Michael J. Rowan

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Beta-amyloid blocks high frequency stimulation induced LTP but not nicotine enhanced LTP
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 188–195, 2007
  2. Developmental dependence, the role of the kinases p38 MAPK and PKC, and the involvement of tumor necrosis factor-R1 in the induction of mGlu-5 LTD in the dentate gyrus
    Neuroscience, vol. 144, no. 1, pp. 110–118, 2007
  3. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-dependent induction of persistent synaptic enhancement in rat hippocampus in vivo
    Neuroscience, vol. 144, no. 2, pp. 754–761, 2007
  4. Nicotinic receptor-mediated enhancement of long-term potentiation involves activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors and ryanodine-sensitive calcium stores in the dentate gyrus
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 3109–3118, 2006
  5. Autophosphorylation of  CaMKII is not a general requirement for NMDA receptor-dependent LTP in the adult mouse
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 574, no. 3, pp. 805–818, 2006
  6. Long-Term Potentiation Is Mediated by Multiple Kinase Cascades Involving CaMKII or Either PKA or p42/44 MAPK in the Adult Rat Dentate Gyrus In Vitro
    Journal of Neurophysiology, vol. 95, no. 6, pp. 3519–3527, 2006
  7. Long-Term Depression of NMDA Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Transmission Is Dependent on Activation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Is Altered to Long-Term Potentiation by Low Intracellular Calcium Buffering
    Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1128–1132, 2006
  8. beta-amyloid inhibition of long-term potentiation is mediated via tumor necrosis factor
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 2827–2832, 2005
  9. Amyloid ß protein immunotherapy neutralizes Aß oligomers that disrupt synaptic plasticity in vivo
    Nature Medicine, vol. 11, no. 5, Article ID nm1234, 5 pages, 2005
  10. Synaptic plasticity disruption by amyloid ß protein: modulation by potential Alzheimer's disease modifying therapies
    Biochemical Society Transactions, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 563, 2005
  11. The role of cell-derived oligomers of Aß in Alzheimer's disease and avenues for therapeutic intervention
    Biochemical Society Transactions, vol. 33, no. 5, p. 1087, 2005
  12. Synaptically stimulated induction of group i metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression and depotentiation is inhibited by prior activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors and PROTEIN KINASE C
    Neuroscience, vol. 123, no. 2, pp. 507–514, 2004
  13. Mechanisms of the inhibitory effects of amyloid ?-protein on synaptic plasticity
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 39, no. 11-12, pp. 1661–1667, 2004
  14. An NMDAR-independent LTP mediated by group II metabotropic glutamate receptors and p42/44 MAP kinase in the dentate gyrus in vitro
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 311–317, 2004
  15. Soluble Arctic amyloid beta protein inhibits hippocampal long-term potentiation in vivo
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 2839–2846, 2004
  16. Endogenous acetylcholine lowers the threshold for long-term potentiation induction in the CA1 area through muscarinic receptor activation: in vivo study
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 1267–1275, 2004
  17. The effect of the menstrual cycle on electrophysiological and behavioral measures of memory and mood
    Psychophysiology, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 592–603, 2004
  18.  -Amyloid-Mediated Inhibition of NMDA Receptor-Dependent Long-Term Potentiation Induction Involves Activation of Microglia and Stimulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Superoxide
    Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 24, no. 27, pp. 6049–6056, 2004
  19. Block of Long-Term Potentiation by Naturally Secreted and Synthetic Amyloid  -Peptide in Hippocampal Slices Is Mediated via Activation of the Kinases c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5, and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase as well as Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Type 5
    Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 24, no. 13, pp. 3370–3378, 2004
  20. Synaptic plasticity in animal models of early Alzheimer's disease
    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 358, no. 1432, pp. 821–828, 2003
  21. Mechanisms underlying the inhibition of long-term potentiation by preconditioning stimulation in the hippocampus in vitro
    Neuroscience, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 297–305, 2003
  22. Memory-related EEG power and coherence reductions in mild Alzheimer's disease
    International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 147–163, 2003
  23. Chronic exposure to 2,5-hexanedione impairs the glutamate-nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway in cerebellar neurons in culture and in rat brain in vivo
    Neurochemistry International, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 525–533, 2003
  24. Presynaptic group III mGluR modulation of short-term plasticity in the lateral perforant path of the dentate gyrus in vitro
    Brain Research, vol. 952, no. 1, pp. 38–43, 2002
  25. Early spatial memory deficit induced by 2,5-hexanedione in the rat
    Toxicology Letters, vol. 128, no. 1-3, pp. 107–115, 2002
  26. Naturally secreted oligomers of amyloid ß protein potently inhibit hippocampal long-term potentiation in vivo
    Nature, vol. 416, no. 6880, pp. 535–539, 2002
  27. Activation of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors results in long-term potentiation following preconditioning stimulation in the dentate gyrus
    Neuroscience, vol. 105, no. 2, pp. 335–341, 2001
