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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. Chronic ACE inhibitor treatment increases angiotensin type 1 receptor binding in vivo in the dog kidney
   European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 2008
2. Use of Z310 cells as an in vitro blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier model: Tight junction proteins and transport properties
   Toxicology in Vitro, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 190–199, 2008
3. Alteration of saliva and serum concentrations of manganese, copper, zinc, cadmium and lead among career welders
   Toxicology Letters, vol. 176, no. 1, pp. 40–47, 2008
4. Female protection in progressive renal disease is associated with estradiol attenuation of superoxide production
   Gender Medicine, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 56–71, 2007
5. Macromolecules involved in production and metabolism of beta-amyl oid at the brain barriers
   Brain Research, vol. 1138, pp. 187–195, 2007
6. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and manganese concentrations in red blood cells of smelting workers: Search for biomarkers of manganese exposure
   NeuroToxicology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 126–135, 2007
7. Quantification of the Neurotoxic ß-Carboline Harmane in Barbecued/Grilled Meat Samples and Correlation with Level of Doneness
   Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 1014–1019, 2007
8. 17beta-Estradiol deficiency reduces potassium excretion in an angiotensin type 1 receptor-dependent manner
   AJP: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, vol. 293, no. 1, pp. H17–H22, 2007
9. Early lead exposure increases the leakage of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, in vitro
   Human & Experimental Toxicology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 159–167, 2007
10. Blood harmane is correlated with cerebellar metabolism in essential tremor: A pilot study
    Neurology, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 515–520, 2007
11. Interactions between Angiotensin ll and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Renomedullary Interstitial Cells: The Role of Neutral Endopeptidase
    Nephron Physiology, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. p149–p156, 2006
12. Translational regulation of ANG II type 1 receptors in proliferating vascular smooth muscle cells
    AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, vol. 290, no. 1, pp. R50–R56, 2006
13. Effective Treatment of Manganese-Induced Occupational Parkinsonism With p-Aminosalicylic Acid: A Case of 17-Year Follow-Up Study
    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 644–649, 2006
14. Upregulation of DMT1 expression in choroidal epithelia of the blood–CSF barrier following manganese exposure in vitro
    Brain Research, vol. 1097, no. 1, pp. 1–10, 2006
15. Molecular mechanism of distorted iron regulation in the blood–CSF barrier and regional blood–brain barrier following in vivo subchronic manganese exposure
    NeuroToxicology, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 737–744, 2006
16. Estrogens contribute to a sex difference in plasma potassium concentration: A mechanism for regulation of adrenal angiotensin receptors
    Gender Medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 43–53, 2006
17. Alteration of Serum Concentrations of Manganese, Iron, Ferritin, and Transferrin Receptor Following Exposure to Welding Fumes Among Career Welders
    NeuroToxicology, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 257–265, 2005
18. Alteration at translational but not transcriptional level of transferrin receptor expression following manganese exposure at the blood–CSF barrier in vitro
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 205, no. 2, pp. 188–200, 2005
19. Establishment of an in vitro brain barrier epithelial transport system for pharmacological and toxicological study
    Brain Research, vol. 1057, no. 1-2, pp. 37–48, 2005
20. Gonadal steroid regulation of renal injury in renal wrap hypertension
    AJP: Renal Physiology, vol. 288, no. 3, pp. F513–F520, 2005
21. Small interfering RNA-mediated functional silencing of vasopressin V2 receptors in the mouse kidney
    Physiological Genomics, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 382–388, 2005
22. Blood harmane concentrations and dietary protein consumption in essential tremor
    Neurology, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 391–396, 2005
23. Cardiovascular Toxicities Upon Manganese Exposure
    Cardiovascular Toxicology, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 345–354, 2005
24. Ovariectomy Augments Hypertension in Aging Female Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats
    Hypertension, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 405–409, 2004
25. Occupational Exposure to Welding Fume among Welders: Alterations of Manganese, Iron, Zinc, Copper, and Lead in Body Fluids and the Oxidative Stress Status
    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 241–248, 2004
26. Sex differences in renal injury and nitric oxide production in renal wrap hypertension
    AJP: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, vol. 288, no. 1, pp. H43–H47, 2004
27. Translational control of the rat angiotensin type 1a receptor by alternative splicing
    Gene, vol. 341, pp. 93–100, 2004
28. Manganese toxicity upon overexposure
    NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 544–553, 2004
29. Translational Regulation of Angiotensin Type 1a Receptor Expression and Signaling by Upstream AUGs in the 5' Leader Sequence
