Anthony N. Van den Pol PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Departments & Organizations

Molecular Virology
Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Neurosurgery: van den Pol Research
Molecular Virology
Research Interests
Hypothalamus; neuroendocrinology; neural control of energy homeostasis; neuropeptide modulation of amino acid transmitter actions; hypocretin/orexin and MCH neurons; Neurovirology; viral vectors; oncolytic viruses more...
Education
- Ph.D., Yale University, 1977
Selected Publications
- Tsunematsu,T, Fu LY, Yamanaka A, Ichiki K, Tanoue A, Sakurai T, van den Pol AN (2008) Vasopressin increases locomotion through a V1a receptor in orexin/hypocretin neurons- implications for water homeostasis. J. Neurosci. 28: 228-238.
- Huang H, van den Pol AN. (2007) Rapid direct excitation and long-lasting enhancement of NMDA response by group I metabotropic glutamate receptor activation of hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone neurons. J. Neurosci. 27: 11560-11572.
- Ho WSC, van den Pol AN (2007) Bystander attenuation of neuronal and astrocyte intercellular communication by murine cytomegalovirus infection of glia J. Virol. 2007 81: 7286-7292.


