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Publications citing Kerr Scientific Instruments
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Misol Ahn, Franck Kalume, Rose Pitstick, Abby Oehler, George Carlson, andStephen J. DeArmond (2016) Brain Aggregates: An Effective In Vitro Cell
Culture System Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Journal of Neuropathology Experimental Neurology 75: 252-262.

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Edyta K. Bichler, Courtney C. Elder, and Paul S. García (2017) Cellular andMolecular Properties of Neurons Clarithromycin increases neuronal
excitability in CA3 pyramidal neurons through a reduction in GABAergic
signaling. Journal of Neurophysiology 117: 93–103.

3.

Shane D. Hellyer, Andrew I. Selwood, Lesley Rhodes, D. Steven Kerr (2011)
Marine algal pinnatoxins E and F cause neuromuscular block in an in vitro
hemidiaphragm preparation. Toxicon 58: 693–699.

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Shane D. Hellyer, Andrew I. Selwood, Lesley Rhodes, D. Steven Kerr (2013)
Neuromuscular blocking activity of pinnatoxins E, F and G.
Toxicon 76: 214–2205. Simran Maggo and John C. Ashton (2014) Effects of HMG-CoA reductase
inhibitors on learning and memory in the guinea pig. European Journal ofPharmacology 723:294-304
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Diana M. Mathis, Jennifer L. Furman, Christopher M. Norris (2011) Preparationof Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study ofSynaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology. Journal of
Visualized Experiments URL: http://www.jove.com/details.php?id=2330 DOI:
10.3791/2330

7. Prasanta K. Nayak and D. Steven Kerr (2015) Functional preservation ofhippocampal CA1 by low-dose GYKI-52466 preconditioning in a rat model ofhypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Brain Research 1613: 100–109.
8.

Jack R. Rivers, Simran D.S. Maggo and John C. Ashton (2012) Neuroprotective
effect of hydroxypropyl-b-cyclodextrin in hypoxia-ischemia. NeuroReport23(3):134-8.

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P.M. Sawant, B.A. Weare, P.T. Holland, A.I. Selwood, K.L. King, C.M. Mikulski,
G.J. Doucette, D.O. Mountfort, and D.S. Kerr (2007) Isodomoic acids A and Cexhibit low KA receptor affinity and reduced in vitro potency relative todomoic acid in region CA1 of rat hippocampus. Toxicon 50: 627–638.

10. Logan J. Voss, Magdalena Brock, Cecilia Carlsson, Alistair Steyn-Ross, MoiraSteyn-Ross, James W. Sleigh (2012) Investigating paradoxical hysteresis effects
in the mouse neocortical slice model. European J. Pharmacology 675: 26–31.
11. Logan J. Voss, Shwetha A. George, James W. Sleigh (2012) Testing neocorticalslice viability in non-perfused no-magnesium artificial cerebrospinal fluid
solutions. J. Neurosci. Methods 204: 273–275.
12. Logan J. Voss, Claudia van Kan, and James W. Sleigh (2013) Quantification of
Neocortical Slice Diffusion Characteristics Using Pharmacokinetic andPharmacodynamic Modelling. ISRN Neuroscience Vol. 2013, Article ID 759640,5 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/759640
13. Logan J Voss, Claudia van Kan and James W Sleigh (2013) Quantitative
investigation into methods for evaluating neocortical slice viability.
BMC Neuroscience 14:137.

