MOORE, Paul A.; BERGMAN, Daniel; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403: The role of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in determining social status in crayfish Individuals commonly modify their behavior in the presence of a conspecific. This is particularly true in the context of aggressive exchanges, […]

GLEASON, Evanna L.; Louisiana State University: Signaling and modulation in retinal amacrine cells Signal processing in the vertebrate retina depends upon the transfer of information between retinal neurons at their synapses. Amacrine cells are a morphologically and functionally diverse group of retinal interneurons that signal primarily in the inner retina. Although amacrine cells make up […]

BERGMAN, D.A.*; MOORE, P.A.; Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green State University: Prolonged exposure to social odors alters subsequent social interactions in crayfish Chemical signals are used to communicate social status and can consequently alter aggressive behavior. Here we demonstrate that the exposure to social odors, in the absence of other sensory contact with a […]

DI, S.; MALCHER LOPES, R.; TASKER, J.G.; Tulane University; Tulane University; Tulane University: Novel steroid modulation of hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells Adrenal corticosteroids have both fast and slow feedback effects on pituitary hormone release via actions in the hypothalamus. Using whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology in hypothalamic slices, we have studied the acute effects of glucocorticoids on […]

HOFFPAUIR, B K*; GLEASON, E L; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University: Nitric oxide modulates GABAergic signaling in retinal amacrine cells Retinal amacrine cells are a diverse and relatively poorly understood group of interneurons that form synapses in the inner plexiform layer (IPL) of the vertebrate retina. The majority of these cells express GABA, a […]