Journal Clubs: Department of Biology
1997-1998
The Biology Department has journal clubs in three areas in which recent
journal articles are presented and discussed. Three journal clubs meet weekly
over lunch:
Genetics, Cell and Development
Evolution and Population Biology
Neurobiology and Behavior
Genetics, Cell and Development
Thursdays 12:00-1:00 pm
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Date
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Presenter
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Paper
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FALL 1997 |
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9/18/97
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T. Das
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Michelotti, E.F., Sanford,S., and Levens,D. (1997) Marking of active
genes on mitotic chromosomes. Nature 388: 895-899.
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9/25/97
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L. Grabel
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Goodrich, Milenkovic, Higgins, and Scott (1997). Altered neural cell
fates and medulloblastoma in mouse patched mutants. Science 277:
1109-1113.
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10/2/97
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P. Maye
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Davis,S., Aldrich, T.H., Jones, P. R., Acheson, A. , Compton, D.L.,
Jain, V. Ryan, T.E., Bruno, J., Radzoejewski, C., Maisonpierre, P.C.,
Yancopoulos,G.D. (1996) Isolation of Angiopoietin-1, a Ligand for the Tie2
Receptor, by Secretion-Trap Expression Cloning. Cell 87: 1161-1169.
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10/9/97
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J. Mulrooney
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Pan, G., and Rubin, G., (1997). Kuzbanian controls proteolytic
processing of Notch and mediates lateral inhibition during Drosophila and
vertebrate neurogenesis. Cell 90: 271-280.
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10/16/97
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K. Pappu
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Meyerson, M., Counter , C.M., Eaton, E.N., Ellisen, L.W., Steiner, P.,
Caddle, S.D., Ziaugra L, Beijersbergen RL,Davidoff MJ, Liu Q, Bacchetti S,
Haber DA,Weinberg R.A. (1997). hEST2, the putative human telomerase
catalytic subunit gene, is up-regulated in tumor cells and during
immortalization. Cell 90: 785-795.
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10/23/97
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M. Barresi
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Sanchez,Y.,Furnari, B., Rhind, N., and Russell, P. Conversation of the
Chk1 checkpoint pathway in mammals: linkage of DNA damage to Cdk
regulation through Cdc25. Science 277: 1497-1501.
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10/30/97
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S. Devoto
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Huang, Z. and Kunes, S.(1996). Hedgehog, transmitted along retinal
axons, triggers neurogenesis in the developing visual centers of the
Drosophila brain. Cell 86: 411-422.
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11/13/97
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P. Vivekanand
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Thut, C.J., Goodrich, J. A., Tijan, R., (1997). Repression of p53
mediated transcription by MDM2-a dual mechanism. Genes and Development 11:
1974-1986.
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11/ 20/97
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C.Purkayastha
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Jones, D.L., Alani, R. M., and Munger, K., (1997). The human
papillomavirus E7 oncoprotein can uncouple cellular differentiation and
proliferation in human keratinocytes by abrogating p21Cip1-mediated
inhibition of cdk2. Genes and Development 11: 2101-2111.
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SPRING 1998 |
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1/29/98
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P. Maye
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Xie, J. et al.(1988). Activating Smoothened mutations in sporadic
basal-cell carcinoma. Nature 391:90-92.
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2/5/98
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J. Mulrooney
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Shaw, L., Rabinovitz, Wang, H., Toker,A., Mercurio, A. (1997)
Activation of Phosphoino 3-OH Kinase by the a6b4 Integrin Promotes
Carcinoma Invasion. Cell 91:949-960.
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2/12/98
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M. Weir
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Miklos, G.L.G. and Rubin, G.M. (1996). The role of the genome project
in determining gene function: Insights from model organisms. Cell 86:
521-529. http://fruitfly.berkeley.edu/BDGP/publications/Miklos_and_Rubin.html
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3/5/98
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K. Pappu
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Rodriguez I, Basler K (1997) Control of compartmental affinity
boundaries by hedgehog. Nature Oct 9;389(6651):614-618.
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3/26/98
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P. Vivekanand
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Puri, P.L. et al. (1997) Differential Roles of p300 and PCAF
Acetyltransferases in Muscle Differentiation. Molecular Cell 1:35-45.