14. Logan J. Voss, Cecilia Hansson Baas, Linnea Hansson, Duan Li, James W. Sleigh(2013) Investigation into the effect of the general anaesthetic etomidate on
local neuronal synchrony in the mouse neocortical slice.
Brain Research 1526: 65-70.
15. Logan J Voss, Emelie Gauffin, Alexandra Ringqvist, James W. Sleigh (2014)
Investigation into the role of gap junction modulation of intracorticalconnectivity in mouse neocortical brain slices.
Brain Research 1553: 24-30.
16. Logan J. Voss, Liisa Andersson and Anna Jadelind (2015) The generalanesthetic propofol induces ictal-like seizure activity in hippocampal mousebrain slices. SpringerPlus 4:816 DOI 10.1186/s40064-015-1623-1
17. Logan J. Voss and James W. Sleigh (2015) Cortico-centric effects of generalanesthetics on cerebrocortical evoked potentials.
Neuroscience Bulletin 31: 697–704.
18. Logan J. Voss, Martyn G. Harvey and James W. Sleigh (2016) Inhibition ofastrocyte metabolism is not the primary mechanism for anaesthetic hypnosis.
SpringerPlus 5:1041 DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-2734-z
19. Carolin Wippel, Jana Maurer, Christina Fortsch, Sabrina Hupp, Alexandra Bohl,
Jiangtao Ma, Timothy J. Mitchell, Stephanie Bunkowski, Wolfgang Bruck, RolandNau, Asparouh I. Iliev (2013) Bacterial Cytolysin during Meningitis Disrupts
the Regulation of Glutamate in the Brain, Leading to Synaptic Damage.
PLOS Pathogens https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003380
20. Yusuf A., Ayo J.O., Abba A.A., Mohammed A., Kalume F. (2016) Elevatedextracellular potassium ion concentrations suppress hippocampal oscillations
in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome in-vitro. Journal African Assoc. Physiol.
Sci. 4 (2): 81-88.
21. Melanie M. Pleiss, Pradoldej Sompol, Susan D. Kraner, Hafiz Mohmmad Abdul,Jennifer L. Furman, Rodney P. Guttmann, Donna M. Wilcock, Peter T. Nelson,Christopher M. Norris (2016) Calcineurin proteolysis in astrocytes:
Implications for impaired synaptic function. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
1862: 1521–1532.

22. Sompol P, Furman JL, Pleiss MM, Kraner SD, Artiushin IA, Batten SR, Quintero
JE, Simmerman LA, Beckett TL, Lovell MA, Murphy MP, Gerhardt GA, andNorris CM (2017) Calcineurin/NFAT signaling in activated astrocytes drives
network hyperexcitability in Aβ-bearing mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 37:
6132-6148.
23. Besing RC, Rogers CO, Paul JR, Hablitz LM, Johnson RL, McMahon LL, andGamble KL (2017) GSK3 activity regulates rhythms in hippocampal clock
gene expression and synaptic plasticity. Hippocampus, 27: 890–898.
24. Edyta K. Bichler, Courtney C. Elder and Paul S. García (2017) Clarithromycin
increases neuronal excitability in CA3 pyramidal neurons through areduction in GABAergic signaling. Journal of Neurophysiology 117: 93–103.
25. Naga Rajesh Gorlamandala (2017) The contribution of canonical transient
receptor potential (TRPC) ion channels to ischemic brain injury. PhD Thesis,March 2017, UNSW Sydney
26. Logan J Voss, Sebastian Karalus, Vilhelm Englund, James W. Sleigh (2018)
Ketamine Action in the In Vitro Cortical Slice Is Mitigated by Potassium
Channel Blockade. Anesthesiology 128:1167-74.
27. Simran Maggo and John C. Ashton (2018) Effect of Cannabinoid Receptor
Agonists on Isolated Rat Atria. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 72:
191-194.
28. Magdalena Przybyla, Janet van Eersel, Annika van Hummel, Julia van der Hoven,Miheer Sabale, Anne Harasta, Julius Muller, Mehul Gajwani, Emmanuel Prikas,Thomas Mueller, Claire H. Stevens, John Power, Gary D. Housley, Tim Karl,
Michael Kassiou, Yazi D. Ke, Arne Ittner and Lars M. Ittner (2020) Onset ofhippocampal network aberration and memory deficits in P301S tau mice areassociated with an early gene signature. Brain 143: 1889–1904.
29. Farah A. Khokhar, Logan J. Voss, D. Alistair Steyn-Ross and Marcus T. Wilson(2020). Design and demonstration in vitro of mouse-specific Transcranial
Magnetic Stimulation coil. bioRxiv preprint doi:
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.09.900993

