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Inhibition of Fiber Cell Globulization and Hyperglycemia-Induced Lens Opacification by Aminopeptidase Inhibitor Bestatin by Chandra, Deepak, Ramana, Kota V, Wang, Lifei, Christensen, Burgess N, Bhatnagar, Aruni, Srivastava, Satish K

“…To examine the role of calcium-dependent and -independent proteolytic activity in the globulization of isolated fiber cells and glucose-induced lens…”
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Proton-sensing G protein-coupled receptor mobilizes calcium in human synovial cells by Christensen, Burgess N, Kochukov, Mikhail, McNearney, Terry A, Taglialatela, Giulio, Westlund, Karin N

“…Lowered extracellular pH in a variety of tissues is associated with increased tissue destruction and initiation of inflammatory processes. Although the…”
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Unique temperature-activated neurons from pit viper thermosensors by Pappas, Todd C, Motamedi, Massoud, Christensen, Burgess N

“…Rattlesnakes, copperheads, and other pit vipers have highly sensitive heat detectors known as pit organs, which are used to sense and strike at prey. However,…”
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Overexpression and purification of the vanilloid receptor in yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by Moiseenkova, Vera Yu, Hellmich, Helen L, Christensen, Burgess N

“…The vanilloid receptor type 1 (VR1) is a novel membrane receptor activated by heat or chemical ligands conveying information about chemosensitive and…”
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Multiple Protein Kinase Pathways Are Involved in Gastrin-releasing Peptide Receptor-regulated Secretion by Hellmich, Mark R., Ives, Kirk L., Udupi, Vidyavathi, Soloff, Melvyn S., Greeley, George H., Christensen, Burgess N., Townsend, Courtney M.

“…Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and its amphibian homolog, bombesin, are potent secretogogues in mammals. We determined the roles of intracellular free…”
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Procion Brown: An Intracellular Dye for Light and Electron Microscopy by Christensen, B N

“…Procion brown has been used to inject lamprey giant interneurons. The dye is opaque to both light and electrons, and imparts a pink color to the neuron in situ…”
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Ionic currents in neurones cultured from embryonic cockroach (Periplaneta americana) brains by CHRISTENSEN, B. N, LARMET, Y, SHIMAHARA, T, BEADLE, D, PICHON, Y

“…Neurones isolated from embryonic cockroach brains were maintained in culture for up to 8 weeks. A single patch electrode was used to record voltage changes in…”
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Direct electrical connections between transient amacrine cells in the catfish retina by Naka, Ken Ichi, Christensen, Burgess N.

“…Transient amacrine cells were identified by their intracellularly recorded response to flashes of light. These cells typically respond with a transient…”
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Role of Calcium-Dependent Protease(s) in Globulization of Isolated Rat Lens Cortical Fiber Cells by Wang, Li-fei, Christensen, Burgess N, Bhatnagar, Aruni, Srivastava, Satish K

“…To investigate the role of calcium-activated proteases in calcium-dependent disintegrative globulization of isolated rat lens cortex fiber cells. Rat lens…”
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Na+/Ca2+ exchange in catfish retina horizontal cells: regulation of intracellular Ca2+ store function by Micci, M A, Christensen, B N

“…The role of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in intracellular Ca2+ regulation was investigated in freshly dissociated catfish retinal horizontal cells (HC)…”
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Protonation of histidine groups inhibits gating of the quisqualate/kainate channel protein in isolated catfish cone horizontal cells by Christensen, B N, Hida, E

“…Increases in the extracellular hydrogen ion concentration ([H+]o) but not the intracellular concentration ([H+]i) antagonized the inward going membrane…”
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Proton inhibition of the NMDA-gated channel in isolated catfish cone horizontal cells by Wu, Xiaogang, Christensen, Burgess N.

“…The effect of H + on the N-methyl- d-aspartate-induced (NMDA) membrane current in enzymatically isolated catfish cone horizontal cells was investigated…”
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N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors coexist with kainate and quisqualate receptors on single isolated catfish horizontal cells by O'Dell, T, Christensen, B N

“…Horizontal cells enzymatically isolated from catfish retina were exposed to the putative neurotransmitters aspartate (Asp) or N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)…”
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Direct electrical connections between transient amacrine cells in the catfish retina by Naka, Ken Ichi, Christensen, Burgess N

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The synaptic ultrastructure in the outer plexiform layer of the catfish retina: a three-dimensional study with HVEM and conventional EM of Golgi-impregnated bipolar and horizontal cells by Hidaka, S, Christensen, B N, Naka, K

“…Synaptic structures between receptors and horizontal and bipolar cells in the outer plexiform layer (OPL) of Golgi-impregnated catfish retina were examined by…”
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A quantitative analysis of ultrastructural changes induced by electrical stimulation of identified spinal cord axons in the larval lamprey by Kershaw, P, Christensen, B N

“…Microelectrodes filled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were used to label single identified giant axons in the isolated lamprey spinal cord. Subsequent to…”
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The relationship between some measures of synaptic ultrastructure as a function of distance from the soma on lamprey reticulospinal neurons by Christensen, B N, Quinn, J

“…Synaptic junctions located on the dendrites of lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) reticulospinal neurons labelled with intracellularly-injected horseradish…”
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