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15 January 2003; 23 (2)

This Week in the Journal

Articles

Brief Communications

  • Persistent Changes in Spontaneous Firing of Purkinje Neurons Triggered by the Nitric Oxide Signaling Cascade

    • Spencer L. Smith and
    • Thomas S. Otis
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):367-372; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00367.2003

  • Synaptic Activity of the AFD Neuron inCaenorhabditis elegans Correlates with Thermotactic Memory

    • Aravinthan D. T. Samuel,
    • Ruwan A. Silva,
    • and Venkatesh N. Murthy
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):373-376; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00373.2003

Cellular/Molecular

  • Receptor Occupancy Limits Synaptic Depression at Climbing Fiber Synapses

    • John Harrison and
    • Craig E. Jahr
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):377-383; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00377.2003

  • εPKC Is Required for the Induction of Tolerance by Ischemic and NMDA-Mediated Preconditioning in the Organotypic Hippocampal Slice

    • Ami P. Raval,
    • Kunjan R. Dave,
    • Daria Mochly-Rosen,
    • Thomas J. Sick,
    • and Miguel A. Pérez-Pinzón
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):384-391; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00384.2003

  • A Role for the Juxtamembrane Domain of β-Dystroglycan in Agrin-Induced Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering

    • Joanna Kahl and
    • James T. Campanelli
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):392-402; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00392.2003

  • Modulation of Type 1 Inositol (1,4,5)-Trisphosphate Receptor Function by Protein Kinase A and Protein Phosphatase 1α

    • Tie-Shan Tang,
    • Huiping Tu,
    • Zhengnan Wang,
    • and Ilya Bezprozvanny
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):403-415; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00403.2003

  • The Second Galanin Receptor GalR2 Plays a Key Role in Neurite Outgrowth from Adult Sensory Neurons

    • Sally-Ann Mahoney,
    • Richard Hosking,
    • Sarah Farrant,
    • Fiona E. Holmes,
    • Arie S. Jacoby,
    • John Shine,
    • Tiina P. Iismaa,
    • Malcolm K. Scott,
    • Ralf Schmidt,
    • and David Wynick
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):416-421; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00416.2003

  • Loss of Kainate Receptor-Mediated Heterosynaptic Facilitation of Mossy-Fiber Synapses in KA2−/− Mice

    • Anis Contractor,
    • Andreas W. Sailer,
    • Melanie Darstein,
    • Cornelia Maron,
    • Jian Xu,
    • Geoffrey T. Swanson,
    • and Stephen F. Heinemann
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):422-429; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00422.2003

  • Connexin Mediates Gap Junction-Independent Resistance to Cellular Injury

    • Jane H.-C. Lin,
    • Jay Yang,
    • Shujun Liu,
    • Takahiro Takano,
    • Xiaohai Wang,
    • Qun Gao,
    • Klaus Willecke,
    • and Maiken Nedergaard
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):430-441; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00430.2003

  • Bidirectional Modulation of GABA Release by Presynaptic Glutamate Receptor 5 Kainate Receptors in the Basolateral Amygdala

    • Maria F. M. Braga,
    • Vassiliki Aroniadou-Anderjaska,
    • Jianwu Xie,
    • and He Li
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):442-452; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00442.2003

  • BETA2/NeuroD1 Null Mice: A New Model for Transcription Factor-Dependent Photoreceptor Degeneration

    • Mark E. Pennesi,
    • Jang-Hyeon Cho,
    • Zhuo Yang,
    • Schonmei H. Wu,
    • Jian Zhang,
    • Samuel M. Wu,
    • and Ming-Jer Tsai
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):453-461; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00453.2003

  • In Vivo and In Vitro Neurotoxicity of the Human Prion Protein (PrP) Fragment P118–135 Independently of PrP Expression

    • Joëlle Chabry,
    • Christiane Ratsimanohatra,
    • Isabelle Sponne,
    • Pierre-Paul Elena,
    • Jean-Pierre Vincent,
    • and Thierry Pillot
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):462-469; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00462.2003

  • Light Stimulates a Transducin-Independent Increase of Cytoplasmic Ca2+ and Suppression of Current in Cones from the Zebrafish Mutant nof