  28. Application of N-methyl-?-aspartate induces long-term potentiation in the medial perforant path and long-term depression in the lateral perforant path of the rat dentate gyrus in vitro
    Neuroscience Letters, vol. 298, no. 3, pp. 175–178, 2001
  29. Amyloid-ß oligomers: their production, toxicity and therapeutic inhibition
    Biochemical Society Transactions, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 552, 2001
  30. NMDA receptor- and metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity induced by high frequency stimulation in the rat dentate gyrus in vitro
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 533, no. 3, pp. 745–755, 2001
  31. Corrigendum to: “DCG-IV inhibits synaptic transmission by activation of NMDA receptors in area CA1 of rat hippocampus” [Eur. J. Pharmacol. 322 (1997) 173–178]
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 395, no. 1, p. 85, 2000
  32. A persistent reduction in short-term facilitation accompanies long-term potentiation in the CA1 area in the intact hippocampus
    Neuroscience, vol. 100, no. 2, pp. 213–220, 2000
  33. Induction of long-lasting depression by (+)-a-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine and other group II mGlu receptor ligands in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in vitro
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 366, no. 2-3, pp. 151–158, 1999
  34. Role of protein kinases A and C in the induction of mGluR-dependent long-term depression in the medial perforant path of the rat dentate gyrus in vitro
    Neuroscience Letters, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 71–74, 1999
  35. Activation of mGluRII induces LTD via activation of protein kinase A and protein kinase C in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in vitro
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 73–83, 1999
  36. Induction of LTD by activation of group I mGluR in the dentate gyrus in vitro
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1597–1606, 1999
  37. Induction of LTD by increasing extracellular Ca2+ from a low level in the dentate gyrus in vitro
    Neuroscience Letters, vol. 255, no. 1, pp. 53–56, 1998
  38. Presynaptic inhibitory action of the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonists, LY354740 and DCG-IV
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 356, no. 2-3, pp. 149–157, 1998
  39. Nature, vol. 394, no. 6696, pp. 891–894, 1998
  40. Glucocorticoid receptor and protein/RNA synthesis-dependent mechanisms underlie the control of synaptic plasticity by stress
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 95, no. 6, pp. 3204–3208, 1998
  41. Role of protein kinase C in the induction of homosynaptic long-term depression by brief low frequency stimulation in the dentate gyrus of the rat hippocampus in vitro
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 513, no. 2, pp. 467–475, 1998
  42. Behavioural stress facilitates the induction of long-term depression in the hippocampus
    Nature, vol. 387, no. 6632, Article ID 387497a0, 3 pages, 1997
  43. Low-frequency stimulation induces homosynaptic depotentiation but not long-term depression of synaptic transmission in the adult anaesthetized and awake rat hippocampus in vivo
    Neuroscience, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 75–85, 1997
  44. Block of theta-burst-induced long-term potentiation by (1S,3S)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid: further evidence against long-term potentiation as a model for learning
    Neuroscience, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 17–22, 1997
  45. Evidence for involvement of the neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase during induction of long-term potentiation and long-term depression in the rat dentate gyros in vitro
    Neuroscience, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 393–398, 1997
  46. Electrophysiologic Responses to Varying Mnemonic Demand: A “Stress Test” Is Not Diagnostic in Very Mild Alzheimer's Disease
    Biological Psychiatry, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 1073–1075, 1997
  47. Activation of group-II metabotropic glutamate receptors blocks induction of long-term potentiation and depotentiation in area CA1 of the rat in vivo
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 322, no. 2-3, pp. 155–163, 1997
  48. DCG-IV inhibits synaptic transmission by activation of NMDA receptors in area CA1 of rat hippocampus
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 322, no. 2-3, pp. 173–178, 1997
  49. Effect of repeated ipsapirone treatment on hippocampal excitatory synaptic transmission in the freely behaving rat: role of 5-HT1A receptors and relationship to anxiolytic effect
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 323, no. 1, pp. 59–68, 1997
  50. PCCG-IV inhibits the induction of long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus in vitro
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 332, no. 2, pp. 161–165, 1997
  51. HFS-induced long-term potentiation and LFS-induced depotentiation in area CA1 of the hippocampus are not good models for learning
    Psychopharmacology, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 174–182, 1997
  52. Longitudinal visual evoked potentials in alzheimer's disease: A preliminary report
    Biological Psychiatry, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 455–457, 1996
  53. -AP4 (-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid) induced impairment of spatial learning in the rat is antagonized by MAP4 ((S)-2-amino-2methyl-4-phosphonobutanoic acid)
    Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 81, no. 1-2, pp. 69–79, 1996
  54. 7-Nitro indazole, a selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in vivo, impairs spatial learning in the rat.
    Learning & Memory, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 267–278, 1996
  55. Training in the Morris water maze occludes the synergism between ACPD and arachidonic acid on glutamate release in synaptosomes prepared from rat hippocampus.
