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Culturing spinal cord explants in a collagen gel
(Elsevier, 1984-08)
A new method for culturing spinal cord slices or explants is presented which entails the use of a commercially available purified collagen, Vitrogen. Vitrogen provides a stable three-dimensional matrix for culturing spinal ...
Further studies on a novel animal model of depression: Therapeutic effects of a tricyclic antidepressant
(Elsevier, 1981)
We have previously shown that rats given stress before open field testing have elevated activity in comparison with unstressed rats. This acute behavioral response may be eliminated by chronic stress and restored by ...
Effects of Enforcement of Youth Access Laws on Smoking Prevalence
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1999-04)
Smoking is the primary preventable cause of death, and yet 3,000 adolescents become smokers each day. Most adult smokers begin this deadly habit when they are under the age of 18, which is the minimum legal age for the ...
Brief report: Haloperidol treatment of trichotillomania in a boy with autism and mental retardation
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1991-09)
Time course of tinnitus development following noise exposure in mice
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012-07)
Gap‐induced prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle (GPIAS) has been used in rats and mice to study the problem of tinnitus. The current study demonstrates that similar methods can be used to study the temporal development ...
Susceptibility to sensitization. I. Sex differences in the enduring effects of chronic -amphetamine treatment on locomotion, stereotyped behavior and brain monoamines
(Elsevier, 1988-09-01)
There are sex differences in a number of behaviors elicited by amphetamine (AMPH). The purpose of the present experiment was to determine if there are also sex differences in the sensitization of the locomotor activity and ...
Contingency contracting to enhance patient compliance: A review
(Elsevier, 1984)
Researchers and practitioners have expressed considerable interest in contingency contracting as a promising intervention strategy for enlisting patient cooperation, particularly with regard to long-term treatment regimens. ...
Branchial ventilation rates of cataleptic goldfish (Carassius auratus) and the effects of light and electric shock
(Elsevier, 1972-03)
Inverted, cataleptic goldfish showed an increase in ventilation rate over a 20 min period. The time-dependent increase in respiratory movement was initially suppressed when a 10 sec light or a 0.1 sec shock was presented ...
Protease nexin-1 activity in cultured Schwann cells
(Elsevier, 1991-07-08)
We report that protease nexin-1 (PN-1), a serine protease inhibitor known to have neurite-promoting effects, is made by Schwann cells in tissue culture. Three modalities have been used to demonstrate the presence of PN-1 ...