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Stuart Adler, M.D.
 
Lydia A. Arbogast, Ph.D.
 
Andrzej Bartke, Ph.D.
 
Sheri A. Berenbaum, Ph.D.
 
Ronald Browning, Ph.D.
 
Varadaraj Chandrashekar, Ph.D.
 
Michael Collard, Ph.D.
 
Richard Coulson, Ph.D.
 
Thomas Cox, Ph.D.
 
Lucianao Debeljuk, Ph.D.
 
Martha Ellert, Ph.D.
 
Richard Falvo, Ph.D.
 
James Ferraro, Ph.D.
 
Jodi Huggenvik, Ph.D.
 
William Hunter, Ph.D.
 
Anne Johnson
 
Laura Murphy, Ph.D.
 
Hurley Myers, Ph.D.
 
Frank Pleban
 
Lonnie Russell, Ph.D.
 
Michael Shanahan, Ph.D.
 
Richard Steger, Ph.D.
 
David Wade, Ph.D.
 
William Yau, Ph.D.
 
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Physiology
Research Publications
1997-2000

Stuart Adler, M.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Sadovsky, Y. and Adler, S. (1998) "Editorial: Selective Modulation of Estrogen Receptor Action." Invited editorial. J. Clin. Endo. Metab. 83, 3-5.
    2. Thomas, J.L., Evans, B.W., Blanco, G., Mercer, R.W., Mason, J.I., Adler, S., Nash, W.E., Isenberg, K.E., and Strickler, R.C. (1998) "Site-directed Mutagenesis Identifies Amino Acid residues Associated With the Dehydrogenase and Isomerase Activities of Human Type I (placental) 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/Isomerase." J Steroid Biochem & Mol Biol. 66, 327-334.
    3. Scatena, C.D. and Adler, S. (1998) "Characterization of a Human Specific Regulator of Placental Corticotropin Releasing Factor." Molecular Endocrinology 12, 1228-1240.
    4. Banz W.J., Winters T.A., Hou Y., Adler S., Meyers C.Y. (1998) "Comparative Effects of the Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (-)-, (+)- and -(±)-Z-Bisdehydrodoisynolic Acids on Metabolic and Reproductive Parameters in Male and Female Rats." Hormone and Metabolic Research 30, 730-736.
    5. Robinson, P.D., Hou, Y., Meyers, C.Y., Adler, S., Banz, W.J., Winters, T.A. (1999) "L-Menthyl Ester of Highly Estrogenic (-)-Z-Bis-dehydrodoisynolic Acid 3-Methyl Ether." Acta Cryst. 55C, CIF access IUC9900020.
    6. Ramkumar, T. and Adler, S. (1999) "A Requirement for the POU Transcription Factor, Brn-2, in Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Expression in a Neuronal Cell Line." Molecular Endocrinology 13, 1237-1248.
    7. Srivastava S., Weitzmann M.N., Cenci S., Ross F.P., Adler S., and Pacifici R. (1999) "Estrogen Decreases TNF Gene Expression By Blocking JNK Activity and The Resulting Production of c-Jun and JunD." Journal of Clinical Investigation 104, 503-513.
    8. Meyers CY, Hou Y, Robinson PD, Adler S, Banz WJ, and Winters TA. (2000) "Absolute Structure Determination of Highly Estrogenic, Poorly Binding Bisdehydrodoisynolic Acid." J Pharm Sci 89, 513-518.

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Lydia A. Arbogast, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. MohanKumar PS, MohanKumar SMJ, Arbogast LA, Quadri SK, Voogt JL. Effects of chronic hyperprolactinemia on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 217: 461-465. 1998.
    2. Lee YS, Arbogast LA, Voogt JL. Semicircadian rhythms of c-Fos expression in several hypothalamic areas during pregnancy in the rat: Relationship to prolactin secretion. Neuroendocrinology 67:83-93, 1998.
    3. Arbogast LA, Voogt JL. Endogenous opioid peptides contribute to suckling-induced prolactin release by suppressing tyrosine hydroxylase activity and mRNA levels in the tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons. Endocrinology 139: 2857-2862, 1998.
    4. Arbogast LA, Shah GV, Voogt JL. 3',5' Cyclic adenosine monophosphate mediates the salmon calcitonin-induced increase in hypothalamic tyrosine hydroxylase activity. Endocrinology 140:3273-3281, 1999.
    5. Moore Jr JP, Cai A, Hostettler ME, Arbogast LA, Voogt JL and Hyde JF. Pituitary hormone gene expression and secretion in human growth hormone-releasing hormone transgenic mice: focus on lactotroph function. Endocrinology 141:81-90, 2000.
    6. Arbogast LA, Hyde, JF. Estradiol attenuates the forskolin-induced increase in hypothalamic tyrosine hydroxylase activity. Neuroendocrinology 71:219-227,2000.
    7. Tohei A, VandeGarde B, Arbogast LA, Voogt JL. Calcitonin inhibition of prolactin secretion in lactating rats: Mechanism of action. Neuroendocrinology 71:327-332, 2000.

