Recent publications

• Errico, M., Crozier, R.A., Plummer, M.R. & Cowen, D.S. (In press). 5-HT7 receptors activate the MAP kinase ERK in cultured hippocampal neurons. Neuroscience.

• Schjött, J.M. & Plummer, M.R. (2000). Sustained activation of hippocampal Lp-type voltage-gated calcium channels by tetanic stimulation. J. Neurosci. 20: 4786-4797.

• Crozier, R.A., Black, I.B. & Plummer, M.R. (1999). Blockade of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors prevents BDNF enhancement of glutamatergic transmission in hippocampal neurons. Learning & Memory 6: 257-266.

• Levine, E.S., Crozier, R.A., Black, I.B. & Plummer, M.R. (1998). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates hippocampal synaptic transmission by increasing NMDA receptor activity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 95: 10235-10239

• Kavalali, E.T., Hwang, K.S. & Plummer, M.R. (1997) cAMP-dependent enhancement of dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel availability in hippocampal neurons. J. Neurosci. 17: 5334-5348. [Abstract]

• Levine, E.S., Dreyfus, C.F., Black, I.B. & Plummer, M.R. (1996) Selective role for trkB neurotrophin receptors in rapid modulation of hippocampal synaptic transmission. Mol. Brain Res. 38: 300-303. [Abstract]

• Kavalali, E.T. & Plummer, M.R. (1996) Multiple voltage-dependent mechanisms potentiate calcium channel activity in hippocampal neurons. J. Neurosci. 16: 1072-1082. [Abstract]

• Levine, E.S., Dreyfus, C.F., Black, I.B. & Plummer, M.R. (1995) BDNF rapidly enhances synaptic transmission in hippocampal neurons via post-synaptic trk receptors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 92: 8074-8077. [Abstract]

• Levine, E.S., Dreyfus, C.F., Black, I.B. & Plummer, M.R. (1995) Differential effects of NGF and BDNF on voltage-gated calcium currents in embryonic basal forebrain neurons. J. Neurosci. 15: 3084-3091. [Abstract]

• Kavalali, E.T. & Plummer, M.R. (1994) Selective potentiation of a novel calcium channel in rat hippocampal neurones. J. Physiol. (Lond.) 480: 475-484. [Abstract]

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