Naweed I. Syed

Trophic factor-induced excitatory synaptogenesis involves postsynaptic modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Development of Ca2+ hotspots between Lymnaea neurons during synaptogenesis.

Specificity of synapse formation between Lymnaea heart motor neuron and muscle fiber is maintained in vitro in a soma-muscle configuration.

Changes in the activity of a CpG neuron after the reinforcement of an operantly conditioned behavior in Lymnaea.

Calcium channel structural determinants of synaptic transmission between identified invertebrate neurons.

Synapse formation between isolated axons requires presynaptic soma and redistribution of postsynaptic AChRs.

Synapse number and synaptic efficacy are regulated by presynaptic cAMP and protein kinase A.

Anesthetic treatment blocks synaptogenesis but not neuronal regeneration of cultured Lymnaea neurons.

Synaptogenesis in the CNS: an odyssey from wiring together to firing together.

Transplantation and restoration of functional synapses between an identified neuron and its targets in the intact brain of Lymnaea stagnalis.

Neuron-semiconductor chip with chemical synapse between identified neurons.

Differential proteomics reveals multiple components in retrogradely transported axoplasm after nerve injury.

Neurotrophic activities of trk receptors conserved over 600 million years of evolution.

Uncoupling of calcium channel alpha1 and beta subunits in developing neurons.

Long-term exposure to local but not inhalation anesthetics affects neurite regeneration and synapse formation between identified lymnaea neurons.

Sevoflurane blocks cholinergic synaptic transmission postsynaptically but does not affect short-term potentiation.

Synapse formation and plasticity: the roles of local protein synthesis.

In vitro characterization of L-type calcium channels and their contribution to firing behavior in invertebrate respiratory neurons.

Identification and functional expression of a family of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the central nervous system of the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis.

Local synthesis of actin-binding protein beta-thymosin regulates neurite outgrowth.

Peptidomics of a single identified neuron reveals diversity of multiple neuropeptides with convergent actions on cellular excitability.

An identified central pattern-generating neuron co-ordinates sensory-motor components of respiratory behavior in Lymnaea.

Neuronal networks and synaptic plasticity: understanding complex system dynamics by interfacing neurons with silicon technologies.

Ryanodine receptor-transmitter release site coupling increases quantal size in a synapse-specific manner.

Peripheral oxygen-sensing cells directly modulate the output of an identified respiratory central pattern generating neuron.

A peripheral oxygen sensor provides direct activation of an identified respiratory CPG neuron in Lymnaea.

Postsynaptic expression of an epidermal growth factor receptor regulates cholinergic synapse formation between identified molluscan neurons.

Trophic factor-induced intracellular calcium oscillations are required for the expression of postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors during synapse formation between Lymnaea neurons.

Hypoxia-induced modulation of the respiratory CPG.

Antidepressant fluoxetine suppresses neuronal growth from both vertebrate and invertebrate neurons and perturbs synapse formation between Lymnaea neurons.

A novel approach reveals temporal patterns of synaptogenesis between the isolated growth cones of Lymnaea neurons.

The antidepressant fluoxetine but not citalopram suppresses synapse formation and synaptic transmission between Lymnaea neurons by perturbing presynaptic and postsynaptic machinery.

A novel form of presynaptic CaMKII-dependent short-term potentiation between Lymnaea neurons.

From understanding cellular function to novel drug discovery: the role of planar patch-clamp array chip technology.

Lidocaine treatment during synapse reformation periods permanently inhibits NGF-induced excitation in an identified reconstructed synapse of Lymnaea stagnalis.