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Andrzej Bartke, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Kopchick J, Chen XZ, Li Y, Steger RW, Yun JS, Wagner TE, Bartke A. Differential in vivo activities of bovine growth hormone analogs. Transgenic Res. 7:61-71. 1998.
    2. Chandrashekar, V. and Bartke, A. The role of growth hormone in the control of gonadotropin secretion in adult male rats. Endocrinology 139:1067-1074, 1998.
    3. Iga, K., Niwa, K. and Bartke, A. Recombinant bovine growth hormone stimulates nuclear maturation of bovine oocytes in vitro and promotes subsequent embryonic development. J. Reprod. Develop., 44:45-52, 1998.
    4. Esquifino, A. I., Arce, A., Debeljuk, L. and Bartke, A. Effects of immunoneutralization of substance P on hypothalamic neurotransmitters in normal mice and in transgenic mice expressing bovine growth hormone. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 218:68-75, 1998.
    5. Bartke, A. Growth hormone and aging. Endocrine 8:103-108, 1998. (Unsolicited, refereed mini-review).
    6. Sotelo, A. I., Bartke, A., Kopchick, J. J., Knapp, J. R. and Turyn, D. Growth hormone (GH) receptors, binding proteins and IGF-I concentrations in the serum of transgenic mice expressing bovine GH agonist or antagonist. J. Endocrinol., 158:53-59. 1998.
    7. Debeljuk, L., Arce, A., Bonacho, M. G., Bartke, A. and Esquifino, A. I. Tachykinins in the pineal gland. effect of castration and ganglionectomy. Peptides, 19:1073-1078, 1998.
    8. Dominici, F. P., Balbis, A., Bartke, A. and Turyn, D. Role of hyperinsulinemia on hepatic insulin binding and insulin receptor autophosphorylation in the presence of high growth hormone (GH) levels in transgenic mice expressing GH gene. J. Endocrinol., 159:15-25, 1998.
    9. Steger, R. W., Chandrashekar, V., Zhao, W., Bartke, A. and Horseman, N. Neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in male mice with targeted disruption of the prolactin gene. Endocrinology, 139:3691-3695, 1998.
    10. Iga, K., Niwa, K. and Bartke, A. Possible involvement of insulin-like growth factor-I in mediating the stimulatory effect of recombinant bovine growth hormone on maturation of bovine oocytes in vitro. J. Reprod. Develop. 44:243-251, 1998.
    11. Turyn, D., Dominici, F. P., Sotelo, A. I. and Bartke, A. Specific interactions of growth hormone (GH) with GH-receptors and GH-binding proteins in vivo in genetically GH-deficident Ames dwarf mice. Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 8:389-396, 1998.
    12. Bartke, A., Sinha Hikim, A. P., Russell, L. D., Majumdar, S., Rao, J. N., Newton, S. C. and Chandrashekar, V. Mechanisms controlling male reproductive functions in seasonally breeding rodents (in Polish). In. Cell Ultrastructure and Function (in Polish). A. Lukaszyk, B. Bilinska, J. Kawiak, Z. Bielanska-Osuchowska (Eds.). Vol 7, Warszawa. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; pp. 256-273, 1998.
    13. Bartke, A., Brown-Borg, H. M., Bode, A. M., Carlson, J., Hunter, W. S. and Bronson, R. T. Does growth hormone prevent or accelerate aging? In. Experimental Gerontology (Proc. 3rd Int. Symp on Neurbiol and Neuroendocrinol of Aging). A. Bartke, R. Falvo (Eds.). 33:675-687, 1998.
    14. Constanti. A. and Bartke, A with Clinical Case Studies by R. Khadori. Basic Endocrinology. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam. 1998.
    15. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging. Edited by. Falvo, R. E. and Bartke, A. Experimental Gerontology, 33, 1998.
    16. Chandrashekar, V., Bartke, A., Coschigano, K. T. and Kopchick, J. J. Pituitary and testicular function in growth hormone receptor gene knockout mice. Endocrinology, 140:1082-1088. 1999.
    17. Vidal, S., Stefaneanu, L., Kovacs, K., Yamada, S. and Bartke, A. Pituitary estrogen receptor a and dopamine subtype 2 receptor gene expression in transgenic mice with over-production of heterologous growth hormones. Histochem. Cell Biol., 111:235-241, 1999.
    18. Danilovich, N., Wernsing, D., Coschigano, K. T., Kopchick, J. J. and Bartke, A. Deficits in female reproductive function in GH-R-KO mice; role of IGF-I. Endocrinology, 140:2637-2640, 1999.
    19. Dominici, F. P., Cifone, D., Bartke, A. and Turyn, D. Loss of sensitivity to insulin at early events of the insulin signaling pathway in the liver of growth hormone-transgenic mice. J. Endocrinol., 161:383-392, 1999.
    20. Dialynas, E., Brown-Borg, H. and Bartke, A. Immune function in transgenic mice overexpressing growth hormone (GH) releasing hormone, GH or GH antagonist. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 221:178-183, 1999.
    21. Debeljuk, L., Bandera, R. and Bartke, A. Effect of progesterone on tachykinin concentrations in the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary of female Siberian hamsters. Peptides, 20:353-360, 1999.
    22. Debeljuk, L., Wright, J. C., Phelps, C. and Bartke, A. Transgenic mice overexpressing the growth-hormone-releasing hormone gene have high concentrations of tachykinins in the anterior pituitary gland. Neuroendocrinology, 70:107-116, 1999.
    23. Stefaneanu, L., Powell-Braxton, L., Won, W., Chandrashekar, V. and Bartke, A. Somatotroph and lactotroph changes in the adenohypophyses of mice with disrupted insulin-like growth factor I gene. Endocrinology, 140:3881-3889, 1999.
    24. Frungieri, M. B., González-Calvar, S. I., Bartke, A. and Calandra, R. S. Influence of age and photoperiod on steroidogenic function of the testis in the golden hamster. Int. J. Androl., 22:243-252, 1999.
    25. Hunter, W. S., Croson, W. B., Bartke, A., Gentry, M. V. and Meliska, C. J. Low body temperature in long-lived Ames dwarf mice at rest and during stress. Physiol. Behav., 67:433-437, 1999.
    26. González, I., Sotelo, A. I., Bartke, A. and Turyn, D. Up-regulation of GH-binding protein by mouse GH in transgenic mice overexpressing GH-releasing hormone. J. Endocrinol. 163:299-307, 1999.
    27. Brown-Borg, H. M., Bode, A. M. and Bartke, A. Antioxidative mechanisms and plasma growth hormone levels. Potential relationship in the aging process. Endocrine, 11:41-48, 1999.
    28. Vidal, S., Stefaneanu, L., Thapar, K., Aminyar, R., Kovacs, K. and Bartke, A. Lactotroph hyperplasia in the pituitaries of female mice expressing high levels of bovine growth hormone. Trans. Res., 8:191-202, 1999.
    29. Dominici, F. P., Cifone, D., Bartke, A. and Turyn, D. Alterations in the early steps of the insulin-signaling system in skeletal muscle of GH-transgenic mice. Am. J. Physiol., 277 (Endocrinol. Metab. 40):E447-E454, 1999.
    30. Debeljuk, L., Steger, R. W., Wright, J. C., Mattison, J. and Bartke, A. Effects of overexpression of growth hormone-releasing hormone on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal function in the mouse. Endocrine, 11:171-179, 1999.
    31. Carlson, J. C., Bharadwaj, R. and Bartke, A. Oxidative stress in hypopituitary dwarf mice and in transgenic mice overexpressing human and bovine GH. Age, 22:181-186, 1999.
    32. Bartke, A. Role of Growth Hormone and Prolactin in the Control of Reproduction. What are we learning from Transgenic and Knock Out Animals. In: Steroids. 598-604, 1999.
    33. Bartke, A., Chandrashekar, V., Turyn, D., Steger, R. W., Debeljuk, L., Winters, T. A., Mattison, J. A., Danilovich, N. A., Croson, W., Wernsing, D. R. and Kopchick, J. J. Effects of growth hormone overexpression and growth hormone resistance on neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in transgenic and knock-out mice. In: Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Eds.). Vol 22, 1999: pp. 113-123.
    34. Danilovich, N. A., Bartke, A. and Winters, T. A. Ovarian follicle apoptosis in bovine growth hormone transgenic mice. Biol. Reprod., 62:102-107, 2000.
    35. Mattison, J. A., Wright, J. C., Bronson, R. T., Roth, G. S., Ingram, D. K. and Bartke, A. Studies of aging in Ames dwarf mice: effects of caloric restriction. J. Am. Aging Assoc., 23:9-16, 2000.
    36. Hauck, S. and Bartke, A. Effects of growth hormone on hypothalamic Catalase and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase. Free Rad. Biol. & Med., 28:970-978, 2000.
    37. Bartke, A. Delayed aging in Ames dwarf mice. Relationships to endocrine function and body size. In: The Molecular Genetics of Aging. Z. Hekimi (Ed.) Springer-Verlag; 2000: 29:181-202.
    38. Bartke, A. Effects of growth hormone on male reproductive functions. J. Androl. 2000 (in press)
    39. Bartke, A. and Michalkiewicz, M. Overexpression and targeted disruption of genes involved in the control of growth, food intake, and obesity. In: Transgenics in Endocrinology. Matzuk, M. M. (Ed.). 2000 (in press).

