2023
Ground squirrels – experts in thermoregulatory adaptation
Feketa V, Bagriantsev S, Gracheva E. Ground squirrels – experts in thermoregulatory adaptation. Trends In Neurosciences 2023, 46: 505-507. PMID: 37188617, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2020
CNGA3 acts as a cold sensor in hypothalamic neurons
Feketa VV, Nikolaev YA, Merriman DK, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. CNGA3 acts as a cold sensor in hypothalamic neurons. ELife 2020, 9: e55370. PMID: 32270761, PMCID: PMC7182431, DOI: 10.7554/elife.55370.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Somatosensory Neurons Enter a State of Altered Excitability during Hibernation
Hoffstaetter LJ, Mastrotto M, Merriman DK, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. Somatosensory Neurons Enter a State of Altered Excitability during Hibernation. Current Biology 2018, 28: 2998-3004.e3. PMID: 30174191, PMCID: PMC6173314, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsArousalBody TemperatureCold TemperatureHibernationSciuridaeSensory Receptor CellsConceptsSomatosensory neuronsAction potentialsPeripheral somatosensory neuronsVoltage-gated sodium channelsTherapeutic hypothermiaAltered excitabilityFunctional deficitsCase of neuronsSensory functionFiring patternsNeuronsCold exposureInput resistanceSodium channelsRapid restorationBody temperatureHypometabolismHypothermiaDevelopment of strategiesSensory informationProlonged periodAdaptive responseArousalCNSExcitability