2009
Correlation between body weight changes and postoperative pain in rats treated with meloxicam or buprenorphine
Brennan MP, Sinusas AJ, Horvath TL, Collins JG, Harding MJ. Correlation between body weight changes and postoperative pain in rats treated with meloxicam or buprenorphine. Lab Animal 2009, 38: 87-93. PMID: 19229225, PMCID: PMC2805902, DOI: 10.1038/laban0309-87.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative painBody weightAdult male Lewis ratsWeight changeMajor surgical proceduresGeneral endotracheal anesthesiaMale Lewis ratsEfficacy of meloxicamRat body weightYoung adult ratsBody weight changesBody weight gainBuprenorphine analgesiaPostoperative changesLewis ratsEndotracheal anesthesiaSurgical proceduresPhysiologic effectsAdult ratsControl groupPainBuprenorphineRatsNormal levelsWeight gain
2003
Estradiol affects axo-somatic contacts of neuroendocrine cells in the arcuate nucleus of adult rats
Parducz A, Zsarnovszky A, Naftolin F, Horvath TL. Estradiol affects axo-somatic contacts of neuroendocrine cells in the arcuate nucleus of adult rats. Neuroscience 2003, 117: 791-794. PMID: 12654332, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00967-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxo-somatic contactsArcuate nucleusSynaptic plasticityGABAergic axo-somatic synapsesMorphological synaptic plasticityAxo-somatic synapsesEffects of estradiolSynapse quantificationArcuate neuronsTracer FluorogoldGonadal steroidsAnterior pituitaryAdult ratsHypophysiotropic neuronsMedian eminenceNervous systemTransient decreaseSystemic applicationNeuroendocrine cellsDisector methodNeuronsNumerical densityEstradiolFluorogoldCells
2001
Turnover of Rat Brain Perivascular Cells
Bechmann I, Kwidzinski E, Kovac A, Simbürger E, Horvath T, Gimsa U, Dirnagl U, Priller J, Nitsch R. Turnover of Rat Brain Perivascular Cells. Experimental Neurology 2001, 168: 242-249. PMID: 11259112, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain perivascular spacesBone marrow transplantationPerivascular spacesPerivascular cellsMarrow transplantationAdult ratsBlood borne macrophagesBrain perivascular cellsHealthy adult ratsEx vivo isolationMonocyte/macrophage lineageHigh phagocytic capacityNormal adult ratsMHC mismatchIntraventricular injectionBrain parenchymaIntracerebral injectionAntigen presentationImmune surveillanceDonor macrophagesPhagocytic capacityMacrophage lineageMacrophagesVivo isolationSame animals