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Sheri Berenbaum, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Therrell, B. L., Berenbaum, S. A., Manter-Kapanke, V., Simmank, J., Korman, K., Prentice, L., Gonzalez, J., & Gunn, S. (1998). Results of screening 1.9 million Texas newborns for 21- hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Pediatrics, 101, 583-590.
    2. Berenbaum, S. A. (Ed.) (1998). Special issue on "Gonadal Hormones and Sex Differences in Behavior." Developmental Neuropsychology, 14(2/3), 175-442.
    3. Berenbaum, S. A. (1998). How hormones affect behavioral and neural development. Developmental Neuropsychology, 14, 175-196.
    4. Leveroni, C. L., & Berenbaum, S. A. (1998). Early androgen effects on interest in infants: Evidence from children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Developmental Neuropsychology, 14, 321-340.
    5. Crucian, G. P., & Berenbaum, S. A. (1998). Sex differences in right hemisphere tasks. Brain and Cognition, 36, 377-389.
    6. Berenbaum, S. A. (1999). Effects of early androgens on sex-typed activities and interests in adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormones and Behavior, 35, 102-110.
    7. Berenbaum, S. A. (1999). A missed opportunity. [Book review of Males, females, and behavior: Toward biological understanding by L. Ellis & L. Ebertz (eds.)]. Contemporary Psychology, 44, 504-506.
    8. Berenbaum, S. A. (1999). Neuropsychological follow-up in neonatal screening: Issues, methods, and findings. Acta Paediatrica, 88 (Supplement 432), 83-87.
    9. Berenbaum, S. A., Duck, S. C., & Bryk, K. (2000). Behavioral effects of prenatal vs. postnatal androgen excess in children with 21-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 85, 727-733.
    10. Berenbaum, S. A. (2000). Psychological outcome in congenital adrenal hyperplasia. In B. Stabler & B. B. Bercu (Eds.), Therapeutic outcome of endocrine disorders: Efficacy, innovation, and quality of life (pp. 186-199). New York: Springer.
    11. Bulman-Fleming, M. B., Grimshaw, G. M., Berenbaum, S. A. (2000). Achieving convergent evidence through divergent approaches. Brain and Cognition, 42, 85-88.
    12. Berenbaum, S. A. (2000). Androgens, estrogens, and behavior. In W. E. Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science, third edition. New York: Wiley.

