James A. Pawelczyk

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Ph.D., 1989, Biology, University of North Texas
Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology

Contact Information

107 Noll Laboratory
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

(814) 865-3453
Fax: (814) 865-4602

jap18@psu.edu

Research Interests

Neural control of the circulation, particularly skeletal muscle blood flow, as it is affected by exercise or spaceflight.

Selected Publications

Minson, C.T., Wladwoski, S.L., Pawelczyk, J.A., & Kenney, W.L. (1999). Age, splanchnic vasoconstriction, and heat stress during tilting. Am J Physiol, 276, 203-212.

Pawelczyk, J.A., Zuckerman, J.H., & Levine, B.D. Bedrest causes orthostatic intolerance without changes in sympathetic reflex responsiveness. Under review.

Ertl, A.C., Dietrich, A., Biaggioni, R.M., Robertson, B.D., Levine, B.D., Cox, J.F., Pawelczyk, J.A., et al. Effect of spaceflight on the human sympathetic nervous system. Under review