The ''American Journal of Physiology'' is a

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published by the

American Physiological Society The American Physiological Society is a non-profit professional society for physiologists. It has nearly 10,000 members, most of whom hold doctoral degrees in medicine, physiology, or other health professions. Its mission is to support research ...

. Vols. for 1898–1941 and 1948-56 include the Society's proceedings, including abstracts of papers presented at the 10th-53rd annual meetings, and the 1948-56 fall meetings.

Subjournals

The ''American Journal of Physiology'' has seven subjournals; according to the 2019

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their

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s vary from 2.992 to 4.406: * ''AJP-Cell Physiology'' * ''AJP-Endocrinology and Metabolism'' * ''AJP-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology'' * ''AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology'' * ''AJP-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology'' * ''AJP-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology'' * ''AJP-Renal Physiology''

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