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Ronald Browning, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Clough, R.W., Statnick, M.A., Maring-Smith, M.L., Wang, C. , Eells, J.B., Browning, R.A., Dailey, J.W. and Jobe, P.C. Fetal raphe transplants reduce seizure severity in serotonin-depleted GEPRs. Neuroreport 8: 341 - 346, 1997.
    2. Clough, R.W., Eells, J.B., Browning, R.A. and Jobe, P.C. Seizures and proto-oncogene expression of Fos in the brain of adult genetically epilepsy-prone rats (GEPRs). Exp. Neurol. 146: 341 - 353, 1997.
    3. Browning, R.A. , Wood, A.V., Merrill, M.A., Dailey, J.W. and Jobe, P.C. Enhancement of the anticonvulsant effect of fluoxetine following blockade of 5-HT1A receptors. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 336: 1 - 6, 1997.
    4. Eells, J.B., Clough, R.W., Browning, R.A., and Jobe, P.C. Fos in locus ceoruleus following audiogenic seizure in the genetically epilepsy-prone rat: comparison to electroshock and pentylenetetrazol. Neuroscience Lett. 233: 21 - 24, 1997.
    5. Clough, R.W., Peterson, B.R., Steenberger, J.L., Jobe, P.C., Eells, J.B., Browning, R.A., and Mishra, P.K. Neurite extension of developing noradrenergic neurons is impaired in genetically epilepsy prone rats (GEPR-3s): an in vitro study on the locus coeruleus. Epilepsy Res. 29: 1135-1146, 1998.
    6. Clark, K.B., Smith, D.C., Hassert, D.L., Browning, R.A., Naritoku, D.K. and Jensen, R.A. Post-training electrical stimulation of vagal afferents with concomitant vagal efferent inactivation enhances memory storage processes in the rat. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 70: 364-373, 1998.
    7. Krahl, S.E., Clark, K.B., Smith, D.C. and Browning, R.A. Locus Coeruleus lesions suppress the seizure-attenuating effects of vagus nerve stimulation. Epilepsia 39: 704-714, 1998.
    8. Eells, J.B., Clouth, R.W. and Browning, R.A. Expression of Fos in the superior lateral subdivision of the lateral parbrachial (LPBsl) area after generalized tonic seizures in rats. Brain Res. Bull. 47: 155-161, 1998.
    9. Clark, K.B., Naritoku, D.K., Smith, D.C., Browning, R.A. and Jensen, R.A. Enhanced recognition memory followi8ng vagus nerve stimulation in human subjects. Nature Neuroscience 2: 94-98, 1999.
    10. Browning, R.A., Wang, C., Nelson, D.K. and Jobe, P.C. Effect of precollicular transection on audiogenic se4izures in genetically epilepsy prone rats. Exp. Neurol. 155: 295-301, 1999.
    11. Ryu, J.R., Jobe, P.C., Mildbant, J.C., Mishra, P.K., Clough, R.W., Browning, R.A., Dailey, J.W., Seo, O.D., and Ko, K.H. Morphological deficits in noradrenergic neurons in GEPR-9s stem from abnormalities in both the locus coeruleus and its target tissues. Exp. Neurol. 156: 84-91, 1999.
    12. Eells, J.B., Clough, R.W., Miller, J.W., Jobe, P.C. and Browning, R.A. Fos expression and 2-deoxyglucose uptake following seeizures in developing genetically epilepsy-prone rats. Brain Res. Bull. 52: 379-389, 2000.

