Neurobiology and Behavior Publications

Caldwell, H.K., Albers, H.E. Photoperiodic regulation of vasopressin receptor binding in female Syrian hamsters. Brain Research. 1002:136-141, 2004.

Mintz, E.M., Jasnow, A.M., Gillespie, C.F., Huhman, K.L., Albers, H.E. GABA Interacts with Photic Signaling in the SCN to Regulate Circadian Phase Shifts. Neuroscience. 109(4):773-778, 2002.

Novak, C M., Albers, H.E. Localization of hypocretin-like immunoreacitvity in the brain of the diurnal rodent, Arvicanthis niloticus . Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 23:49-58, 2002.

Novak CM, Ehlen JC, Huhman KL, Albers HE. GABA(B) receptor activation in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of diurnal and nocturnal rodents. Brain Research Bulletin. 63:531-5, 2004.

Paul KN, Fukuhara C, Karom M, Tosini G, Albers HE. AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist DNQX blocks the acute increase of Per2 mRNA levels in most but not all areas of the SCN. Molecular Brain Research, 2005

Ehlen JC, Albers HE, Breyer ED. MEKC-LIF of gamma-amino butyric acid in microdialysate: Systematic optimization of the separation conditions by factorial analysis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 147(1):36-47, 2005

Albers, H.E., Liou, S.Y., Stopa, E.G. and Zoeller, R.T.(1991). Interaction of co-localized neuropeptides: functional significance in the circadian timing system. J. Neurosci., 11:846-851

Gillespie, C.F., Van Der Beek, E.M., Mintz, E.M., Mickley, N.C., Jasnow, A.M., Huhman, K.L. and Albers, H.E. (1999) Gabaergic regulation of light-induced c-fos immunoreactivity within the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 411:683-692.

Paul KN, Gamble KL, Fukuhara C, Novak CM, Tosini G, Albers HE. Tetrodotoxin administration in the suprachiasmatic nucleus prevents NMDA-induced reductions in pineal melatonin without influencing Per1and Per2 mRNA levels. Eur J Neurosci, 19:2808-2014, 2004.

Gamble KL, Novak CM, Albers HE. Neuropeptide y and n-methyl-d-aspartic acid interact within the suprachiasmatic nuclei to alter circadian phase. Neuroscience, 126:559-565, 2004.

Novak, C.M. and Albers, H.E. N-methyl-D-aspartate microinjected into the suprachiasmatic nucleus mimics the phase-shifting effects of light in the diurnal Nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus). Brain Research, 4;951(2):255-63, 2002.

Whitten, R.D., Martin-Schild, S., Zadina, J.E., and Albers, H.E.; Endomorphin 1-Like Immunoreactivity in the Limbic System of Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) Brain Research Bulletin. 56:563-567, 2001.

Cooper, T.T., Clancy, A. and Albers, H.E. (In Press) Conversion of testosterone to estrogen is not necessary for the expression of mating behavior in male syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Hormones ans Behavior.

Mintz, E.M., Marvel, C.L., Gillespie, C.F., Price, K.M. and Albers, H.E. (1999) Activation of NMDA receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus produces light-like phase shifts of the circadian clock in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience, 19:5124-5130.

Caldwell HK, Albers HE. Effect of photoperiod on vasopressin-induced aggression in Syrian hamsters. Horm Behav. 46:444-9, 2004.

Albers HE, Dean A, Karom MC, Smith D, Huhman KL. Role of V1a vasopressin receptors in the control of aggression in Syrian hamsters. Brain Res. 2006 Feb 16;1073-1074:425-30. Epub 2006 Jan 30.

Gamble KL, Ehlen JC, Albers HE. Circadian control during the day and night: Role of neuropeptide Y Y5 receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Brain Research Bulletin, 65:513-9, 2005.

Hennessey, A.C., Whitman, D.C and Albers, H.E. (1992). Microinjection of arginine vasopressin into the periaqueductal gray stimulates flank marking in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Brain Research, 569:136-140.

Novak CM, Albers HE. Circadian phase alteration by GABA and light differs in diurnal and nocturnal rodents during the day. Behav Neurosci, 118:498-504, 2004.

Caldwell, H.K. and Albers, H.E. The Effects of 5-HT Agonists on the Hypothalamic Regulation of Sexual Receptivity in Syrian Hamsters. Hormones and Behavior, 42:78- 84, 2002.

Gamble KL, Paul KN, Karom MC, Tosini G, Albers HE.Paradoxical effects of NPY in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2006 May;23(9):2488-94.

Schulz KM, Menard TA, Smith DA, Albers HE, Sisk CL. Testicular hormone exposure during adolescence organizes flank-marking behavior and vasopressin receptor binding in the lateral septum. Horm Behav. 2006 Sep;50(3):477-83. Epub 2006 Jul 25.

Gamble, K.L., Novak, C.M., Paul, K.N., and Albers, H.E. Tetrodotoxin blocks the circadian effects of NMDA during the day but not at night. NeuroReport, 14(4):641-644, 2003.

Harmon, A.C., Moore, T.O., Huhman, K.L., and Albers, H.E. Social experience and social context after the behavioral response to centrally administered oxytocin in female Syrian hamsters. Neuroscience. 109(4):767-772, 2002.

Harmon, A.C., Huhman, K.L., Moore, T.O., and Albers, H.E. Oxytocin inhibits aggression in female Syrian hamsters. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 14(12):963-9, 2002.

Whitman, D.C., Hennessey, A.C. and Albers, H.E (1992). Norepinephrine inhibits vasopressin-stimulated flank marking in the hamster by acting within the medial preoptic-anterior hypothalamus. J. Neuroendocrinol., 4:541.