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 279, no. 44, pp. 45322–45328, 2004
30. A large population of ‘Lyman-break’ galaxies in a protocluster at redshift z ˜ 4.1
    Nature, vol. 427, no. 6969, Article ID nature02125, 3 pages, 2004
31. A gravitationally lensed quasar with quadruple images separated by 14.62?arcseconds
    Nature, vol. 426, no. 6968, Article ID nature02153, 2 pages, 2003
32. Brain barrier systems: a new frontier in metal neurotoxicological research
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 192, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 2003
33. Transport of L-[ 125 I]Thyroxine bY iN Situ Perfused Ovine Choroid Plexus: Inhibition by Lead Exposure
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 435–451, 2003
34. Estrogen Regulates Adrenal Angiotensin Type 1 Receptors by Modulating Adrenal Angiotensin Levels
    Endocrinology, vol. 144, no. 4, pp. 1350–1356, 2003
35. Estrogen Regulates Adrenal Angiotensin AT1 Receptors by Modulating AT1 Receptor Translation
    Endocrinology, vol. 144, no. 7, pp. 3251–3261, 2003
36. Establishment and characterization of an immortalized Z310 choroidal epithelial cell line from murine choroid plexus
    Brain Research, vol. 958, no. 2, pp. 371–380, 2002
37. Iron overload following manganese exposure in cultured neuronal, but not neuroglial cells
    Brain Research, vol. 897, no. 1-2, pp. 175–179, 2001
38. Coordinate regulation of canine glomeruli and adrenal angiotensin receptors by dietary sodium manipulation
    Kidney International, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 1881–1890, 2001
39. TOXICOKINETICS OF TREMOROGENIC NATURAL PRODUCTS, HARMANE AND HARMINE, IN MALE SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 645–660, 2001
40. Differential Cytotoxicity of Mn(II) and Mn(III): Special Reference to Mitochondrial [Fe-S] Containing Enzymes
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 175, no. 2, pp. 160–168, 2001
41. Neurotoxicology of the Brain Barrier System: New Implications
    Clinical Toxicology, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 711–719, 2001
42. Transthyretin, Thyroxine, and Retinol-Binding Protein in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid: Effect of Lead Exposure
    Toxicological Sciences, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 107–114, 2001
43. Resolving the Structure of Ionized Helium in the Intergalactic Medium with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
    Science, vol. 293, no. 5532, pp. 1112–1116, 2001
44. Comparative Toxicokinetics of Manganese Chloride and Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl (MMT) in Sprague-Dawley Rats
    Toxicological Sciences, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 295–301, 2000
45. Distribution of Lead and Transthyretin in Human Eyes
    Clinical Toxicology, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 377–381, 2000
46. Estradiol Attenuates Angiotensin-Induced Aldosterone Secretion in Ovariectomized Rats
    Endocrinology, vol. 141, no. 12, pp. 4629–4636, 2000
47. Determination of Harmane and Harmine in Human Blood Using Reversed-Phased High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Fluorescence Detection
    Analytical Biochemistry, vol. 279, no. 2, pp. 125–129, 2000
48. Inhibition by Lead of Production and Secretion of Transthyretin in the Choroid Plexus: Its Relation to Thyroxine Transport at Blood–CSF Barrier
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 155, no. 1, pp. 24–31, 1999
49. Alteration of iron homeostasis following chronic exposure to manganese in rats
    Brain Research, vol. 833, no. 1, pp. 125–132, 1999
50. Estrogen Regulates Angiotensin AT1 Receptor Expression via Cytosolic Proteins that Bind to the 5' Leader Sequence of the Receptor mRNA
    Endocrinology, vol. 140, no. 11, pp. 5435–5438, 1999
51. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 209–214, 1998
52. Manganese inhibits mitochondrial aconitase: a mechanism of manganese neurotoxicity
    Brain Research, vol. 799, no. 2, pp. 334–342, 1998
53. Lead Exposure Promotes Translocation of Protein Kinase C Activities in Rat Choroid Plexusin Vitro,but Notin Vivo
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 149, no. 1, pp. 99–106, 1998
54. Regulation of Cytosolic Proteins BindingcisElements in the 5' Leader Sequence of the Angiotensin AT1Receptor mRNA
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 245, no. 3, pp. 865–870, 1998
55. Chronic Lead Exposure Alters Transthyretin Concentration in Rat Cerebrospinal Fluid: The Role of the Choroid Plexus
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 139, no. 2, pp. 445–450, 1996
56. Identification of nonconserved amino acids in the AT1 receptor which comprise a general binding site for biphenylimidazole antagonists
    FEBS Letters, vol. 394, no. 3, pp. 361–364, 1996
57. Measurement of the opacity of ionized helium in the intergalactic medium
    Nature, vol. 380, no. 6569, Article ID 380047a0, 2 pages, 1996
58. Genetic Transfer of a Nonpeptide Antagonist Binding Site to a Previously Unresponsive Angiotensin Receptor
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 92, no. 20, pp. 9240–9244, 1995
59. Determination of parts-per-billion concentrations of indium in biological materials by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry following ion pair extraction
    Analytical Chemistry, vol. 65, no. 15, pp. 2174–2176, 1993
60. Determination and metabolism of dithiol chelating agents *1VIII. Metal complexes of meso-dimercaptosuccinic acid
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 96–106, 1989