Search Results - "EVANS, CHRISTOPHER J."

Reducing Astrocyte Calcium Signaling In Vivo Alters Striatal Microcircuits and Causes Repetitive Behavior by Yu, Xinzhu, Taylor, Anna M.W., Nagai, Jun, Golshani, Peyman, Evans, Christopher J., Coppola, Giovanni, Khakh, Baljit S.

“…Astrocytes tile the central nervous system, but their functions in neural microcircuits in vivo and their roles in mammalian behavior remain incompletely…”
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Effect of retrace error on stitching coherent scanning interferometry measurements of freeform optics by Shahinian, Hossein, Hovis, Clark D., Evans, Christopher J.

“…We report on the effect of retrace error during measurement of freeform optics using a commercial coherence scanning interferometer (CSI), and its in-built…”
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Characterization of a novel model of chronic migraine by Pradhan, Amynah A., Smith, Monique L., McGuire, Brenna, Tarash, Igal, Evans, Christopher J., Charles, Andrew

“…Chronic migraine is an incredibly disabling disorder. We developed a translationally significant model of chronic migraine which can be used to test promising…”
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Microglia disrupt mesolimbic reward circuitry in chronic pain by Taylor, Anna M W, Castonguay, Annie, Taylor, Alison J, Murphy, Niall P, Ghogha, Atefeh, Cook, Christopher, Xue, Lihua, Olmstead, Mary C, De Koninck, Yves, Evans, Christopher J, Cahill, Catherine M

“…Chronic pain attenuates midbrain dopamine (DA) transmission, as evidenced by a decrease in opioid-evoked DA release in the ventral striatum, suggesting that…”
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Allostatic Mechanisms of Opioid Tolerance Beyond Desensitization and Downregulation by Cahill, Catherine M, Walwyn, Wendy, Taylor, Anna M.W, Pradhan, Amynah A.A, Evans, Christopher J

“…Mechanisms of opioid tolerance have focused on adaptive modifications within cells containing opioid receptors, defined here as cellular allostasis,…”
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Neurobiology of opioid dependence in creating addiction vulnerability [version 1; peer review: 3 approved] by Evans, Christopher J, Cahill, Catherine M

“…Opioid drugs are potent modulators of many physiological and psychological processes. When given acutely, they can elicit the signature responses of euphoria…”
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Opioid receptors: From binding sites to visible molecules in vivo by Kieffer, Brigitte L., Evans, Christopher J.

“…Opioid drugs such as heroin interact directly with opioid receptors whilst other addictive drugs, including marijuana, alcohol and nicotine indirectly activate…”
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Neuroimmune Regulation of GABAergic Neurons Within the Ventral Tegmental Area During Withdrawal from Chronic Morphine by Taylor, Anna M W, Castonguay, Annie, Ghogha, Atefeh, Vayssiere, Pia, Pradhan, Amynah A A, Xue, Lihua, Mehrabani, Sadaf, Wu, Juli, Levitt, Pat, Olmstead, Mary C, De Koninck, Yves, Evans, Christopher J, Cahill, Catherine M

“…Opioid dependence is accompanied by neuroplastic changes in reward circuitry leading to a negative affective state contributing to addictive behaviors and risk…”
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Glycogen storage disease type III: a mixed-methods study to assess the burden of disease by Evins, Ayla, Mayhew, Jill, Cimms, Tricia, Whyte, Julie, Vong, Kathy, Hribal, Elizabeth, Evans, Christopher J, Grimm, Andrew

“…Glycogen storage disease type III (GSD III) is a rare inherited disorder that results from a glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency. The purpose of this…”
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Does the kappa opioid receptor system contribute to pain aversion? by Cahill, Catherine M, Taylor, Anna M W, Cook, Christopher, Ong, Edmund, Morón, Jose A, Evans, Christopher J

“…The kappa opioid receptor (KOR) and the endogenous peptide-ligand dynorphin have received significant attention due the involvement in mediating a variety of…”
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Kinematics of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud by Evans, Christopher J., Howarth, Ian D.