Powell KR, Albers HE.Center for Behavioral Neuroscience: a prototype multi-institutional collaborative research center. J Biomed Discov Collab. 2006 Jul 17;1:9.

Paul, K.N., Fukuhara, C.,Tosini, G., Albers, H.E. Transduction of light in the suprachaismatic nucleus: evidence for two different neurochemical cascades regulating the levels of Per1 mRNA and pineal melatonin. Neuroscience. 119(1): 137-44, 2003.

Albers, H.E., Karom, M., and Smith, D. Serotonin and vasopressin interact in the hypothalamus to control communicative behavior. Neuroreport. 13(7):931-933, 2002.

Huhman, K.L., Jasnow, A.M., Sisitdky, A. and Albers, H.E. (1999) Glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of rats housed in constant darkness. Brain Research, 851:266-269.

Ehlen JC, Novak CM, Karom MC, Gamble KL, Paul KN, Albers HE. GABAA receptor activation suppresses Period 1 mRNA and Period 2 mRNA in the suprachiasmatic nucleus during the mid-subjective day. Eur J Neurosci. 2006 Jun;23(12):3328-36.

Bowers, R.R., Festuccia, W. T. L., Song, C. K., Shi, H. Migliorini, R. H. and Bartness, T. J. Sympathetic innervation of white adipose tissue and its regulation of fat cell number. American Journal of Physiology, 286:R1167-75, 2004.

Bartness, T. J. and Wade, G. N. Effects of interscapular brown adipose tissue denervation on estrogen-induced changes in food intake, body weight and energy metabolism. Behavioral Neuroscience 98:674-685, 1984.

Takahashi, N., Li, F., Hua, K., Deng, J., Wang, C. H., Bowers, R. R., Bartness, T. J., Kim, H. S. and Harp, J. B. Increased energy expenditure, dietary fat wasting and resistance to diet-induced obesity in mice lacking rennin, Cell Metabolism, 6:506-512, 2007.

Song, C. K., Bartness, T. J., Petersen, S. L. and Bittman, E. L. SCN cells expressing mt1 receptor mRNA coexpress AVP mRNA in Syrian and Siberian hamsters. In: Olcese, J. (Ed.), Melatonin After Four Decade: An assessment of Its Potential, Plenum, New York, pp. 229-232, 2000.

Waldbillig, R. J. and Bartness, T. J. The suppression of sucrose intake by cholecystokinin is scaled according to the magnitude of the orosensory control over feeding. Physiology and Behavior 28:591-595, 1982.

Wade, G. N. and Bartness, T. J. Effects of photoperiod and gonadectomy on food intake, body weight and body composition in Siberian hamsters. American Journal of Physiology 246:R26-R30, 1984.

Day, D. E. and Bartness, T. J. Foraging effort alters body fat and food hoarding by Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Journal of Experimental Zoology, 289:162-171, 2001.

Plunkett, S., Fine, J. B. and Bartness, T. J. Photoperiod and gender affect adipose tissue growth and cellularity in juvenile Syrian hamsters. Physiology and Behavior, 70:1-9, 2000.

Giordano, A, Song, C.K., Bowers, R.R., Ehlen, J.C., Frontini, A., Cinti, S. and Bartness, T.J. Replay to Kreier and Buijs: No Sympathy for the Claim of Parasympathetic Innervation of White Adipose Tissue. American Journal of Physiology, 293: R550-R552, 2007.

Waldbillig, R. J., Weider, G. E., Clemmons, R. M. and Bartness, T. J. Rostral hypothalamic microinfusions of 5-7-dihydroxytryptamine produce anatomically and neurochemically selective depletions of hippocampal serotonin and increase the influence of estrogen and food deprivation on locomotor activity. Brain Research, 347:149-153, 1985.

Shi, H. and Bartness, T. J. Catecholaminergic enzyme, vasopressin and oxytocin distribution in Siberian hamster brain. Brain Research Bulletin, 53:833-843, 2000.

Bartness, T. J. and Day, D. E. Food hoarding and foraging: quintessential anticipatory appetitive behavioral responses. In: S. Fluharty and H. Grill (Eds.), Progress in Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology, New York: Academic Press, in press, 2002.

Bartness, T. J., Demas, G. E. and Song, C. K., Central nervous system innervation of white adipose tissue. In: Klaus, S. (Ed.), Adipose Tissue, Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, TX, 201-229, 2001.

Song, C. K. and Bartness, T. J. CNS sympathetic outflow neurons to white fat that express melatonin receptors may mediate seasonal adiposity. American Journal of Physiology, 281:R666-72, 2001.

Bartness, T. J., Song, C. K., Demas, G. E. SCN efferents to peripheral tissues: implications for biological rhythms. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 16:196-204, 2001.

Rowland, N., Antelman, S. M. and Bartness, T. J. Comparison of the effects of fenfluramine and other anorectic agents in different feeding and drinking paradigms in rats. Life Sciences 36:2295-2300, 1985.

Leitner, C. and Bartness, T. J. Food deprivation-Induced changes in body fat mobilization after neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment, American Journal of Physiology, 294:R775-783, 2008.

Song, C. K., Bartness, T. J., Petersen, S. L. and Bittman, E. L. Co-expression of melatonin (MEL1a) receptor and arginine vasopressin mRNAs in the Siberian hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 12:627-634, 2000.

Rowland, N. E. and Bartness, T. J. Naloxone suppresses insulin-induced food intake in novel and familiar environments, but does not affect hypoglycemia. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 16:1001-1003, 1982.