Porter LM, Alenciks E, Frazier K, Porter A, Fraley GS (2015) Lack of effects on growth and body weight gain after elimination of the leptin receptor from the brain of immature Pekin drakes. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 613.04/R19. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: The presence of the hormone leptin (LEP) is a controversial topic in […]
Lee J, Jeong D, Chang W, Chang J (2015) Neuroprotective effects of placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cell for rat model of dementia. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 626.12/AA3. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: Introduction: The neuroprotective effects of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) in neurodegenerative disease have been recently reported. In contrast of the transplantation effect of MSC
Richerson GB, Dragon DN, Jones S, Wu Y, Talman WT (2015) Astrocytic lesions that spare neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii interfere with cardiorespiratory control. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 297.15/B100. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: Conjugates of saporin (SAP) have been widely used to target specific neurons while leaving other neurons undisturbed. We found that
Carnes B, DeLacalle S (2015) Compensatory cortical sprouting across the lifespan of the rat. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 391.10/C34. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: To investigate the plastic capacity of the cholinergic system in a partial animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, adult and aged rats received unilateral lesions of the horizontal diagonal band of Broca
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Jones JL, Pitchers KK, Robinson TE, Sarter M (2015) Basal forebrain cholinergic lesions attenuate the reinstatement of cocaine-seeking produced by a discriminative stimulus in goal-trackers but not sign-trackers. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 411.15/L-15. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: Goal-trackers (GTs), compared to sign-trackers (STs), express higher levels of acetylcholine when performing a cue detection and
Wiley RG (2015) Nociceptive effects of neurotensin(NTS)- and somatostatin(SST)-toxin conjugates applied to the lumbar dorsal horn in rats. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 418.11/O12. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: Intrathecal injections of NTS or SST have been reported to be anti-nociceptive, and in the case of SST, analgesic in humans. Preliminary experiments in our lab previously
Zoccal DB, Taxini CL, Gargaglioni LH (2015) Control of sympathetic activity by A5 noradrenergic neurons in the in situ rat preparations. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 432.16/X11. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: The A5 area represents an important noradrenergic neuronal group located in the ventral pons that receives and sends projections to various medullary areas involved
Holschbach MA, Vitale EM, Lonstein JS (2015) Postpartum lesions targeting serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe alter various aspects of maternal behavior. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 247.17/R3. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: The survival and wellbeing of mothers and their young require high levels of maternal care, aggression toward conspecifics, and low anxiety. These behaviors
Ermine C, Wright JL, Parish CL, Thompson LH (2015) Direct impact of dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems on adult-hippocampal neurogenesis in adult rats and the relevance to dementia in Parkinson’s disease. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 217.06/C66. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: A key pathological feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the progressive degeneration of midbrain dopaminergic
Yegla B, Francesconi JA, Forde JC, Parikh V (2015) Cholinergic contributions to PASA and functional compensation in rats. Neuroscience 2015 Abstracts 253.11/V29. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Summary: Neuroimaging studies have indicated increased recruitment of prefrontal regions coupled to reduced activation of posterior regions in task-performing older adults. This shift of activity in cortical networks
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