Prater C, Harris B, Merrill A, Aliyas A, Anderson K, Carr J (2016) Tectal CRF R1 receptors modulate food intake. Neuroscience 2016 Abstracts 257.08 / DDD9. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: The optic tectum (OT) and superior colliculus (SC) rapidly inhibit food intake when a visual threat is present. Previous work from our […]
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Staib JM, Knox D (2016) The role of cholinergic input from the medial septum in cued and contextual fear extinction memory. Neuroscience 2016 Abstracts 262.11 / III7. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: In classical fear conditioning, a neutral stimulus (CS) is paired with an aversive stimulus (US), causing the animal to associate the
Cho J, Lee J, Jeong D, Kim H, Chang W, Moon J, Chang J (2016) Placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells facilitate neural and cognitive recovery in dementia rat model. Neuroscience 2016 Abstracts 38.10 / G29. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Introduction: Dementia is a term that encompasses various types of neurodegenerative diseases of the
Urquhart M, Reyes BAS, Thomas SA, Mackie K, Van Bockstaele EJ (2016) Diacylglycerol lipase-α expression increases in the coeruleo-cortical pathway in dopamine-β-hydroxylase knockout mice as well as rats treated with DSP-4. Neuroscience 2016 Abstracts 77.09 / AAA24. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Endocannabinoids are involved in the regulation of many physiological processes including
Naylor R, McGhee C, Cowan C, Davidson A, Holm T, Sherwin T (2016) Derivation of corneal keratocyte-like cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells. PLoS One 11:e0165464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165464 PMID: 27792791 Summary: Slides containing cryosections were dried overnight at 4°C and then washed twice in Tris Buffered Saline containing 0.1% Triton X100 (TBST). Slides were
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Benn A, Robinson E (2017) Differential roles for cortical versus sub-cortical noradrenaline and modulation of impulsivity in the rat. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 234:255-266.. doi: 10.1007/s00213-016-4458-8 Summary: Atomoxetine is a noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor licensed for the treatment of adult and childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although atomoxetine has established efficacy, the mechanisms which mediate its effects are
Kaushal R, Taylor B, Jamal A, Zhang L, Ma F, Donahue R, Westlund K (2016) GABA-A receptor activity in the noradrenergic locus coeruleus drives trigeminal neuropathic pain in the rat; contribution of NAα1 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex. Neuroscience 334:148-159. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.08.005 Summary: The goal of this study was to investigate the role of
Nam H, Kerman I (2016) A2 noradrenergic neurons regulate forced swim test immobility. Physiol Behav 165:339-349. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.08.020 Summary: Wistar-Kyoto rats are often used as a model of depression, and exhibit high levels of immobility when subjected to a forced swim test (FST). Researchers discovered relative hyperactivation in the locus coeruleus of WKY rats compared
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Kang BR, Yang SH, Chung BR, Kim W, Kim Y (2016) Cell surface GRP78 as a biomarker and target for suppressing glioma cells. Sci Rep 6:34922. doi: 10.1038/srep34922. PMID: 27713511 Summary: The publication discusses the identification of cell surface GRP78 as a promising biomarker for glioma, a type of brain tumor. Furthermore, it highlights the
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