transforming the study of redox #biology in health and disease" #SpecialIssue! This special issue will provide insights into the #redox mechanisms underpinning health and disease!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 1d

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
For our "Impact of physical inactivity on multiple physiological systems: mechanisms and countermeasures" #SpecialIssue, which will share new insights regarding the detrimental impact of physical inactivity and sedentarism on various physiological systems!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 2d

How do ageing-related sensory deteriorations contribute to balance control of healthy older adults during standing in various sensory-perturbed environments? Xie, Wang (First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University), Wang (Sichuan University) and Hung Chien investigate!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 2d

Check out this #CallforPapers from our sister journal @jnutrphys.bsky.social!

"Nutritional physiology of the female musculoskeletal system"

The Journal of Nutritional Physiology @jnutrphys.bsky.social · 2d

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨

We're looking for submission to our "Nutritional physiology of the female musculoskeletal system" #SpecialIssue, which will explore the effect of nutrition on #female musculoskeletal (patho)physiology and function!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 5d

💊CALL FOR PAPERS💊
We are looking for submissions to our "The Neurobiology of Placebo effects" special issue, which will explore the underlying neurobiological mechanism of placebo effects in clinical and performance-related contexts!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 5d

Our "" #Special Issue begins with this #Editorial from Stephan Kroger (@bmc-lmu.bsky.social), which provides an insightful overview of the contents of this issue.

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Hollie Speer ((@activebrainuc.bsky.social), who will be joining us as one of our 2026 Future Leaders!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to Robert Lakin (York University), who be joining us as one of our 2026 Future Leaders!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 6d

Our October 2025 issue is out now, and is our "Mechanotransduction, muscle spindles and proprioception" #Special issue, featuring content on:

The #evolution of muscle spindles
The perception of an unseen limb
Stimulating gamma motor #neuron axons ex vivo

Full issue:
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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 6d

Check out this #EPicks video, where Martha Tissot van Patot discusses the life and achievements of Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald, as part of our Blue Plaque Review series!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 7d

Check out this #EPicks video from James Betts (@uniofbath.bsky.social), as he chats about his article published in @expphysiol.bsky.social, which focussed on physiological rhythms and metabolic regulation!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 7d

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
For our "Integrative physiological considerations of the human vasculature system" #SpecialIssue, which will showcase further insights into vascular haemodynamics and multi-organ diseases, as well as the technology used to monitor and treat cardiovascular disease

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to @edwardashworth.bsky.social (@unibas.ch), who will be joining us as one of our 2026 Future Leaders!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 8d

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
For our "Mechanisms and efficacy of small muscle mass aerobic exercise in health and disease" #SpecialIssue, which will explore the wide array of physiological responses to small muscle mass exercise!
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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to @jeddpratt.bsky.social (@manmetuni.bsky.social), who will be joining us as one of our 2026 Future Leaders!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 9d

Can intermittent hypoxia modulate the respiratory rhythm already at birth, likely recruiting suprapontine structures? Apicella, Taccola (International School for Advanced Studies) and Mazzone (Universidad Austral) share their findings in this #rersearch article!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 9d

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
We are looking for submissions for our "New approaches for old diseases" special issue, which will focus on novel mechanisms of action underlying long-lasting ageing-related cardiometabolic conditions & the new lifestyle therapies.

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 12d

Does biological sex impact the rate of intrinsic mitochondrial respiration in the presence of creatine in human skeletal muscle? Emily J. Ferguson (@queensuresearch.bsky.social) et al. investigate!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Igor Fernandes (Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University), as the winner of our 2025 Inaugural Review Prize!
Igor will be submitting his Review article to Experimental Physiology later this year, which will focus on "The Amazing Human Brain"!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 14d

Nasimi Guluzade, Daniel Keir (@westernu.ca), Richard J. A. Wilson and Trevor A. Day (@ucalgarymed.bsky.social) work through the diverse perspectives on respiratory chemoreceptor interactions.

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 14d

📣CALL FOR PAPERS📣
For our "Contemporary antioxidant interventions: transforming the study of redox #biology in health and disease" #SpecialIssue! This special issue will provide insights into the #redox mechanisms underpinning health and disease!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 15d

Andreas Fahlman (Fundación Oceanogràfic) et al. examine the relationship between breathing frequency and body mass in mammals from different habitats, accounting for phylogeny.

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 15d

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
For our "Impact of physical inactivity on multiple physiological systems: mechanisms and countermeasures" #SpecialIssue, which will share new insights regarding the detrimental impact of physical inactivity and sedentarism on various physiological systems!

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 16d

In this #ShortCommunication, Shirai (Kanagawa University) et al. examine whether unilateral electrical stimulation induces transcriptional changes in both the electrically stimulated and non-stimulated contralateral legs, compared with the legs of sedentary control mice.

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