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Varadaraj Chandrashekar, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Steger, R.W., Chandrashekar, V., Zhao, W., Bartke, A. and Hoseman, N.D. Neuroendorine and reproductive functions in male mice with targeted disruption of the prolactin gene. Endocrinology 139:3691-3695, 1998.
    2. Chandrashekar, V. and Bartke, A. The role of growth hormone in the control of gonadotropin secretion in adult male rats. Endocrinology 139:1067-1074, 1998.
    3. Chandrashekar, V., Bartke, A., Coschigano, K. T. and Kopchick, J. J. Pituitary and testicular function in growth hormone receptor gene knockout mice. Endocrinology 140:1082-1088, 1999.
    4. Bartke A, Chandrashekar V, Turyn D, Steger RW, Debeljuk L, Winters TA, Mattison JA, Danilovich NA, Croson W, Wernsing DR, Kopchick JJ Effects of growth hormone overexpression and growth hormone resistance on neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in transgenic and knock-out mice. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 222:113-123, 1999.
    5. Awoniyi, C.A, Veeramachaneni, D.N.R, Roberts, D, Tucker, K.E, Chandrashekar, V, Schlaff, W. D. Suppression of growth hormone does not affect ongoing spermatogenesis in rats. J. Androl. 20:102-108, 1999.
    6. Nevalainen MT, Ahonen TJ, Yamashita H, Chandrashekar V, Bartke A, Grimley PM, Robinson GW, Hennighausen L, Rui H. Epithelial defect in prostates of Stat5a-null mice. Lab Invest 80:993-1006, 2000.
    7. Chandrashekar V, Coschigano KT, Bartke A, Kopchick JJ. Neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in transgenic mice with altered growth hormone secretion and in growth hormone receptor gene disrupted mice. In: Transgenic Models in Endocrinology, Ed. MG Castro (In Press).

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Michael Collard, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Huggenvik J.I., Michelson R.J., Collard M.W., Ziemba A.J., Gurley P., Mowen K.A. (1998) Characterization of a Deformed Epidermal Autoregulatory Factor-1 (DEAF-1)-Related (NUDR) Transcriptional Regulator Protein. Molecular Endocrinology 12:1619-1639
    2. Michelson R.J., Collard M.W., Ziemba A.J., Persinger J., Bartholomew B., Huggenvik J.I. (1999) Nuclear DEAF-1-related (NUDR) protein contains a novel DNA binding domain and represses transcription of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonuclearprotein A2/B1 promoter. Journal of Biological Chemistry 274:30510-30519

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Richard Coulson, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. None received

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Thomas Cox, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Cox, T.C. Calcium and ATP regulation of ion transport in larval frog skin. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 169: 344-350. 1999.
    2. Holbird, D., Jensik, P. Cox, T. Aldosterone upregulates purinergic responses in larval amphibian skin epithelium. Under review.

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Lucianao Debeljuk, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Debeljuk, L., Arce, A., Bonacho, M.G., Bartke, A. and Esquifino, A.I. Tachykinins in the pineal gland: effect of castration and ganglionectomy. Peptides, 19:1073-1078, 1998.
    2. Esquifino, A. I., Arce, A., Debeljuk, L. and Bartke, A. Effects of immunoneutralization of substance P on hypothalamic neurotransmitters in normal mice and in transgenic mice expressing bovine growth hormone. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 218:68-75, 1998.
    3. Debeljuk, L,, Bandera, R. and Bartke, A. Effect of progesterone on tachykinin concentrations in the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary of female Siberian hamsters. Peptides, 20:353-360, 1999.
    4. Diaz Rodriguez, E., Debeljuk, L., A. Esquifino, Martin, B., Diaz Lopez, B.: Prenatal melatonin influences developmental changes of tachykinin in response to estradiol benzoate. Peptides 20:71, 1999
    5. Debeljuk, L., Lasaga, M.: Modulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis and the pineal gland by neurokinin A, Neuropeptide K, and neuropeptide . Peptides 20:285, 1999.
    6. Debeljuk, L., Wright, J. C., Phelps, C. and Bartke, A. Transgenic mice overexpressing the growth-hormone-releasing hormone gene have high concentrations of tachykinins in the anterior pituitary gland. Neuroendocrinology, 70:107-116, 1999.
    7. Debeljuk, L Debeljuk, L., overexpression of growth hormone-releasing hormone on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal function in the mouse. Endocrine, 11:171-179, 1999.
    8. Bartke, A., Chandrashekar, V., Turyn, D., Steger, R. W., Debeljuk, L., Winters, T. A., Mattison, J. A., Danilovich, N. A., Croson, W., Wernsing, D. R. and Kopchick, J. J. Effects of growth hormone overexpression and growth hormone resistance on neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in transgenic and knock-out mice. In: Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Eds.). Vol 22, 1999: pp. 113-123.
    9. Duvilanski, B. H., Perez, A., Seilicovich, M., Lasaga, M., Diaz, C., Debeljuk, L.: Intracellular distribution of GABA in the rat anterior pituitary. An electron microscopic autoradiographic study. Tissue & Cell 32:284, 2000.
    10. Franca, L. R., Silva, H., Chiarini-Garcia, H., Garcia, S. K., Debeljuk, L.: Cell proliferation and hormonal changes during postnatal development of the testis in the pig. Biol. Reprod. 2000 (in press).
    11. Franca, L. R., Leal, M. C., Sasso-Cerri, E., Vasconcelos, A. C., Debeljuk, L., Russell, L. D.: Cimetidine (Tagamet) is a reproductive toxicant in male rats affecting peritubular cells. Biol. Reprod. 2000 (in press).
    12. Diaz, E., Debeljuk, L., Arce, A., Esquifino, A., Diaz, B.: Prenatal melatonin exposure affects luteinizing hormone and hypothalamic and striatal neuropetide Y in the male offspring. Neuroscience Letters 2000 (in press)

