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1 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
2 Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona.
3 Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University, New York, New York.
4 Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
5 Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
6 Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
7 The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
8 Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
9 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
10 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
11 Center for Hypertension and Personalized Medicine, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
12 Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
13 Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
14 Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
15 Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Center for Heart and Vascular Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
16 Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska.
17 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Axis of the Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Hôpital Laval, Laval University, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
18 Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
19 Department of Translational Pulmonology and the Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
20 Department of Lung Development and Remodelling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
21 Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonology), University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany.
22 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
23 Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
24 Center for Integrative Brain Research at the Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
25 Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
26 Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
27 Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
1 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
2 Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona.
3 Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University, New York, New York.
4 Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
5 Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
6 Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
7 The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
8 Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
9 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
10 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
11 Center for Hypertension and Personalized Medicine, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
12 Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
13 Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
14 Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
15 Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Center for Heart and Vascular Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
16 Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska.
17 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Axis of the Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Hôpital Laval, Laval University, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
18 Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
19 Department of Translational Pulmonology and the Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
20 Department of Lung Development and Remodelling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
21 Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonology), University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany.
22 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
23 Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
24 Center for Integrative Brain Research at the Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
25 Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
26 Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
27 Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
S. C. Bodine is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Physiology. H. L. Brooks is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. N. W. Bunnett is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. H. A. Coller is the incoming Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Genomics. M. R. Frey is the incoming Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. B. Joe is the Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Genomics. T. R. Kleyman is the Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Reports. M. L. Lindsey is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. A. Marette is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. R. E. Morty is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. J.-M. Ramírez is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurophysiology. M. B. Thomsen is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Reports. G. L. C. Yosten is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. All Editors are compensated by the American Physiological Society for their services.
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