Cheryl Wotus

TL;DR: A screen for the isolation of mutations that produce neural defects in adult Drosophila melanogaster is developed and six mutations are recovered and characterized and it is found that they produce coordination defects and some have reduced levels of reflex responsiveness to the stimulation of single tactile sensory bristles.

TL;DR: A simple mathematical model is presented in which the relative coordination of a single oscillators within the dmSCN to a single light-entrained oscillator within the vlSCN faithfully portrays the circadian phase, duration and amplitude of melatonin release under forced desynchronization.

TL;DR: The data suggest that the development of the adrenal zona glomerulosa occurs in two distinct phases; initial expression of the glomerus phenotype in scattered cells of the inner cortex before E17, followed by a change in distribution to the outer cortex between E17 and E19, supporting the functional capacity of both phenotypes for all ages studied.

TL;DR: Although the overall 24-h cortisol output insplit hamsters is lower than in unsplit controls, split hamsters release constant low levels of ACTH, which suggests that the timing, rather than the absolute amount, of cortisol release is more critical for the induction of negative feedback effects that regulate the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.

TL;DR: Drinking-induced decreases in glucocorticoids in dehydrated rats involve multiple factors including reduction in magnocellular release of vasopressin and reduction in parvocellular neuronal activity, which indicates a conditioned response to repeated stress reduction.