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Martha Ellert, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. None Received

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Richard Falvo, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Bartke, A., Brown-Borg, H. M., Bode, A. M., Carlson, J., Hunter, W. S. and Bronson, R. T. Does growth hormone prevent or accelerate aging? In. Experimental Gerontology (Proc. 3rd Int. Symp on Neurbiol and Neuroendocrinol of Aging). A. Bartke, R. Falvo (Eds.). 33:675-687, 1998.
    2. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging. Edited by. Falvo, R. E. and Bartke, A. Experimental Gerontology, 33, 1998.

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James Ferraro, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Ferraro, J.S., J.A. Antonakos and J.M. Hallam: An Improved Method for Precise Control of Light Exposure at a Known Circadian Time During an Animal's Subjective Night. Physiol. Behav. 63(4):717-721, 1998.
    2. Murphy, L.L., R.S. Cadena, D. Chávez, and J.S. Ferraro: Effect of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) on Male Copulatory Behavior in the Rat. Physiol. Behav. 64(4): 445-450, 1998.

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Jodi Huggenvik, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Huggenvik J.I., Michelson R.J., Collard M.W., Ziemba A.J., Gurley P., Mowen K.A. (1998) Characterization of a deformed epidermal autoregulatory factor-1 (DEAF-1)-related (NUDR) transcriptional regulator protein. Molecular Endocrinology 12:1619-1639.
    2. Michelson R.J., Collard M.W., Ziemba A.J., Persinger J., Bartholomew B., Huggenvik J.I. (1999) Nuclear DEAF-1 Related (NUDR) protein contains a novel DNA binding domain and represses transcription of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 promoter. Journal Biological Chemistry 274:30510-30519.

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William Hunter, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Bartke, A., Brown-Borg, H. M., Bode, A. M., Carlson, J., Hunter, W. S. and Bronson, R. T. Does growth hormone prevent or accelerate aging? In. Experimental Gerontology (Proc. 3rd Int. Symp on Neurbiol and Neuroendocrinol of Aging). A. Bartke, R. Falvo (Eds.). 33:675-687, 1998.
    2. Hunter, W. S., Croson, W. B., Bartke, A., Gentry, M. V. and Meliska, C. J. Low body temperature in long-lived Ames dwarf mice at rest and during stress. Physiol. Behav., 67:433-437, 1999.

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Anne Johnson, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. None received

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Laura Murphy, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Murphy, L.L., Cadena, R.S., Chávez, D., and Ferraro, J.S.: Effect of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) on male copulatory behavior in the rat. Physiology & Behavior 64: 445-450, 1998.
    2. Murphy, L.L., Muñoz, R.M., Adrian, B.A., and Villanúa, M.A.: Function of cannabinoid receptors in the neuroendocrine regulation of hormone secretion. Neurobiology of Disease 5: 432-446, 1998.
    3. Jablonka-Shariff, A., Ravi, S., Beltsos, A.N., Murphy, L.L., and Olson, L.M.: Abnormal estrous cyclicity after disruption of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase in mice. Biology of Reproduction 61: 171-177, 1999.
    4. Murphy, L.L., Adrian, B.A. and Kholi, M.: Inhibition of luteinizing hormone secretion by *9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the ovariectomized rat: Effect of pretreatment with neurotransmitter or neuropeptide receptor antagonists. Steroids 64: 664-671, 1999.
    5. Rodríguez de Fonseca, R., Wenger, T., Navaro, M., and Murphy, L.L.: Effects of *9-THC on VIP-induced prolactin secretion in anterior pituitary cultures: Evidence for the presence of functional cannabinoid CB1 receptors in pituitary cells. Brain Research 841: 114-122, 1999).
    6. Murphy, L.L.: Cannabis effects on endocrine and reproductive function. In: The Health Effects of Cannabis (H. Kalant, W.A. Corrigal, W. Hall and R. Smart, eds.), Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, pp. 375-400, 1999.
    7. Murphy, L.L.: Endocrine System and Reproduction. In: Biology of Marijuana (E. Onaivi, ed.), Harwood Academic Publishers, United Kingdom. (in press, 2000).
    8. Murphy, L.L.: Hormonal System and Reproduction. In: Cannabis and Cannabinoids- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential (F. Grotenhermen and E. Russo, eds.), Haworth Publishers, New York and Huber-Verlag, Bern (published in English and German. (in press, 2000).