    • Susan E. Brockerhoff,
    • Fred Rieke,
    • Hugh R. Matthews,
    • Michael R. Taylor,
    • Breandan Kennedy,
    • Irina Ankoudinova,
    • Gregory A. Niemi,
    • Chandra L. Tucker,
    • Ming Xiao,
    • Marianne C. Cilluffo,
    • Gordon L. Fain,
    • and James B. Hurley
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):470-480; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00470.2003

  • Interleukin-6 Protects Anterior Horn Neurons from Lethal Virus-Induced Injury

    • Kevin D. Pavelko,
    • Charles L. Howe,
    • Kristen M. Drescher,
    • Jeff D. Gamez,
    • Aaron J. Johnson,
    • Tao Wei,
    • Richard M. Ransohoff,
    • and Moses Rodriguez
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):481-492; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00481.2003

  • Aberrant Activation of Focal Adhesion Proteins Mediates Fibrillar Amyloid β-Induced Neuronal Dystrophy

    • Elizabeth A. Grace and
    • Jorge Busciglio
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):493-502; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00493.2003

Development/Plasticity/Repair

  • Critical Roles of Thioredoxin in Nerve Growth Factor-Mediated Signal Transduction and Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells

    • Jie Bai,
    • Hajime Nakamura,
    • Yong-Won Kwon,
    • Itaro Hattori,
    • Yoshimi Yamaguchi,
    • Yong-Chul Kim,
    • Norihiko Kondo,
    • Shin-ichi Oka,
    • Shugo Ueda,
    • Hiroshi Masutani,
    • and Junji Yodoi
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):503-509; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00503.2003

  • Correlation between Brain Reorganization, Ischemic Damage, and Neurologic Status after Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    • Rick M. Dijkhuizen,
    • Aneesh B. Singhal,
    • Joseph B. Mandeville,
    • Ona Wu,
    • Elkan F. Halpern,
    • Seth P. Finklestein,
    • Bruce R. Rosen,
    • and Eng H. Lo
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):510-517; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00510.2003

  • Vesicular Neurotransmitter Transporter Expression in Developing Postnatal Rodent Retina: GABA and Glycine Precede Glutamate

    • Juliette Johnson,
    • Ning Tian,
    • Matthew S. Caywood,
    • Richard J. Reimer,
    • Robert H. Edwards,
    • and David R. Copenhagen
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):518-529; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00518.2003

  • The L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule Is Essential for Topographic Mapping of Retinal Axons

    • Galina P. Demyanenko and
    • Patricia F. Maness
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):530-538; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00530.2003

  • Aberrant Patterning of Neuromuscular Synapses in Choline Acetyltransferase-Deficient Mice

    • Eugene P. Brandon,
    • Weichun Lin,
    • Kevin A. D'Amour,
    • Donald P. Pizzo,
    • Bertha Dominguez,
    • Yoshie Sugiura,
    • Silke Thode,
    • Chien-Ping Ko,
    • Leon J. Thal,
    • Fred H. Gage,
    • and Kuo-Fen Lee
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):539-549; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00539.2003

  • Neutral Amino Acid Transporter ASCT1 Is Preferentially Expressed in l-Ser-Synthetic/Storing Glial Cells in the Mouse Brain with Transient Expression in Developing Capillaries

    • Kazuhisa Sakai,
    • Hidemi Shimizu,
    • Tatsuro Koike,
    • Shigeki Furuya,
    • and Masahiko Watanabe
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):550-560; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00550.2003

  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Alters Axon Schwann Cell Units and Promotes Myelination in Unmyelinated Nerve Fibers

    • Ahmet Höke,
    • Tony Ho,
    • Thomas O. Crawford,
    • Carl LeBel,
    • Dana Hilt,
    • and John W. Griffin
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):561-567; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00561.2003

  • DLX5 Regulates Development of Peripheral and Central Components of the Olfactory System

    • Jason E. Long,
    • Sonia Garel,
    • Michael J. Depew,
    • Stuart Tobet,
    • and John L. R. Rubenstein
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):568-578; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00568.2003

  • A Novel Skilled-Reaching Impairment in Paw Supination on the “Good” Side of the Hemi-Parkinson Rat Improved with Rehabilitation

    • Patricia Vergara-Aragon,
    • Claudia L. R. Gonzalez,
    • and Ian Q. Whishaw
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):579-586; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00579.2003