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4/2/98
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M. Barresi
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Ferrari, G., Cusella-DeAngelis, G., Coletta, M., Paolucci, E.,
Stornaiuolo, A., Cossu, G., Mavilio, F.(1998) Muscle Regeneration by Bone
Marrow-Derived Myogenic Progenitors. Science 279: 1528-1530.
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4/9/98
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C. Purkayastha
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Shen, C-P., et al., (1997) Miranda Is Required for the Asymmetric
Localization of Prospero during Mitosis in Drosophila. Cell 90: 449-458.
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last updated 5/14/98
Evolution and Population Biology
Thursdays 12.00-1.00 pm
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Date
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Presenter
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Paper
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FALL 1998 |
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C. Miller
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Briskie, J.V., R. Montgomerie, and T.R. Birkhead (1997) The evolution
of sperm size in birds. Evolution 51: 937-945.
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9/25/97
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T. Palys
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Maret,T. J., and Collins, J. P. (1997) Ecological origin of
morphological diversity: A study of alternative trophic phenotypes in
larval salamanders. Evolution 51: 898-905.
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10/9/97
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J. Majewski
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Losos, J., Warheit, K., Schoener, T. (1997) Adaptive differentiation
following experimental island colonization in Anolis lizard. Nature 397:
70-73.
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10/16/97
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M. Palmisano
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Schluter, D., and McPhail, J.D. (1992) Ecological Character
Displacement and Speciation in Sticklebacks. American Naturalist 40:
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10/23/97
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A. Rose
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Grether,G.(1996) Intrasexual competition alone favors a sexually
dimorphic ornament in the rubyspot damselfly Hetaerina americana .
Evolution 50: 1949-1957.
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10/30/97
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M. Feldgarden
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11/7/97
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C. Richards
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Miller, T.E. (1995) Evolution of Brassica rapa L. (Cruciferae)
populations in intra- and interspecific competition. Evolution 49:
1125-1133.
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11/14/97
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S. Elmendorf
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Snow, A.A., and T.P. Spira (1996). Pollen-tube competition and male
fitness in Hibiscus Moscheutos. Evolution 50: 1866-1870.
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11/21/97
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I. Mitrica
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Rosenzweig, R.F., Sharp, R.R., Treves, D. and Adams, J. (1994)
Microbial evolution in a simple unstructured environment: genetic
differentiation in Escherichia coli. Genetics 137: 903-917.
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SPRING 1998 |
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2/5/98
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T. Palys
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Blumstein, D.T., and Arnitage, K.B. (1997) Does sociality drive the
evolution of communicative complexity? A comparative test with ground
dwelling sciurid alarm cells. Am Nat 150:179-200.
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2/12/98
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C. Mullan
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Pfennig, D.W. (1990) Kin Recognition Among Spadefoot Toad Tadpoles: A
side-Effect of habitat Selection? Evolution 44(4): 785-795.
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2/19/98
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M. Palmisano
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Garza, J.C. et al. (1997) Social structure of the mound-building mouse
Mus spicilegus revealed by genetic analysis with microsatellites. Mol.
Ecol. Nov 6(11): 1009-1017.
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2/26/98
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C. Miller
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Brotherton and Manser (1997) Female dispersion and evolution of
monogamy in the dik-dik. Animal Behavior 54:1413-1424.
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3/5/98
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I. Mitrica
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Emlen, S. (1995) An evolutionary theory of the family. Proc Natl Acad
Sci USA. Aug 29; 92(18): 8092-8099.
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3/23/98
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M. Feldgarden
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Wilkinson, et al. (1998) Male eye span in stalk-eyed flies indicates
genetic quality by meiotic drive suppression. Nature 391: 276-279.
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4/9/98
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N. Byrd
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Gersani, M., Abramsky, Z., and Falik, O.(1998) Density-dependent
habitat selection in plants. Evolutionary Ecology 12: 223-234.
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4/16/98
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J. Tufts
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4/23/98
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T. K. Das
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Heinsohn, R., and Packer, C. (1995) Complex Cooperative Strategies in
Group-Territorial African Lions. Science 269(5228): 1260-1262.
