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Homeostatic regulation of the endoneurial microenvironment during development, aging and in response to trauma, disease and toxic insult by Mizisin, Andrew P., Weerasuriya, Ananda

“…The endoneurial microenvironment, delimited by the endothelium of endoneurial vessels and a multi-layered ensheathing perineurium, is a specialized milieu…”
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The blood-nerve barrier: structure and functional significance by Weerasuriya, Ananda, Mizisin, Andrew P

“…The blood-nerve barrier (BNB) defines the physiological space within which the axons, Schwann cells, and other associated cells of a peripheral nerve function…”
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Evidence of GLP-1-mediated neuroprotection in an animal model of pyridoxine-induced peripheral sensory neuropathy by Perry, TracyAnn, Holloway, Harold W., Weerasuriya, Ananda, Mouton, Peter R., Duffy, Kara, Mattison, Julie A., Greig, Nigel H.

“…Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) intoxicated rodents develop a peripheral neuropathy characterized by sensory nerve conduction deficits associated with disturbances of…”
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Pyridoxine-induced toxicity in rats: a stereological quantification of the sensory neuropathy by Perry, Tracy Ann, Weerasuriya, Ananda, Mouton, Peter R., Holloway, Harold W., Greig, Nigel H.

“…Excess ingestion of pyridoxine (vitamin B6) causes a severe sensory neuropathy in humans. The mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated, and studies of…”
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Perineurial permeability to sodium during Wallerian degeneration in rat sciatic nerve by Weerasuriya, A, Hockman, C H

“…In rat sciatic nerves, the effect of Wallerian degeneration on the rate of transperineurial passage of sodium between the endoneurium and the epineurial…”
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GABA receptor-mediated inhibition of reflex deglutition in the cat by Hockman, C H, Weerasuriya, A, Bieger, D

“…In anesthetized cats, swallowing elicited by electrical stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerves (SLNs) was inhibited by the GABA-mimetic muscimol and by…”
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Blood-nerve transfer of albumin and its implications for the endoneurial microenvironment by Weerasuriya, A, Curran, G L, Poduslo, J F

“…Blood-nerve transfer of plasma albumin was studied by measuring the permeability coefficient-surface area (PS) product of the blood-nerve barrier (BNB) to…”
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Endoneurial capillary permeability to [14C]sucrose in frog sciatic nerve by Weerasuriya, A, Rapoport, S I

“…Using an in situ perfusion technique, we measured the [14C]sucrose permeability-surface area product (PA) in endoneurial capillaries of 48 frog sciatic nerves,…”
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Schema-based learning of adaptable and flexible prey-catching in anurans I. The basic architecture by Corbacho, Fernando, Nishikawa, Kiisa C, Weerasuriya, Ananda, Liaw, Jim-Shih, Arbib, Michael A

“…A motor action often involves the coordination of several motor synergies and requires flexible adjustment of the ongoing execution based on feedback signals…”
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Schema-based learning of adaptable and flexible prey- catching in anurans II. Learning after lesioning by Corbacho, Fernando, Nishikawa, Kiisa C, Weerasuriya, Ananda, Liaw, Jim-Shih, Arbib, Michael A

“…The previous companion paper describes the initial (seed) schema architecture that gives rise to the observed prey-catching behavior. In this second paper in…”
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Patterns of change in endoneurial capillary permeability and vascular space during nerve regeneration by Weerasuriya, A

“…In frog sciatic nerve crushed and allowed to regenerate, an in situ perfusion technique was used to measure the permeability coefficient-surface area product…”
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Permeability of endoneurial capillaries to K, Na and Cl and its relation to peripheral nerve excitability by Weerasuriya, A

“…The permeability coefficient-surface area products (PA) of frog sciatic nerve endoneurial capillaries to K, Na and Cl were measured with an in situ perfusion…”
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SWALLOWING IN THE CAT: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS by WEERASURIYA, ANANDA

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Physiological changes in the sciatic nerve endoneurium of lead-intoxicated rats: a model of endoneurial homeostasis by Weerasuriya, A, Curran, G L, Poduslo, J F

“…The effects of inorganic lead (Pb) on peripheral nerves were studied by measuring the permeability coefficient-surface area product to albumin (PSA) of the…”
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Developmental changes in blood-nerve transfer of albumin and endoneurial albumin content in rat sciatic nerve by Weerasuriya, A, Curran, G L, Poduslo, J F

“…The rate of entry of albumin into the endoneurial space and its content within that compartment during development were investigated by measuring the…”
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AC impedance of the perineurium of the frog sciatic nerve by Weerasuriya, A., Spangler, R.A., Rapoport, S.I., Taylor, R.E.

“…The AC impedance of the isolated perineurium of the frog sciatic nerve was examined at frequencies from 2 Hz to 100 kHz. A Nyquist plot of the imaginary and…”
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Supranuclear pathways of swallowing by Hockman, C H, Bieger, D, Weerasuriya, A

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Ionic permeabilities of the frog perineurium by Weerasuriya, A, Rapoport, S I, Taylor, R E

“…Ionic permeation was investigated across the perineurium of the frog sciatic nerve, under normal conditions and following treatment by hypertonic Ringer,…”
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Modification of permeability of frog perineurium to [14C]-sucrose by stretch and hypertonicity by Weerasuriya, A, Rapoport, S I, Taylor, R E

“…An in vitro method has been developed to determine quantitatively the permeability of the perineurium to radiotracers at room temperature. The permeability to…”
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Perineurial permeability increases during Wallerian degeneration by Weerasuriya, A, Rapoport, S I, Taylor, R E

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