  • Characterization of the Circuits That Generate Spontaneous Episodes of Activity in the Early Embryonic Mouse Spinal Cord

    • M. Gartz Hanson and
    • Lynn T. Landmesser
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):587-600; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00587.2003

  • Widespread Projections from Myelinated Nociceptors throughout the Substantia Gelatinosa Provide Novel Insights into Neonatal Hypersensitivity

    • C. Jeffery Woodbury and
    • H. Richard Koerber
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):601-610; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00601.2003

Behavioral/Systems/Cognitive

  • Muscarinic Blockade Slows and Degrades the Location-Specific Firing of Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells

    • E. S. Brazhnik,
    • R. U. Muller,
    • and S. E. Fox
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):611-621; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00611.2003

  • Genetic Disruption of Cortical Interneuron Development Causes Region- and GABA Cell Type-Specific Deficits, Epilepsy, and Behavioral Dysfunction

    • Elizabeth M. Powell,
    • Daniel B. Campbell,
    • Gregg D. Stanwood,
    • Caleb Davis,
    • Jeffrey L. Noebels,
    • and Pat Levitt
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):622-631; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00622.2003

  • The Influence of Behavioral Context on the Representation of a Perceptual Decision in Developing Oculomotor Commands

    • Joshua I. Gold and
    • Michael N. Shadlen
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):632-651; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00632.2003

  • Intrinsic Role of Polysialylated Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule in Photic Phase Resetting of the Mammalian Circadian Clock

    • Rebecca A. Prosser,
    • Urs Rutishauser,
    • Grace Ungers,
    • Lenka Fedorkova,
    • and J. David Glass
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):652-658; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00652.2003

  • Associative Memory Formation Increases the Observation of Dendritic Spines in the Hippocampus

    • Benedetta Leuner,
    • Jacqueline Falduto,
    • and Tracey J. Shors
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):659-665; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00659.2003

  • The Effect of Lesions of the Basolateral Amygdala on Instrumental Conditioning

    • Bernard W. Balleine,
    • A. Simon Killcross,
    • and Anthony Dickinson
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):666-675; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00666.2003

  • Perceptual Attentional Set-Shifting Is Impaired in Rats with Neurotoxic Lesions of Posterior Parietal Cortex

    • Matthew T. Fox,
    • Morgan D. Barense,
    • and Mark G. Baxter
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):676-681; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00676.2003

  • Coactivation of Motoneurons Regulated by a Network Combining Electrical and Chemical Synapses

    • Lorena Rela and
    • Lidia Szczupak
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):682-692; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00682.2003

  • Effects of Sex and Estrogen on Behavioral Sensitization to Cocaine in Rats

    • Ming Hu and
    • Jill B. Becker
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):693-699; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00693.2003

  • Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors Couple to Multiple G-Proteins to Activate Diverse Intracellular Signaling Pathways in Mouse Hippocampus: Role in Neuronal Excitability and Associative Learning

    • Thomas Blank,
    • Ingrid Nijholt,
    • Dimitris K. Grammatopoulos,
    • Harpal S. Randeva,
    • Edward W. Hillhouse,
    • and Joachim Spiess
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):700-707; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00700.2003

  • Absence of Thermal Hyperalgesia in Serotonin Transporter-Deficient Mice

    • Carola Vogel,
    • Rainald Mössner,
    • Manfred Gerlach,
    • Thoralf Heinemann,
    • Dennis L. Murphy,
    • Peter Riederer,
    • Klaus-Peter Lesch,
    • and Claudia Sommer
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):708-715; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00708.2003

  • Interaural Time Difference Discrimination Thresholds for Single Neurons in the Inferior Colliculus of Guinea Pigs

    • Trevor M. Shackleton,
    • Bernt C. Skottun,
    • Robert H. Arnott,
    • and Alan R. Palmer
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):716-724; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00716.2003

Corrections

  • The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):725; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00725.2003
  • The Journal of Neuroscience, 15 January 2003, 23(2):726; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-02-00726.2003
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15 January 2003; 23 (2)

In This Issue

    1. This Week in the Journal
    2. Articles
      1. Brief Communications
      2. Cellular/Molecular
      3. Development/Plasticity/Repair
      4. Behavioral/Systems/Cognitive
    4. Corrections
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