Joseph Nunez

Ovarian hormones after postnatal day 20 reduce neuron number in the rat primary visual cortex.

Estradiol exacerbates hippocampal damage in a model of preterm infant brain injury.

A new model for prenatal brain damage. I. GABAA receptor activation induces cell death in developing rat hippocampus.

A novel model for prenatal brain damage. II. Long-term deficits in hippocampal cell number and hippocampal-dependent behavior following neonatal GABAA receptor activation.

Sex differences and hormonal effects in a model of preterm infant brain injury.

Cultural competence among physicians treating Mexican Americans who have diabetes: a structural model.

Prolongation and enhancement of gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor mediated excitation by chronic treatment with estradiol in developing rat hippocampal neurons.

Simultaneous glutamate and GABA(A) receptor agonist administration increases calbindin levels and prevents hippocampal damage induced by either agent alone in a model of perinatal brain injury.

Glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity in neonatal hippocampal neurons is mediated by mGluR-induced release of Ca++ from intracellular stores and is prevented by estradiol.

Evidence for an extended duration of GABA-mediated excitation in the developing male versus female hippocampus.

17beta-estradiol protects the neonatal brain from hypoxia-ischemia.

17alpha-Estradiol is neuroprotective in male and female rats in a model of early brain injury.

Androgens predispose males to GABAA-mediated excitotoxicity in the developing hippocampus.

The basal level of intracellular calcium gates the activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt signaling by brain-derived neurotrophic factor in cortical neurons.

Impact of estradiol on gamma-aminobutyric acid- and glutamate-mediated calcium responses of fetal baboon (Papio anubis) hippocampal and cortical neurons.

N-methyl-D-aspartate-stimulated ERK1/2 signaling and the transcriptional up-regulation of plasticity-related genes are developmentally regulated following in vitro neuronal maturation.

Chronic prenatal caffeine exposure impairs novel object recognition and radial arm maze behaviors in adult rats.

Atrazine binds to the growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor and affects growth hormone gene expression.