“…We present radial velocities for 2045 stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), obtained from the 2dF survey by Evans et al. The great majority of these stars…”
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Dissociable effects of oxycodone on behavior, calcium transient activity, and excitability of dorsolateral striatal neurons by Barry, Joshua, Oikonomou, Katerina D, Peng, Allison, Yu, Daniel, Yang, Chenyi, Golshani, Peyman, Evans, Christopher J, Levine, Michael S, Cepeda, Carlos

“…Opioids are the most common medications for moderate to severe pain. Unfortunately, they also have addictive properties that have precipitated opioid misuse…”
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The Measurement Performance of the Parkinson's Disease Activities of Daily Living, Interference, and Dependence Instrument by Deal, Linda S, Andrae, David A, Myers, Daniela E, Johnson, Nathan, Foster, Brandon, Evans, Christopher J

“…Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that can be associated with motor fluctuations that result in substantial negative impact to an individual's…”
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The Tardive Dyskinesia Impact Scale (TDIS), a novel patient-reported outcome measure in tardive dyskinesia: development and psychometric validation by Farber, Robert H., Stull, Donald E., Witherspoon, Brooke, Evans, Christopher J., Yonan, Charles, Bron, Morgan, Dhanda, Rahul, Jen, Eric, Brien, Christopher O.’

“…Background Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder in which patients experience abnormal involuntary movements, can have profound negative impacts on…”
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A potential role for shed soluble major histocompatibility class I molecules as modulators of neurite outgrowth by Washburn, Lorraine R, Zekzer, Dan, Eitan, Shoshana, Lu, Yuxin, Dang, Hoa, Middleton, Blake, Evans, Christopher J, Tian, Jide, Kaufman, Daniel L

“…The neurobiological activities of classical major histocompatibility class I (MHCI) molecules are just beginning to be explored. To further examine MHCI's…”
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A Survey of Diffuse Interstellar Bands in the Andromeda Galaxy: Optical Spectroscopy of M31 OB Stars by Cordiner, Martin A, Cox, Nick L. J, Evans, Christopher J, Trundle, Carrie, Smith, Keith T, Sarre, Peter J, Gordon, Karl D

“…We present the largest sample to date of intermediate-resolution blue-to-red optical spectra of B-type supergiants in M31 and undertake the first survey of…”
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Development of the Near Vision Presbyopia Task-based Questionnaire for use in evaluating the impact of presbyopia by Shirneshan, Elaheh, Coon, Cheryl D., Johnson, Nathan, Stokes, Jonathan, Wells, Ted, Lundy, J. Jason, Andrae, David A., Evans, Christopher J., Campbell, Joanna

“…Background Presbyopia is a progressive condition that reduces the eye’s ability to focus on near objects with increasing age. After a systematic literature…”
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Regional and Cell-Type-Specific Effects of DAMGO on Striatal D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor-Expressing Medium-Sized Spiny Neurons by Ma, Yao-Ying, Cepeda, Carlos, Chatta, Payush, Franklin, Lana, Evans, Christopher J, Levine, Michael S

“…The striatum can be divided into the DLS (dorsolateral striatum) and the VMS (ventromedial striatum), which includes NAcC (nucleus accumbens core) and NAcS…”
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Esthetic outcomes of immediate implant placements by Evans, Christopher D. J., Chen, Stephen T.

“…Background: Single‐rooted teeth deemed not restorable via conventional means may be candidates for implant placement at the time of tooth extraction. Immediate…”
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The Magellanic Bridge Cluster NGC 796: Deep Optical AO Imaging Reveals the Stellar Content and Initial Mass Function of a Massive Open Cluster by Kalari, Venu M., Carraro, Giovanni, Evans, Christopher J., Rubio, Monica

“…NGC 796 is a massive young cluster located 59 kpc from us in the diffuse intergalactic medium of the 1/5-1/10 Z☉ Magellanic Bridge, allowing us to probe…”
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