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Plasma Urate and Risk of Parkinson's Disease by Weisskopf, MG, O'Reilly, E, Chen, H, Schwarzschild, MA, Ascherio, A

“…Oxidative stress contributes to dopaminergic neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease. Urate, a potent antioxidant, could be neuroprotective. To determine…”
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Persistent organochlorine pesticides in serum and risk of Parkinson disease by WEISSKOPF, M. G, KNEKT, P, O'REILLY, E. J, LYYTINEN, J, REUNANEN, A, LADEN, F, ALTSHUL, L, ASCHERIO, A

“…Pesticides have been implicated as likely environmental risk factors for Parkinson disease (PD), but assessment of past exposure to pesticides can be…”
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Prospective study of chemical exposures and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Weisskopf, M G, Morozova, N, O’Reilly, E J, McCullough, M L, Calle, E E, Thun, M J, Ascherio, A

“…Background: Although environmental toxins, including pesticides, are suspected of contributing to the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), no data…”
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Prospective study of military service and mortality from ALS by WEISSKOPF, M. G, O'REILLY, E. J, MCCULLOUGH, M. L, CALLE, E. E, THUN, M. J, CUDKOWICZ, M, ASCHERIO, A

“…Two recent studies suggest that the risk of ALS is increased among Gulf War veterans. It is not known whether military service outside of the Gulf War is…”
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Temporal relationship between cigarette smoking and risk of Parkinson disease by THACKER, E. L, O'REILLY, E. J, WEISSKOPF, M. G, CHEN, H, SCHWARZSCHILD, M. A, MCCULLOUGH, M. L, CALLE, E. E, THUN, M. J, ASCHERIO, A

“…To characterize further the relationship between smoking history and Parkinson disease (PD) risk by considering temporal and qualitative features of smoking…”
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Prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Weisskopf, M. G., McCullough, M. L., Calle, E. E., Thun, M. J., Cudkowicz, M., Ascherio, A.

“…Cigarette smoking has been proposed as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but because of the low incidence of ALS this association has been…”
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Prospective Study of Occupation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mortality by Weisskopf, M. G., McCullough, M. L., Morozova, N., Calle, E. E., Thun, M. J., Ascherio, A.

“…Occupational exposures are suspected of contributing to the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but results of epidemiologic studies have been…”
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In vivo quantification of lead in bone with a portable x-ray fluorescence system--methodology and feasibility by Nie, L H, Sanchez, S, Newton, K, Grodzins, L, Cleveland, R O, Weisskopf, M G

“…This study was conducted to investigate the methodology and feasibility of developing a portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology to quantify lead (Pb) in…”
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Mediation of Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Long-Term Potentiation by Cyclic AMP by Weisskopf, Marc G., Castillo, Pablo E., Zalutsky, Robert A., Nicoll, Roger A.

“…Repetitive activation of hippocampal mossy fibers evokes a long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic responses in pyramidal cells in the CA3 region that is…”
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Vitamin E Intake and Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Pooled Analysis of Data From 5 Prospective Cohort Studies by HAO WANG, O'REILLY, Eilis J, WEISSKOPF, Marc G, LOGROSCINO, Giancarlo, MCCULLOUGH, Marjorie L, SCHATZKIN, Arthur, KOLONEL, Laurence N, ASCHERIO, Alberto

“…The authors investigated whether vitamin E intake was associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the Nurses' Health Study (1976-2004), the Health…”
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Presynaptic changes during mossy fibre LTP revealed by NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic responses by Weisskopf, Marc G, Nicoll, Roger A

“…Activity-dependent changes in synaptic strength are important for learning and memory. Long-term potentiation (LTP) of glutamatergic excitatory synapses…”
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The role of Ca2+ channels in hippocampal mossy fiber synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation by Castillo, P E, Weisskopf, M G, Nicoll, R A

“…We have addressed the role of Ca2+ channels in mossy fiber synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP). Whereas the induction of mossy fiber LTP is…”
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Plasma Urate and Parkinson's Disease in Women by O'Reilly, Éilis J., Gao, Xiang, Weisskopf, Marc G., Chen, Honglei, Schwarzschild, Michael A., Spiegelman, Donna, Ascherio, Alberto

“…Plasma urate has been consistently associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in men, but it is less clear if this relation exists in women. Between…”
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The opioid peptide dynorphin mediates heterosynaptic depression of hippocampal mossy fibre synapses and modulates long-term potentiation by Weisskopf, Marc G, Zalutsky, Robert A, Nicoll, Roger A

“…The mossy fibre pathway in the hippocampus uses glutamate as a neurotransmitter, but also contains the opioid peptide dynorphin. Synaptic release of dynorphin…”
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Smoking may be considered an established risk factor for sporadic ALS by Weisskopf, M G, Gallo, V, O'Reilly, E J, Vineis, P, Ascherio, A

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L-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Mediate NMDA-Independent Associative Long-Term Potentiation at Thalamic Input Synapses to the Amygdala by Weisskopf, Marc G, Bauer, Elizabeth P, LeDoux, Joseph E

“…Long-term potentiation (LTP) in the amygdala is a leading candidate mechanism to explain fear conditioning, a prominent model of emotional memory. LTP occurs…”
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Heat Wave Morbidity and Mortality, Milwaukee, Wis, 1999 vs 1995: An Improved Response? by Weisskopf, Marc G, Anderson, Henry A, Foldy, Seth, Hanrahan, Lawrence P, Blair, Kathleen, Torok, Thomas J, Rumm, Peter D

“…This study examined whether differences in heat alone, as opposed to public health interventions or other factors, accounted for the reduction in heat-related…”
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Maternal exposure to Great Lakes sport-caught fish and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene, but not polychlorinated biphenyls, is associated with reduced birth weight by Weisskopf, Marc G., Anderson, Henry A., Hanrahan, Lawrence P., Kanarek, Marty S., Falk, Claire M., Steenport, Dyan M., Draheim, Laurie A.

“…Fish consumption may be beneficial for a developing human fetus, but fish may also contain contaminants that could be detrimental. Great Lakes sport-caught…”
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Distinct Populations of NMDA Receptors at Subcortical and Cortical Inputs to Principal Cells of the Lateral Amygdala by Weisskopf, Marc G, LeDoux, Joseph E

“…Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York City, New York 10003 Distinct populations of NMDA receptors at subcortical and cortical inputs to…”
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Horizontal long-term potentiation of responses in rat somatosensory cortex by Lee, S M, Weisskopf, M G, Ebner, F F

“…The search for mechanisms in neocortex that change synaptic efficacy and produce associative learning through activity-dependent processes has focused on the…”
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