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List of works by Ruth Mary Empson

7-Deaza-8-bromo-cyclic ADP-ribose, the First Membrane-permeant, Hydrolysis-resistant Cyclic ADP-ribose Antagonist

scientific article published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Adenosine acting via A1 receptors, controls the transition to status epilepticus-like behaviour in an in vitro model of epilepsy

scientific article

Amyloid-β acts as a regulator of neurotransmitter release disrupting the interaction between synaptophysin and VAMP2

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Are Type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors a viable therapeutic target for the treatment of cerebellar ataxia?

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Assessment of the Contribution of the Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase, PMCA, Calcium Transporter to Synapse Function Using Patch Clamp Electrophysiology and Fast Calcium Imaging

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Ca(2+) entry through L-type Ca(2+) channels helps terminate epileptiform activity by activation of a Ca(2+) dependent afterhyperpolarisation in hippocampal CA3.

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Chimeric rabies SADB19-VSVg-pseudotyped lentiviral vectors mediate long-range retrograde transduction from the mouse spinal cord.

scientific article published on 29 January 2015

Chlormethiazole inhibits epileptiform activity by potentiating GABA(A) receptor function

scientific article published in November 2000

Comparison of neuroplastin and synaptic marker protein expression in acute and cultured organotypic hippocampal slices from rat.

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Contribution of plasma membrane Ca ATPase to cerebellar synapse function

scientific article published on May 2010

Cyclic ADP-ribose enhances coupling between voltage-gated Ca2+ entry and intracellular Ca2+ release

scientific article published on August 1997

Cyclic PDZ-binding peptides as neuroprotective agents against excitotoxic brain damage

Cyclic hexa-arg PDZ-binding peptides that bind PSD95 inhibit glutamate-mediated toxicity

article published in 2010

Diversity of layer 5 projection neurons in the mouse motor cortex.

scientific article published on 16 October 2013

Effects of serotonin on synaptic and intrinsic properties of rat subicular neurons in vitro

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Electrophysiological properties of rat subicular neurons in vitro

scientific article published in December 1996

Electrophysiology and morphology of a new type of cell within layer II of the rat lateral entorhinal cortex in vitro

scientific article published on July 1995

Enhanced synaptic inhibition in the cerebellar cortex of the ataxic PMCA2(-/-) knockout mouse

scientific article published in October 2013

Evidence of a role for cyclic ADP-ribose in long-term synaptic depression in hippocampus

scientific journal article

Expression of plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase family members and associated synaptic proteins in acute and cultured organotypic hippocampal slices from rat

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Expression of the developmental transcription factor Fezf2 identifies a distinct subpopulation of layer 5 intratelencephalic-projection neurons in mature mouse motor cortex.

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Fezf2 expression in layer 5 projection neurons of mature mouse motor cortex.

scientific article published on 3 August 2015

Functional contributions of glutamate transporters at the parallel fibre to Purkinje neuron synapse-relevance for the progression of cerebellar ataxia

scientific article published on 16 June 2014

Functional contributions of the plasma membrane calcium ATPase and the sodium–calcium exchanger at mouse parallel fibre to Purkinje neuron synapses

scientific article published on November 9, 2012

Functional integration of calcium regulatory mechanisms at Purkinje neuron synapses

scientific article published on September 2012

Functional phenotype in transgenic mice expressing mutant human presenilin-1.

scientific article published in April 2000

Injection of tetanus toxin into the neocortex elicits persistent epileptiform activity but only transient impairment of GABA release

scientific article published on 01 November 1993

Modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid responses in the rat optic nerve

scientific article published in August 2000

Molecular interactions of the plasma membrane calcium ATPase 2 at pre- and post-synaptic sites in rat cerebellum

scientific journal article

Morphological and electrophysiological characterization of layer III cells of the medial entorhinal cortex of the rat.

scientific article published in April 1997

Network stability through homeostatic scaling of excitatory and inhibitory synapses following inactivity in CA3 of rat organotypic hippocampal slice cultures

scientific article published on 24 February 2006

Pentobarbitone modulates calcium transients in axons and synaptic boutons of hippocampal CA1 neurons

scientific article published on 29 September 2003

Perforant path connections to area CA1 are predominantly inhibitory in the rat hippocampal-entorhinal cortex combined slice preparation

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase 2 contributes to short-term synapse plasticity at the parallel fiber to Purkinje neuron synapse

scientific journal article

Potent depression of stimulus evoked field potential responses in the medial entorhinal cortex by serotonin

scientific article published on September 1999

Presynaptic plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase isoform 2a regulates excitatory synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal CA3

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Prolonged Type 1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Dependent Synaptic Signaling Contributes to Spino-Cerebellar Ataxia Type 1.

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Reduced expression of the "fast" calcium transporter PMCA2a during homeostatic plasticity.

scientific article published on 3 May 2009

Reduced expression of the Ca(2+) transporter protein PMCA2 slows Ca(2+) dynamics in mouse cerebellar Purkinje neurones and alters the precision of motor coordination

scientific article published on 18 January 2010

Serotonin and 8-OH-DPAT reduce excitatory transmission in rat hippocampal area CA1 via reduction in presumed presynaptic Ca2+ entry

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Serotonin blocks different patterns of low Mg2+-induced epileptiform activity in rat entorhinal cortex, but not hippocampus

scientific article published in January 1997

Serotonin reduces synaptic excitation of principal cells in the superficial layers of rat hippocampal-entorhinal cortex combined slices

scientific article published on 01 April 1995

Synaptic inhibition in primary and secondary chronic epileptic foci induced by intrahippocampal tetanus toxin in the rat.

scientific article published in June 1993

The Contribution of the Sodium-Calcium Exchanger (NCX) and Plasma Membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA) to Cerebellar Synapse Function

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

The NO pathway acts late during the fertilization response in sea urchin eggs

scientific article published on 22 January 2003

The perforant path projection to hippocampal area CA1 in the rat hippocampal-entorhinal cortex combined slice

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Transgenic mice for intersectional targeting of neural sensors and effectors with high specificity and performance

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Transient reversal of the sodium/calcium exchanger boosts presynaptic calcium and synaptic transmission at a cerebellar synapse

scientific article published on December 19, 2012

Validation of optical voltage reporting by the genetically encoded voltage indicator VSFP-Butterfly from cortical layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in mouse brain slices

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Voltage imaging to understand connections and functions of neuronal circuits

scientific article published on 13 April 2016