The Department of Biology Publications

Price, D., Drago, G., Simmons, R., Crow, S. Jr. and D. Agearn. 2002. Rapid assessment of antimould efficacies of pressure-treated southern pine. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 29: 368-372.

George, M., Ahearn, D., Pierce, G. and M. Gabriel. 2003. Interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis in adhesion to a hydrogel.

Drago, G.K., Simmons, R.B., Price, D.L., Crow, S.A. and D.G. Ahearn. 2002. Effects of antiodor automobile air-conditioning system products on adherence of Serratia marcescens to aluminum. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 29: 272-375.

Ahanotu, E.N. and D.G. Ahearn. 2002. Association of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens with extended-wear soft contact lenses in asymptomatic paients. CLAO J. 28: 157-159.

Noble, J.A., Ahearn, D.G., Avery, S.V. and Sidney A. Crow, Jr. 2002. Phagocytosis affects biguanide sensitivity of Acanthamoeba spp. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 46: 2069-2076.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Hauwaerts, D., G. Alexandre, S. K. Das, J. Vanderleyden, and I. B. Zhulin (2002) A major chemotaxis gene cluster in Azospirillum brasilense and relationships between chemotaxis operons in alpha-proteobacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 208:61-67.

Alexandre, G. and I. B. Zhulin (2003) Different evolutionary constraints on chemotaxis proteins CheW and CheY revealed by heterologous expression studies and protein sequence analysis. J. Bacteriol 185:544-522

Scinicariello F, Masseoud F, Jayshankar L, Attanasio R. Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus atys) IGHG and IGHA genes. Immunogenetics, in press.

Jayashankar, L., Brasky, K.M., Ward, J.A., Attanasio, R. (2003). Lymphocyte modulation in a baboon model of immunosenescence.Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 10(5):870-5.

Rogers KA, Richardson JP, Scinicariello F, Attanasio R. Molecular Characterization of IgD in Mammals: Immunoglobulin Heavy Constant Delta (IGHD) Genes in Dogs, Chimpanzees and Four Old World Monkey Species. Immunology, in press.

Scinicariello, F., Engleman, C.N., Jayashankar, L., McClure, H.M., Attanasio, R. (2004). Rhesus macaque antibody molecules: sequences and heterogeneity of alpha and gamma constant regions. Immunol. 111(1):66-74.

Attanasio R, Gust DA, Wilson ME, Meeker T, Gordon TP. Immunomodulatory effects of estrogen and progesterone replacement in a nonhuman primate model. J. Clin. Immunol., 22: 263-269, 2002.

Scinicariello F, Jayashankar L, Attanasio R. Baboon immunoglobulin variable region heavy chains: identification of genes homologous to members of the human VH1-VH7 subgroups. Immunogenetics, 53: 815-820, 2002.

Attanasio, R., Jayashankar, L., Engleman, C.N., Scinicariello, F. (2002). Baboon immunoglobulin constant region heavy chains: identification of four IGHG genes. Immunogenetics. 54(8):556-61.

Rogers, K.A., Scinicariello, F., Attanasio, R. (2004). Identification and characterization of macaque CD89 (immunoglobulin A Fc receptor). Immunol. 113(2):178-86.

Kolb, R.J., Ghazi, A.M. and Barfuss, D.W., Inhibition of Basolateral Transport and Cellular Accumulation of cDDP and cDDP-N-acetyl-cysteine by TEA and PAH in the Renal Proximal Tubule. Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 51: 132-138, 2003

Parks, L.D. and Barfuss, D.W. Transepithelial Transport and Metabolism of glycine in S1, S2, and S3 cell Types of the Rabbit Proximal Tubule. Am. J. Physiol., Renal Physiol, 283(6): F1208- F1215, 2002.

Zalups, R.K., Barfuss,D.W. Renal Organic Anion Transport System: A Mechanism for the Basolateral Uptake of Mercury-Thiol Conjugates along the Pars Recta of the Proximal Tubule Tox. and App. Pharmol. 182: 234-243, 2002.

Zalups, R.K., Barfuss,D.W. Simultaneous Co-exposure to Inorganic Mercury and Cadmium: A Study of the Renal and Hepatic Disposition of Mercury and Cadmium. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health. 1471- 1490, 2002.

Sosa MA, Spitzer N, Edwards DE, Baro DJ. (2004) A crustacean serotonin receptor: Cloning and distribution in the thoracic ganglia of crayfish and freshwater prawn. Journal of Comparative Neurology 473:526-537.

Soto I, Marie B, Baro DJ, Blanco RE. (2003) FGF-2 modulates expression and distribution of GAP-43 in frog retinal ganglion cells after optic nerve injury. J Neurosci Res. 73(4):507-17

MC Clark, TE Dever, JJ Dever, P Xu, V Rehder, MA Sosa, DJ Baro (2004) Arthropod 5-HT2 receptors: A neurohormonal receptor in Decapod crustaceans that displays agonist independent activity resulting from an evolutionary alteration of the DRY motif. The Journal of Neuroscience, 24:3421–3435

Clark, MC and DJ Baro (2006) Cloning and characterization of crustacean type one dopamine receptors: D1 aPan and D1bPan. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 143: 294-301.

Sosa, M. and Baro, D. (2002) The role of amines and aminergic receptors in mediating dominance in the giant tropical freshwater prawn. In: Physiology of the Crustacean Nervous System. (Wiese, K. and Schmidt, M., eds) Springer Verlag.

McClintock, T.S., Gimelbrant, A.A., and Baro, D.J. (2002) Molecular Biology of Crustacea: Unique opportunities in the crustacean nervous system. In: Physiology of the Crustacean Nervous System. (Wiese, K. and Schmidt, M., eds) Springer Verlag.

Baro, D.J. (2002) A-current diversity: Differences in channel hardware or second messenger system set points? In: Physiology of the Crustacean Nervous System. (Wiese, K. and Schmidt, M., eds) Springer Verlag.