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Hurley Myers, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Bryce, Deborah, King, Nicholas, Graebner, Celia, and Myers, Hurley. (1998). Evaluation of a Diagnostic Reasoning Program (DxR): Exploring Student Perceptions and Addressing Faculty Concerns. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 98 (1). URL: http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/98/1

  • Published Educational Software Programs
    1. Myers, Hurley, Dorsey, Kevin, Benz, Eldon, Editors. Diagnostic Reasoning: A Computer Patient Simulation Program for Teaching and Evaluating Clinical Reasoning skills. Sixty-four Individual Patient Simulation Cases. Novartis Medical Education and Publication, Summit, NJ. 1999.
    2. Mather, Paul and Myers, Hurley, with illustrations by Frank Netter, M.D. The NovaCON Disease Education Series: Congestive Heart Failure. Novartis Medical Education and Publication, Summit, NJ. Novartis Medical Education and Publications, Summit, NJ. 1998
    3. Chobanian, Aram and Myers, Hurley, with illustrations by Frank Netter, M.D. The NovaCON Disease Education Series: Hypertension (version 1.5). Novartis Medical Education and Publication, Summit, NJ. 1999.
    4. Dalley, Arthur and Myers, Hurley. Netter's Interaktiven Atlas der Anatomie Menschen. Thieme Medical Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany, and Novartis Medical Education and Publication, E. Hanover, NJ. 1999.
    5. Myers, Hurley, Morrison, Linda, and Lower, Tracy. Clinical Competency Examination. Novartis Medical Education and Publication, Summit, NJ. Novartis Medical Education and Publications, Summit, NJ. 1999.
    6. North Shore Hospital System. Infectious Disease Control. 2 hour Category 1 Continuing Medical Education program. Published by North Shore Hospital System, Great Neck, New York. 1998.
    7. Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Published by Novartis Medical Education, E. Hanover, NJ. 1999.
    8. Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Diabetes: The Physiology and Pathophysiology. Published by Novartis Medical Education, E. Hanover, NJ. 2000.
    9. Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Atopic Dermatitis. Published by Novartis Medical Education, E. Hanover, NJ. 2000.
    10. Myers, Hurley, editor. Diagnostic Reasoning in Nursing Practice. Ten individual patient simulation cases designed as critical thinking software for nursing education. Novartis Medical Education and Publications, E. Hanover, NJ. 2000.

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Frank Pleban

  • Journal Articles
    1. Ford, M. E., Mouzon, L. & Pleban, F. (2000). Do you hear what I hear? In J. V. Fetro & J. C. Drolet, Personal and Social Competence: Strategies for Communication, Decision-Making, Goal-Setting, and Stress Management (pp. 80-81). Santa Cruz, CA: ETR Associates.
    2. Ford, M. E., Mouzon, L. & Pleban, F. (2000). Media Communication Analysis -- Commercials. In J.V. Fetro & J. C. Drolet, Personal and Social Competence: Strategies for Communication, Decision-Making, Goal-Setting, and Stress Management (pp. 80-81). Santa Cruz, CA: ETR Associates.
    3. Pleban, F. T., Betts, J. J., Saltarelli, W., & Kizer, D. (1997). Comparison of excess postexercise oxygen consumption between elementary school-age boys and girls. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29 (Suppl. 5).

