Neurobiology sector

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Boccaccio A. and Menini A. (2007) Temporal development of CNG and Ca2+-activated Cl- currents in isolated mouse olfactory sensory neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology Apr 25; [Epub ahead of print]

Khafizov K., Anselmi C., Menini A and Carloni P. (2007) Ligand specificity of odorant receptors. Journal of Molecular Modeling 13(3):401-409.

Pifferi S., Pascarella G., Boccaccio A., Mazzatenta A., Gustincich S., Menini A. and Zucchelli S. (2006) Bestrophin-2 is a candidate calcium-activated chloride channel involved in olfactory transduction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 103:12929-12934.

Boccaccio A., Lagostena L., Hagen V. and Menini A. (2006) Fast adaptation in mouse olfactory sensory neurons does not require the activity of phosphodiesterase. Journal of General Physiology 128: 171-184.

Pifferi S., Boccaccio A. and Menini A. (2006) Cyclic nucleotide gated channels in sensory systems. FEBS Letters 580:2853-2859.

Shimazaki R., Boccaccio A., Mazzatenta A., Pinato G., Migliore M. and Menini A. (2006) Electrophysiological properties and modeling of murine vomeronasal sensory neurons in acute slice preparations. Chemical Senses 31: 425-435.

Menini A., Lagostena L. and Boccaccio A.(2004) Olfaction: from molecules to the olfactory cortex. News in Physiological Sciences. 19:101-104.

Gavazzo P., Picco C., Eismann E, Kaupp U.B. and Menini A. (2000) A point mutation in the pore region alters gating, Ca2+ blockage and permeation of olfactory cyclic nucleotide-gated channels. Journal of General Physiology 12: 311-325.

Menini A. (1999) Calcium signalling and regulation in olfactory neurons. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 9:419-426.

Kurahashi T. & Menini A. (1997). Mechanism of odorant adaptation in the olfactory receptor cell. Nature 385, 725-729.

 
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