Search Results - "Holtzman, David A."
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Spatial learning of an escape task by young corn snakes,Elaphe guttata guttata
Published in Animal behaviour (01-01-1999)“…Spatial learning is critical to most animals for many behaviours necessary to survival. In vertebrates, most studies on spatial learning and memory have been…”
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Cell dynamics in the embryonic and postnatal vomeronasal epithelium of snakes
Published in Microscopy research and technique (15-06-1998)“…This review will discuss changes observed in the cell dynamics of the vomeronasal epithelium (VNE) of snakes during embryonic and postnatal growth. Recent work…”
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Spatial Learning and Shelter Selection by Juvenile Spotted Pythons, Anteresia maculosus
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-12-2000)“…Spatial abilities are important in mediating natural behaviors in snakes, such as localization of refuges. Twelve spotted pythons (Anteresia maculosus) were…”
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Feeding responses in young boa constrictors are mediated by the vomeronasal system
Published in Animal behaviour (01-11-1996)“…The vomeronasal system has been shown to mediate feeding responses in several species of snakes. Most studies, however, have been done on snakes of the…”
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Preproenkephalin mRNA is Regulated by an Interaction Between Steroid Hormones and Nociceptive Stimulation
Published in Journal of neuroendocrinology (01-12-1997)“…The expression of preproenkephalin (PPE) mRNA has previously been shown to be regulated by steroid hormones in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus…”
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Caspase-3 deficiency during development increases vulnerability to hypoxic–ischemic injury through caspase-3-independent pathways
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-06-2006)“…Neonatal hypoxia–ischemia (H–I) is a common cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality leading to prominent activation of caspase-3 in the brain. Previous…”
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The ontogeny of nasal chemical senses in garter snakes
Published in Brain, behavior and evolution (1993)“…The development of the nasal chemical senses of reptiles is of particular interest since evidence suggests that neonatal reptiles use both their olfactory and…”
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Incorporation of 3H-thymidine in telencephalic structures of the vomeronasal and olfactory systems of embryonic garter snakes
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (15-02-1991)“…Previous studies have shown that the vomeronasal and, possibly, olfactory systems are functional in newborn garter snakes. However, little is known about…”
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Embryonic and neonatal development of the vomeronasal and olfactory systems in garter snakes (Thamnophis spp.)
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-02-1990)“…Newborn, unfed garter snakes (Thamnophis spp.) respond preferentially to aqueous extracts of natural prey items, and these responses are mediated by the…”
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Axial muscle EMG responses evoked by cutaneous flank nerves in the female rat: effects of spinal transection, steroid hormones, and anesthesia
Published in Brain research (06-11-1992)“…In the lateral longissimus muscle (LL) of ovariectomized, female rats anesthetized with low surgical doses of urethane (1.0 g/kg), cutaneous reflexes with…”
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Developmental changes in cytochrome oxidase histochemistry in the main and accessory olfactory bulbs of embryonic and neonatal garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis spp.)
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-12-1993)“…Developmental studies examining the changes in oxidative metabolic activity are useful for understanding how and if the vomeronasal and olfactory systems…”
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In vitro technique for studying garter snake (Thamnophis sp.) development
Published in The Journal of experimental zoology (01-06-1989)“…Garter snake (Thamnophis sp.) embryos of different embryonic ages were explanted from pregnant females and grown in vitro for up to 35 days. The culture medium…”
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Microhabitat Utilization, Feeding Periodicity, Home Range and Population Size of the Banded Sculpin, Cottus carolinae
Published in Copeia (11-02-1987)“…Underwater observations were used to examine the microhabitat utilization, feeding periodicity, home range and population size of Cottus carolinae, the banded…”
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