2003
Midbrain serotonergic neurons are central pH chemoreceptors
Severson CA, Wang W, Pieribone VA, Dohle CI, Richerson GB. Midbrain serotonergic neurons are central pH chemoreceptors. Nature Neuroscience 2003, 6: 1139-1140. PMID: 14517544, DOI: 10.1038/nn1130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Chemosensitive serotonergic neurons are closely associated with large medullary arteries
Bradley S, Pieribone V, Wang W, Severson C, Jacobs R, Richerson G. Chemosensitive serotonergic neurons are closely associated with large medullary arteries. Nature Neuroscience 2002, 5: 401-402. PMID: 11967547, DOI: 10.1038/nn848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden infant death syndromeSerotonergic neuronsArterial blood CO2Central respiratory chemoreceptorsInfant death syndromePatch-clamp recordingsMedullary arteriesRat medullaBrain slicesDeath syndromeRespiratory chemoreceptorsLarge arteriesTryptophan hydroxylaseBrain functionNeuronsBlood CO2ArteryDevelopmental abnormalitiesMedullaConfocal imagingAnatomical specializationsSyndromeAbnormalitiesNeurons1
1992
Serotonin-, substance P- and glutamate/aspartate-like immunoreactivities in medullo-spinal pathways of rat and primate
Nicholas AP, Pieribone VA, Arvidsson U, Hökfelt T. Serotonin-, substance P- and glutamate/aspartate-like immunoreactivities in medullo-spinal pathways of rat and primate. Neuroscience 1992, 48: 545-559. PMID: 1376453, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90401-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspartate-like immunoreactivityExcitatory amino acidsSubstance PColchicine-treated ratsSpinal cordLarger alpha motor neuronsB3 cell groupSubstance P neuronsAlpha motor neuronsGlutamate-like immunoreactivityTripeptide thyrotropin-releasing hormoneDistribution of serotoninThyrotropin-releasing hormoneUndecapeptide substance PImmunohistofluorescence techniqueMedullary neuronsImmunoreactive neuronsRaphe neuronsVentral hornRetrograde tracingSerotonergic neuronsMedulla oblongataSpinal projectionsLarge boutonsAutonomic cells