Sex-specific gene expression in the mouse nucleus accumbens before and after cocaine exposure

TP LaRese, BA Rheaume, R Abraham… - Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The nucleus accumbens plays a major role in the response of mammals to cocaine. In animal
models and human studies, the addictive effects of cocaine and relapse probability have …

Constitutive knockout of kalirin-7 leads to increased rates of cocaine self-administration

DD Kiraly, NE Nemirovsky, TP LaRese, SE Tomek… - Molecular …, 2013 - ASPET
Kalirin-7 (Kal7) is a Rho-guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is localized in neuronal
postsynaptic densities. Kal7 interacts with the NR2B subunit of the NMDA receptor and …

Analysis of Kalirin-7 knockout mice reveals different effects in female mice

CM Mazzone, TP Larese, DD Kiraly, BA Eipper… - Molecular …, 2012 - ASPET
Estradiol treatment of ovariectomized rodents is known to affect the morphology of dendritic
spines and produce behavioral and cognitive effects. Kalirin-7 (Kal7), a postsynaptic density (…

[HTML][HTML] Using Kalirin conditional knockout mice to distinguish its role in dopamine receptor mediated behaviors

TP LaRese, Y Yan, BA Eipper, RE Mains - BMC neuroscience, 2017 - Springer
Background Mice lacking Kalirin-7 (Kal7 KO ), a Rho GDP/GTP exchange factor, self-administer
cocaine at a higher rate than wildtype mice, and show an exaggerated locomotor …

Generation length and percent mature estimates for IUCN assessments of cetaceans

BL Taylor, SJ Chivers, J Larese, WF Perrin - 2007 - aquadocs.org
We estimated generation length and percent mature for 58 cetacean species to assess
theirstatus using criteria developed by the IUCN. We first reviewed the literature and types of …

Naked selenium nanoparticles for antibacterial and anticancer treatments

…, D Medina-Cruz, M Kusper, P Taylor… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Currently, antibiotic resistance and cancer are two of the most important public health
problems killing more than ∼1.5 million people annually, showing that antibiotics and current …

Inhibition of E. coli and S. aureus with selenium nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in deionized water

…, R Mendoza-Cruz, P Larese-Casanova… - International journal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Nosocomial diseases are mainly caused by two common pathogens, Escherichia coli and
Staphylococcus aureus, which are becoming more and more resistant to conventional …

Green Rust Formation from the Bioreduction of γ –FeOOH (Lepidocrocite): Comparison of Several Shewanella Species

EJ O'Loughlin, P Larese-Casanova… - Geomicrobiology …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Green rusts are mixed ferrous/ferric hydroxides that typically form under weakly acidic to
alkaline conditions in suboxic environments. The recent identification of green rusts as products …

Inhibition of various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria growth on selenium nanoparticle coated paper towels

Q Wang, P Larese-Casanova… - International journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There are wide spread bacterial contamination issues on various paper products, such as
paper towels hanging in sink splash zones or those used to clean surfaces, filter papers used …

Separation and quantification of quantum dots and dissolved metal cations by size exclusion chromatography–ICP-MS

P Paydary, P Larese-Casanova - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of engineered metallic nanoparticles within electronic products has evoked
a need to assess their occurrence and fate within environmental systems upon potential …