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Lonnie Russell, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Russell, L.D. and R.L. Brinster 1998 Spermatogonial transplantation. In: (B. R. Zirkin) Germ cell development, disruption and death. New York; Springer; Serono Symposium USA. pp19-27.
    2. Bartke, A., A.P. Sinha Hikim, L.D. Russell, S. Majumdar, J.N. Rao, S.C. Newton and V. Chandrashekar 1998 Mechanismes controlling male reproductive function in seasonally breeding rodents. In: Ultrastrucutre and Function of the Cell. Vol. 7 Mechanisms Controlling Sprermatogenesis (eds. A. Lukaszyk, B. Bilinska, J. Kawiak, Z Bielanska-Osuchowska), Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warsaw
    3. França, L. R. and L.D. Russell The Testis of Domestic Animals. In: Male Reproduction (Martinez-Garcia F and Regadera, J., eds) Churchill, Edinburgh, 1998, pp197-220.
    4. El Shennawy, A., Gates, R.J. and Russell, L.D. 1998 Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis in the hypophysectomized rat: Cell viability after hormonal replacement in adults after intermediate periods of hypophysectomy J. Androl. J. Androl. 19:320-334.
    5. França, L.R., Parreira, G. G., Gates, R.J. and Russell, L.D. 1998 Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis in the hypophysectomized rat: Quantitation of germ cell population and effect of elimination of residual testosterone after long-term hypophysectomy. J. Androl. 19:335-342.
    6. Russell, L.D., Kershaw, M., Borg, K.E., El Shennawy, A., Rulli, S. S., Gates, R. J. and Calandra, R. S. 1998 Hormonal Rregulation of spermatogenesis in the hypophysectomized rat: FSH Maintainance of cellular viability during pubertal spermatogenesis. J. Androl. 19:308-319
    7. Russell, L.D. 1998 Sertoli Cells, Overview. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduciton edited by E. Knobil and J. D. Niel Vol. 4.381-387.
    8. Griswold, M.D. and L.D. Russell 1998 Sertoli cell function In: Encyclopedia of Reproduciton edited by E. Knobil and J. D. Niel Vol 4, pp 371-387.
    9. França, L.R., T. Ogawa, M.R. Avarbock, R. L. Brinster and L.D. Russell 1998 Germ cell genotype controls the cell cycle during spermatogenesis. Biol. Reprod 59:1371-1377.
    10. Ross, A. J., K G Waymire, J. E. Moss, A. F. Parolow, M. K. Skinner, L. D. Russell and G.R. MacGregor 1998 Testicular degeneration in Bcl-w deficient mice. Nat. Gen.18:251-256.
    11. Parreira, GG, Ogawa, T., Avarbock, MR, França LR, Brinster, RL , and Russell, LD. 1998 Development of germ cell transplants Biol Reprod 59:1360-1370.
    12. Russell, LD and Griswold, MD 1998 Transgenic technology in animal reproductive processes: methods, interpretation and contributions. In: A Textbook of Molecular Biology in Reproductive Medicine, (Fauser, BCJM, ed) Parthenon Publishing, New York, pp49-64
    13. Russell, LD 1999 Cell Loss During Spermatogenesis. In: Male Sterility and Motility Disorders (Hammamah, S., Mieusset, R., Olivennes, F. and Frydman, R., eds) Springer, New York pp203-124.
    14. Xu, X, Toselli, PA, Russell LD and Seldin, DC . 1999. Globospermia in mice lacking the casein kinase II alpha' catalytic subunit. Nat Genet 23:118-121.
    15. Hausler, C. Russell, LD. 1999. Prospects for developing spermatogonial transplantation in domestic animals. In: The Male Gamete. (Claude Gagnon, ed.) Cache River Press, Vienna, IL pp37-45.
    16. Parreira, GG, Ogawa, T., Avarbock, MR, França LR, Brinster, RL , and Russell, LD. 1999 Development of germ cell transplants: Morphometric and ultrastructural studies. Tiss Cell 31:241-254.
    17. França, LR and Russell, L.D. 2000 Transplante de espermatogonias: novas perspectivas em reproducao. (in press) Cadernos Tecicos da Escola de Veterinaria da UFMG
    18. Boettger-Tong, HL Johnson, DS, Russell LD, Griswold MD and Bishop CE 2000 jsd (Juvenile Spermatogonial Depletion) mutant seminiferous tubules are capable of supporting transplanted spermatogenesis. Biol. Reprod (in press)
    19. França LR, Marcelo C. Leal MC, Sasso-Cerri E, VasconcelosA, Debeljuk L, and Russell LD Cimetidine (Tagamet®) is a reproductive toxicant in male rats affecting peritubular cells. Biol Reprod (in press).
    20. Komada M, McLean DJ, Griswold, MD and Russell, LD 2000 E-MAP-114, encoding a microtubule-associated protein, is a retinoic acid-inducible gene required for spermatogonesis. Genes Develop. 14:1332-1342.
    21. Russell LD and Griswold MD 2000 Spermatogonial transplantation: An update for the millenium. Mol. Cell Endocrinol 161:117-120.

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Michael Shanahan, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. M. Peluso, T.A. Winters, M.F. Shanahan & W. Banz (2000) Synergistic and Separate Effects of Soy Protein and Soy Isoflavones on Liver and Plasma Lipid Concentrations and Blood Platelet Sensitivity in Male Lean and Obese Zucker Rats and in Male Sprague Dawley Rats. J. Nutrition (130:2333-2342 (2000).

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Richard Steger, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Kopchick J, Chen XZ, Li Y, Steger RW, Yun JS, Wagner TE, Bartke A. Differential in vivo activities of bovine growth hormone analogs. Transgenic Research 7:61-71, 1998.
    2. Clough RW, Kienast SG, Steger RW. Reproductive Endocrinopathy in Acute Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Rats. Endocrine 8:37-43, 1998.
    3. Steger RW, Chandrashekar V, Zhao W, Bartke A, Horseman ND. Neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in male mice with targeted disruption of the prolactin gene. Endocrinology 139:3691-3695, 1998.
    4. Dalterio,S.L.; Steger,R.W.; Bartke,A. Maternal or paternal exposure to cannabinoids affects central neurotransmitter levels and reproductive function in male offspring. In; Marihuana and Medicine. G.G. Nahas and K.M. Sutin (Eds). Humana Press, New Jersey, 1999. 441-456.
    5. Bartke A, Chandrashekar V, Turyn D, Steger RW, Debeljuk L, Winters TA, Mattison JA, Danilovich NA, Croson W, Wernsing DR, Kopchick JJ. Effects of growth hormone overexpression and growth hormone resistance on neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in transgenic and knock-out mice. (in press).
    6. Debeljuk L, Steger RW, Wright J, Mattison J, Bartke A. Effects of overexpression of growth hormone-releasing hormone on hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal function in the mouse. Endocrine 11:171-179, 1999.

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David Wade, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. None Received

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William Yau, Ph.D.

  • Journal Articles
    1. Yau W.M. & L.A. Reese. Amiloride-sensitive sensory neurons in the myenteric plexus. Gastroenterology 114: G3533, 1998.

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