30. Logan J. Voss (2020) Relationship between artificial cerebrospinal fluid
oxygenation, slice depth and tissue performance in submerged brain slice
experiments. Neuroscience Letters vol.736.
31. Logan J. Voss, Nicola Whittle, Oliver Lamber, Gustav Envall, Jamie Sleigh(2020) Cerebrospinal fluid oxygen optimisation for rescue of metabolicallychallenged in vitro cortical brain tissue.
IBRO Reports 9: 302-309.
32. Logan J. Voss and Jamie W. Sleigh (2020) A Metabolic Mechanism for
Anaesthetic Suppression of Cortical Synaptic Function in Mouse Brain
Slices—A Pilot Investigation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21(4703): 1-13.
33. Logan J. Voss, Claudia van Kan, Gustav Envall, Oliver Lamber (2020) Impact ofvariation in tissue preparation methodology on the functional outcome of
neocortical mouse brain slices. Brain Research 1747: 11-15.
34. Jennifer A. Davis, Jodi R. Paul, Stefani D. Yates, Elam J. Cutts, Lori L. McMahon,Jennifer S. Pollock, David M. Pollock, Shannon M. Bailey, Karen L. Gamble(2021) Time-restricted feeding rescues high-fat-diet-induced hippocampal
impairment. iScience 24(102532): 1-9.
35. Chanchanok Chaichim, Madeleine J. Cannings, Gadiel Dumlao, and John M.
Power (2021) Long-term depression of excitatory transmission in the lateral
septum. Journal of Neurophysiology 125: 1825-1832.
36. Leurs et al. (2021) GHB analogs confer neuroprotection through specificinteraction with the CaMKIIαhub domain. Proceedings National Academy
Science 118(31): 1-9.

37. Pradoldej Sompol, Jenna L. Gollihue, Susan D. Kraner, Irina A. Artiushin,
Ryan A. Cloyd, Emad A. Chishti, Shon A. Koren, Grant K. Nation, Jose F.
Abisambra, Orsolya Huzian, Lajos I. Nagy, Miklos Santha, Laszlo
Hackler Jr, Laszlo G. Puskas, Christopher M. Norris (2021) Q134R:Small chemical compound with NFAT inhibitory properties improves
behavioral performance and synapse function in mouse models ofamyloid pathology. Aging Cell https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.13416

38. Logan J. Voss, Maxence Plouviez, Nicola Whittle (2021) Microalgaebased photosynthetic strategy for oxygenating avascularised mousebrain tissue – An in vitro proof of concept study. Brain Research 1768
(2021) 147585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147585

39. Chanchanok Chaichim, Tamara Tomanic, Holly Stefen, Esmeralda Paric,Lucy Gamaroff, Alexandra K. Suchowerska, Peter W. Gunning, Yazi D.
Ke, Thomas Fath and John Power (2021) Overexpression ofTropomyosin Isoform Tpm3.1 Does Not Alter Synaptic Function inHippocampal Neurons. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22: 9303-9319.

40. Jyoti Singh, Prasanta Kumar Nayak, Ashwini Kumar Kushwaha, Dev
Nath Singh Gautam, Manmath Kumar Nandi (2022) Neuroprotectiverole of Sida acuta Burm. f. in scopolamine-induced memory
impairment rat model: An electrophysiological and behavioral study.
Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences 8(1): 65-73.

41. Lacy K. Goode, Allison R. Fusilier, Natalie Remiszewski, Jacob M.
Reeves, Kavitha Abiraman, Matthew Defenderfer, Jodi R. Paul, Lori L.
McMahon, and Karen L. Gamble (2022) Examination of Diurnal
Variation and Sex Differences in Hippocampal Neurophysiology andSpatial Memory. ENeuro 9:1-17. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0124-22.2022
42. Jennifer A. Davis, Jodi R. Paul, Mugdha V. Mokashi, Stefani A. Yates,
Daniel J. Mount, Hira A. Munir, Lacy K. Goode, Martin E. Young, DavidB. Allison, Karen L. Gamble1 (2022) Circadian disruption ofhippocampus in an early senescence male mouse model. Pharmacol
Biochem Behav. doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2022.173388.

43. Kathleen Anne Guzek Whiting (2022) Microglial-NeurovascularInteractions and Neuronal Function at High Altitude. PhD
Dissertation; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

44. MacPherson KP, Eidson LN, Houser MC, Weiss BE, Gollihue JL, HerrickMK, de Sousa Rodrigues ME, Sniffen L, Weekman EM, Hamilton AM,
Kelly SD, Oliver DL, Yang Y, Chang J, Sampson TR, Norris CM andTansey MG (2023) Soluble TNF mediates amyloid-independent, dietinduced alterations to immune and neuronal functions in an
Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Frontiers Cellular Neuroscience
17:895017. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2023.895017

45. Sandesh Panthi, Paul Szyszka, Caroline W. Beck (2023) Expression ofmRNA encoding two gain-of-function cyfip2 variants associated withDEE65 results in spontaneous seizures in Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Preprint: doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.07.519540