Recent Publications

Journals

Scroggs, R.S., C.G. Cardenas, J.A. Whittaker and S.T. Kitai. Muscarine reduces Calcium-Dependent Electrical Activity in Substantia Nigra Dopaminergic Neurons. J. Neurophysiol., 86:2966-2972, 2001.

Stiles, J.K., J.C. Meade, Z.Kucerova, D. Lyn, W. Thompson, Z. Zakeri and J. Whittaker. Trypansoma Brucei Infection Induces Apoptosis and Up-regulates Neruoleukin Expression in Cerebellum. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 95 (8):797-810, 2001.

Thompson, W.E., A. Branch, J.A. Whittaker, D. Lyn, M. Zilberstein, K. Mayo and K. Thomas, Characterization Of Prohibitin In A Newly Established rat Ovarian Granulosa Cell Line. Endocrinology 142 (9): 4076-4085, 2001.

Whittaker, J.A.C. and W.E. Thompson. Neurotransmitter Interactions Within the Basal Ganglia: Light Modulation and Functional Implications in Parkinsons Disease and Related Disorders. In: Brain Function, Behavior, Drugs and Disease: Neurosciences in the Carribbean, Progress and Promise (Eds, S.R. Wray, N. Hernandez & O. Parshad) MST & CARIBRO Press, pp. 204-219, 2000.

Trouth, C.O., Millis, R.M. Nernard, D.G., Pan, Y., Whittaker, J.A. and Archer, P.W. Cholinergic-Oploid Interactions at Brainstem Respiratory Chemosensitive Areas in Cats. Neurotoxicology 13 (4):459-468, 1993.

Chang, H.T., H. Kuo, J.A. Whittaker and N.G.F. Cooper. Light and Electro Microscopic Analysis of Projection Neurons Retrogradely Labeled with Fluoro-gold: Notes on the Application of Antibodies to Fluoro-gold. J. Neurosci. Methods 35:31-37, 1990.

Whittaker, J.A. Trouth, C.O., Pan, Y., Millis, R.M. and Bernard, D.G. Age Differences in Responsiveness of Brainstem Chemosensitive Neurons to Extracellular pH Changes. Life Sciences 46:1699-1705, 1990.

Book Chapters

Whittaker, J.A. Basic Functional Anatomy of the Central Nervous System, (Chapter 5). In: Key Concepts of Physiology (Editors, T. Daniel Kimbrough and P.W. Archer). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, pp. 75-98 (1997).

Whittaker, J.A. The Peripheral Nervous System, (Chapter 6). In: Key Concepts of Physiology (Editors, T. Daniel Kimbrough and P.W. Archer). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, pp. 99-114, (1997).

Whittaker, J.A. The Autonomic Nervous System (Chapter &). In: Key Concepts of Physiology (Editors, T. Daniel Kimbrough and P.W. Archer). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, pp.115-122 (1997).

Whittaker, J.A. The Physiology of Muscle (Chapter 10). In: Key Concepts of Physiology (Editors, T. Daniel Kimbrough and P.W. Archer). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, pp. 165-178 (1997).

Whittaker, J.A. Basic Concepts of Heart and Blood Vessel Function (Chapter 13). In: Key Concepts of Physiology (Editors, T. Daniel Kimbrough and P.W. Archer). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, pp. 211-228 (1997).