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Cytoskeletal Derangements of Cortical Neuronal Processes Three Hours after Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats: An Immunofluorescence Study by Posmantur, R M, Kampfl, A, Liu, S J, Heck, K, Taft, W C, Clifton, G L, Hayes, R L

“…Semiquantitative Western blot analyses have shown that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can produce significant loss of cytoskeletal proteins (neurofilament 68…”
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Diminished microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) immunoreactivity following cortical impact brain injury by Posmantur, R M, Kampfl, A, Taft, W C, Bhattacharjee, M, Dixon, C E, Bao, J, Hayes, R L

“…This study employed Western blotting and qualitative immunohistochemistry to analyze the effects of cortical impact traumatic brain injury (TBI) on acute…”
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Neurofilament 68 and neurofilament 200 protein levels decrease after traumatic brain injury by Posmantur, R, Hayes, R L, Dixon, C E, Taft, W C

“…We have examined the effect of lateral cortical impact injury on the levels of axonal cytoskeletal proteins in adult rats. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes…”
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Temperature modulation of ischemic neuronal death and inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in gerbils by CHURN, S. B, TAFT, W. C, BILLINGSLEY, M. S, BLAIR, R. E, DELORENZO, R. J

“…We used brief bilateral carotid artery occlusion in gerbils to examine the effects of temperature on ischemia-induced inhibition of…”
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Increased anticholinergic sensitivity following closed skull impact and controlled cortical impact traumatic brain injury in the rat by Dixon, C E, Hamm, R J, Taft, W C, Hayes, R L

“…Evidence suggests that prolonged memory deficits in several neurodegenerative diseases are attributable to deficits in central cholinergic neurotransmission…”
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Microtubule-associated protein 2 levels decrease in hippocampus following traumatic brain injury by Taft, W C, Yang, K, Dixon, C E, Hayes, R L

“…We examined microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) levels in hippocampal and cortical tissue 3 h following moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the rat…”
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Hypothermia attenuates the loss of hippocampal microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) following traumatic brain injury by Taft, W C, Yang, K, Dixon, C E, Clifton, G L, Hayes, R L

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces a tissue-specific decrease in protein levels of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2), an important cross-linking…”
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Micromolar-Affinity Benzodiazepine Receptors Regulate Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channels in Nerve Terminal Preparations by Taft, William C., DeLorenzo, Robert J.

“…Benzodiazepines in micromolar concentrations significantly inhibit depolarization-sensitive Ca2+uptake in intact nerve-terminal preparations. Benzodiazepine…”
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Steady-state bumpless transfer under controller uncertainty using the state/output feedback topology by Kai Zheng, Aik-Hong Lee, Bentsman, J., Taft, C.W.

“…Linear quadratic (LQ) bumpless transfer design introduced recently by Turner and Walker gives a very convenient and straightforward computational procedure for…”
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Conditions for pharmacologic evaluation in the gerbil model of forebrain ischemia by CLIFTON, G. L, TAFT, W. C, BLAIR, R. E, CHOI, S. C, DELORENZO, R. J

“…We looked at FiO2, choice of anesthetic, nutritional status, and body temperature in a gerbil model of forebrain ischemia to determine their effect on data…”
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Phenytoin protects against ischemia-produced neuronal cell death by Taft, W C, Clifton, G L, Blair, R E, DeLorenzo, R J

“…Brief bilateral carotid occlusion in the gerbil produces forebrain ischemia that results in almost complete neuronal destruction in the CA1 sector of the…”
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Excitotoxicity affects membrane potential and calmodulin kinase II activity in cultured rat cortical neurons by CHURN, S. B, SOMBATI, S, TAFT, W. C, DELORENZO, R. J, ZIVIN, J

“…Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity has been implicated as a causative factor for selective neuronal loss in ischemia and hypoxia. Toxic exposure of neurons to…”
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Alterations of protein kinase C in rat hippocampus following traumatic brain injury by Yang, K, Taft, W C, Dixon, C E, Todaro, C A, Yu, R K, Hayes, R L

“…Calcium-dependent excitotoxic processes contribute significantly to pathologic responses to traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI causes neuronal depolarization…”
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Level control in feedwater heater systems using nonlinear strategies by Thanomsat, C., Taft, C.W., Annaswamy, A.M.

“…This paper deals with the level control of a horizontal closed feedwater heater in a power generation plant. Due to inherent nonlinearities in the system,…”
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Effects of ischemia on multifunctional calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II in the gerbil by Churn, S B, Taft, W C, DeLorenzo, R J

“…Cerebral ischemia produces a disruption of calcium homeostasis in neurons. This may explain the extreme sensitivity of these cells to ischemic insult…”
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A molecular approach to the development of anticonvulsants by DeLorenzo, R J, Bowling, A C, Taft, W C

“…Anticonvulsants are neuronal stabilizing compounds that exhibit multiple clinical effects, including anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, and muscle-relaxant…”
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Modeling and simulation of C-E deep bowl pulverizer by Guian Zhou, Si, J., Taft, C.W.

“…A mathematical model of a deep bowl (RB) type C-E bowl pulverizer is developed. With practical applications in mind, the model is developed with compromised…”
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Global forebrain ischemia induces a posttranslational modification of multifunctional calcium- and calmodulin-dependent kinase II by Churn, S B, Taft, W C, Billingsley, M S, Sankaran, B, DeLorenzo, R J

“…The activity of multifunctional calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II) has recently been shown to be inhibited by transient global…”
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Cerebral ischemia decreases endogenous calcium-dependent protein phosphorylation in gerbil brain by Taft, W C, Tennes-Rees, K A, Blair, R E, Clifton, G L, DeLorenzo, R J

“…Acute forebrain ischemia in the gerbil produced a significant decrease in endogenous Ca2+-dependent hippocampal protein phosphorylation in comparison to sham…”
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The role of benzodiazepine receptors in the induction of differentiation of HL-60 leukemia cells by benzodiazepines and purines by Ishiguro, K, Taft, W C, DeLorenzo, R J, Sartorelli, A C

“…A series of benzodiazepines was evaluated for their capacity to induce the differentiation of HL-60 acute promyelocytic leukemia cells. Benzodiazepines were…”
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