Julio L. Vergara

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Quantitative evaluation of mammalian skeletal muscle as a heterologous protein expression system
    Protein Expression and Purification, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 281–288, 2006
  2. Calcium Release Domains in Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Studied with Two-photon Imaging and Spot Detection Techniques
    The Journal of General Physiology, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 623–637, 2006
  3. Optical Imaging and Functional Characterization of the Transverse Tubular System of Mammalian Muscle Fibers using the Potentiometric Indicator di-8-ANEPPS
    Journal of Membrane Biology, vol. 208, no. 2, pp. 141–153, 2005
  4. Propagation in the transverse tubular system and voltage dependence of calcium release in normal and mdx mouse muscle fibres
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 568, no. 3, pp. 867–880, 2005
  5. Kinetic Properties of DM-Nitrophen Binding to Calcium and Magnesium
    Biophysical Journal, vol. 88, no. 6, pp. 4421–4433, 2005
  6. The action potential-evoked sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release is impaired in mdx mouse muscle fibres
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 557, no. 1, pp. 59–75, 2004
  7. Characterization of the calcium release domains during excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle fibres
    Pfl�gers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, vol. 443, no. 4, pp. 508–519, 2002
  8. A Change in the Conformation of Prions Accompanies the Emergence of a New Prion Strain
    Neuron, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 921–932, 2002
  9. Measuring prions causing bovine spongiform encephalopathy or chronic wasting disease by immunoassays and transgenic mice
    Nature Biotechnology, vol. 20, no. 11, Article ID nbt748, 3 pages, 2002
  10. Dominant-negative inhibition of prion replication in transgenic mice
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 99, no. 20, pp. 13079–13084, 2002
  11. Contact-dependent aggregation of functional Ca2+ channels, synaptic vesicles and postsynaptic receptors in active zones of a neuromuscular junction
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 533–546, 2001
  12. Contribution of presynaptic calcium-activated potassium currents to transmitter release regulation in cultured Xenopus nerve–muscle synapses
    Neuroscience, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 229–240, 2001
  13. Nature, vol. 412, no. 6848, pp. 739–743, 2001
  14. Inverted double-gap isolation chamber for high-resolution calcium fluorimetry in skeletal muscle fibers
    Pfl�gers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, vol. 438, no. 3, pp. 412–418, 1999
  15. Fast voltage gating of Ca2+ release in frog skeletal muscle revealed by supercharging pulses
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 511, no. 2, pp. 509–518, 1998
  16. Localized detection of action potential-induced presynaptic calcium transients at a Xenopus neuromuscular junction
    The Journal of Physiology, vol. 505, no. 3, pp. 585–592, 1997
  17. Kinetic properties of DM-nitrophen and calcium indicators: rapid transient response to flash photolysis
    Pfl�gers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, vol. 434, no. 5, pp. 615–631, 1997
  18. Detection of Ca2+-transients elicited by flash photolysis of DM-nitrophen with a fast calcium indicator
    FEBS Letters, vol. 364, no. 3, pp. 335–338, 1995
  19. Localization of the site of Ca2 + release at the level of a single sarcomere in skeletal muscle fibres
    Nature, vol. 367, no. 6465, Article ID 367739a0, 2 pages, 1994
  20. Phosphoinositides in giant barnacle muscle fibers: A quantitative analysis at rest and following electrical stimulation
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, vol. 1167, no. 1, pp. 94–101, 1993
  21. The use of metallochromic Ca indicators in skeletal muscle
    Cell Calcium, vol. 6, no. 1-2, pp. 119–132, 1985
  22. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate: A Possible Chemical Link in Excitation--Contraction Coupling in Muscle
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 82, no. 18, pp. 6352–6356, 1985
  23. Dichroic behavior of the absorbance signals from dyes NK2367 and WW375 in skeletal muscle fibers
    The Journal of General Physiology, vol. 84, no. 5, pp. 805–837, 1984
  24. T-system optical signals associated with inward rectification in skeletal muscle
    Nature, vol. 301, no. 5896, Article ID 301164a0, 2 pages, 1983
  25. Effects of Tetracaine on Charge Movements and Calcium Signals in Frog Skeletal Muscle Fibers
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 80, no. 5, pp. 1477–1481, 1983
  26. Arsenazo III and antipyrylazo III calcium transients in single skeletal muscle fibers
    The Journal of General Physiology, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 679–707, 1982
  27. Optical signals from surface and T system membranes in skeletal muscle fibers. Experiments with the potentiometric dye NK2367
    The Journal of General Physiology, vol. 80, no. 2, pp. 203–230, 1982
  28. Analysis of the structure of intramembrane particles of the mammalian urinary bladder
    The Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 514–528, 1980
  29. Local anaesthetics inhibit tension development and Nile blue fluorescence signals in frog muscle fibres
    Nature, vol. 277, no. 5695, Article ID 277400a0, 2 pages, 1979
  30. Metabolic correlates of fatigue and of recovery from fatigue in single frog muscle fibers
    The Journal of General Physiology, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 593–606, 1978
  31. Nile blue fluorescence signals from cut single muscle fibers under voltage or current clamp conditions
    The Journal of General Physiology, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 775–800, 1978
  32. Fluorescence changes during electrical activity in frog muscle stained with merocyanine
    Nature, vol. 259, no. 5545, Article ID 259684a0, 2 pages, 1976
  33. On the connection between the transverse tubules and the plasma membrane in frog semitendinosus skeletal muscle
    The Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 734–740, 1975
  34. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LUMINAL MEMBRANES FROM URINARY BLADDER
    The Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 83–94, 1974
  35. Fatigue in frog single muscle fibres
    Nature, vol. 252, no. 5485, Article ID 252727a0, 1 pages, 1974
  36. A hexagonal arrangement of subunits in membrane of mouse urinary bladder*1
    Journal of Molecular Biology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 593–594, 1969