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last updated 5/14/98
Neurobiology and Behavior
Mondays 12:00-1:00 pm
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Date
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Presenter
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Paper
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FALL 1998 |
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9/29/97
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K. Gilliams
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Shen ,J., Bronson, R.T., Chen, D.F., Xia, W., Selkow, D.J., Tonewaga,
S., (1997) Skeletal and CNS Defects in Presenilin-1-Deficient Mice. Cell
89: 629-639.
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10/6/97
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A. Berlind
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Hoffman, D.A., Magee, J.C., Colbert, C.M., and Johnston, D. (1997) K+
channel regulation of signal propagation in dendrites of hippocampal
pyramidal neurons. Nature 387: 869-875.
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10/13/97
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S. Sober
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Engel, A., Konig, P., Kreiter, A., Schillen, T.B., Singer, W. (1992).
Temporal coding in the visual cortex: new vistas on integration in the
nervous system. TINS (15): 218-226.
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10/20/97
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M. Chechlacz
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Yeo, T.T., Chua-Couzens, J., Butcher, L.L., Bredesen, D.E., Cooper,
J.D., Valletta, J.S., Mobley, W.C., and Longo, F.M. (1997) Absence of p75NTR
Causes Increased Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neuron Size, Choline
Acetyltransferase Activity, and Target Innervation. J. Neuroscience 17:
7594-7605.
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11/3/97
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R. Aviram
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Wang, Z., Hulihan, T.J., Insel, T.R. (1997) Sexual and social
experience associated with different patterns of behavior and neural
activation in male prairie voles. Brain Research 767: 321-332.
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11/10/97
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P.Weiss
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Tsien, J.Z., Huerta, P.T., and Tonegawa, S. (1996) The Essential Role
of Hippocampal CA1 NMDA Receptor-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in Spatial
Memory. Cell 87: 1327-1338.
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11/17/97
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J. Kirn
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Johnston, R.E., Sorokin, E.S., and Ferkin, M.H. (1997) Female voles
discriminate males' over-marks and prefer top-scent males. Animal Behavior
54: 679-690.
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11/24/97
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P. Tekumalla
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Lachyankar, M., Condon, P., Quesenberry, P., Litofsky, N.S., Recht, L.D.,
Ross, A.H. (1997) Embryonic Precursor Cells That Express Trk Receptors:
Induction of Different Cell Fates by NGF, BDNF, NT-3 and CNTF.
Experimental Neurology 144: 350-360.
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12/1/97
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N. Wang
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Tai, V., Schiml, P., Li, X., Rissman, E. (1997) Behavioral interactions
have rapid effects on immunoreactivity of prohormone and gonadotropin-releasing
hormone peptide. Brain Research 772: 87-94.
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SPRING 1998 |
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2/2/98
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A. Berlind
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Zhao, H. et al.,(1998) Functional expression of a mammalian odorant
receptor. Science 279:237-242.
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3/2/98
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R.Aviram
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Gloveli, et al. (1997) Frequency-dependent information flow from the
entorhinal cortex to the hippocampus. J Neurophysiol. Dec. 78(6):
3444-3449.
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4/6/98
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N. Wang
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Parent, J.M. et al., (1997) Dentate granule cell neurogenesis is
increased by seizures and contributes to aberrant network reorganization
in the adult rat hippocampus. J Neurosci May 15;17(10):3727-3738.
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4/20/98
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K. Gilliams
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Jones, O.T. et al.(1997) N-Type Calcium Channels in the Developing Rat
Hippocampus:Subunit, Complex, and Regional Expression .The Journal of
Neuroscience 17(16): 6152-6164.
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4/27/98
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M. Chechlacz
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Jordan, et al. (1997) p53 expression induces apoptosis in hippocampal
pyramidal neuron cultures. J Neurosci. Feb 15; 17(4): 1397-1405.
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5/4/98
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J. Kirn
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Tanila, H. et al., (1997) Brain Aging: Changes in the Nature of
Information Coding by the Hippocampus. J Neurosci 17(13):5155-5166.
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last updated 5/19/98
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