    Learning & Memory, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 296–304, 1996
  56. Dantrolene inhibits long-term depression and depotentiation of synaptic transmission in the rat dentate gyrus
    Neuroscience, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 621–624, 1995
  57. Potentiation of -methyl--aspartate-receptor-mediated currents detected using the excised patch technique in the hippocampal dentate gyrus
    Neuroscience, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 363–369, 1995
  58. ß-amyloid-(1–40) increases long-term potentiation in rat hippocampus in vitro
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 284, no. 3, pp. R1–R3, 1995
  59. The azapirone metabolite 1-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine depresses excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus of the alert rat via 5-HT1A receptors
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 294, no. 2-3, pp. 617–624, 1995
  60. Metabotropic glutamate receptor-induced homosynaptic long-term depression and depotentiation in the dentate gyrus of the rat hippocampus
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 983–989, 1995
  61. 5-HT1A receptor-mediated inhibition in the hippocampus of the alert rat — effects of repeated gepirone treatment
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 260, no. 2-3, pp. 149–155, 1994
  62. Long-lasting enhancement of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission by metabotropic glutamate receptor activation
    Nature, vol. 367, no. 6463, Article ID 367557a0, 2 pages, 1994
  63. Recent research on the causes of Alzheimer's disease
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 255–262, 1993
  64. Use-dependent effects of acute and chronic treatment with imipramine and buspirone on excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat hippocampus in vivo
    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, vol. 348, no. 2, pp. 158–163, 1993
  65. Corrigendum
    Brain Research, vol. 579, no. 1, pp. 179–179, 1992
  66. Serotoninergic depression of auditory evoked responses recorded in the rat hippocampus: effect of repeated buspirone treatment
    Brain Research, vol. 573, no. 2, pp. 190–196, 1992
  67. Inhibition of an N-methyl-d-aspartate induced short-term potentiation in the rat hippocampal slice
    Brain Research, vol. 562, no. 2, pp. 335–338, 1991
  68. EEG and event related potentials in hepatic encephalopathy
    Metabolic Brain Disease, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 175–186, 1991
  69. Effects of methylglyoxal on adrenergic transmission in isolated rabbit intestine
    Toxicology in Vitro, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 169–172, 1991
  70. Trans-ACPD enhances long-term potentiation in the hippocampus
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 197, no. 2-3, pp. 231–232, 1991
  71. The effects of external calcium on the ? induced short-term potentiation in the rat hippocampal slice
    Neuroscience Letters, vol. 131, no. 1, pp. 13–16, 1991
  72. Change in barbiturate anaesthesic sensitivity as a prognostic indicator of electroconvulsive therapy outcome
    Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 251–255, 1991
  73. The effect of the anxioiytic gepirone on the acquisition and recall of a spatial navigation task in the rat
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 5, p. 1964, 1990
  74. P300 as a predictor of recovery from coma
    The Lancet, vol. 336, no. 8725, pp. 1265–1266, 1990
  75. Buspirone impairment of performance of passive avoidance and spatial learning tasks in the rat
    Psychopharmacology, vol. 100, no. 3, pp. 393–398, 1990
  76. The auditory P300 event—related potential: An objective marker of the encephalopathy of chronic liver disease
    Hepatology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 688–694, 1990
  77. The role of ? receptors in the generation of short-term potentiation in the rat hippocampus
    Brain Research, vol. 503, no. 1, pp. 148–151, 1989
  78. Serotonergic involvement in the inhibitory effects of repeated buspirone treatment on synaptic transmission in the hippocampus
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 167, no. 1, pp. 21–29, 1989
  79. The role of calcium in short-term potentiation in the rat hippocampal slice
    Brain Research, vol. 459, no. 1, pp. 192–195, 1988
  80. The effects of external calcium on long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampal slice
    Brain Research, vol. 447, no. 2, pp. 234–238, 1988
  81. Changes in auditory evoked responses and in the inhibitory action of 5-hydroxytryptophan following chronic treatment with imipramine in the rat
    Psychopharmacology, vol. 96, no. 3, pp. 408–413, 1988
  82. Caffeine inhibits post-tetanic potentiation but does not alter long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampal slice
    Brain Research, vol. 426, no. 2, pp. 250–256, 1987
  83. Electroconvulsive treatment reduces long-term potentiation in rat hippocampus
    Brain Research, vol. 435, no. 1-2, pp. 377–379, 1987
  84. Enhancement of long-term potentiation by the calcium channel agonist Bayer K8644 in CA1 of the rat hippocampus in vitro
    Neuroscience Letters, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 351–355, 1987
  85. 4-Aminopyridine-mediated increase in long-term potentiation in CA1 of the rat hippocampus
    Neuroscience Letters, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 106–109, 1986
  86. Neurophysiological effects of buspirone and isapirone in the hippocampus: comparison with 5-hydroxytryptamine
    European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 93–96, 1986
  87. The effect of prolonged treatment with tricyclic antidepressants on the actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the hippocampal slice of the rat
    Neuropharmacology, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 131–137, 1985
  88. Neurophysiological evidence for tricyclic antidepressant-induced decreased beta-adrenergic responsiveness in the rat hippocampus
    Brain Research, vol. 300, no. 1, pp. 192–194, 1984
  89. An analysis of the toxicity of hydroquinone on central synaptic transmission
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 238–243, 1980