The Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute is a partnership between the University of Wollongong and the South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service. IHMRI's research focuses on health and medical issues that are common in the Illawarra region and is aimed at improving the health and well being of the local community. IHMRI's goal is to foster research collaboration through the IHMRI Research Network, creating a centre of excellence and innovation that represents the focal point of health and medical research in this region.

Follow

Papers from 1997

Neuronal composition and morphology in layer IV of two vibrissal barrel subfields of rat cortex, G N. Elston, D V. Pow, and M B. Calford

Role of spinal GABA receptors in depressor responses to chemical stimulation of the A5 area in normal and hypertensive rats, Keiji Hara, Takashi Miyawaki, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, John Chalmers, and Paul Pilowsky

Characterization of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in freshly dissociated rabbit aortic endothelial cells, Christopher Katnik and David J. Adams

Neurokinin-1 receptor-immunoreactive sympathetic preganglionic neurons: target specificity and ultrastructure, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, C L. Martin, Jane B. Minson, Paul M. Pilowsky, Leonard F. Arnolda, A I. Basbaum, and John P. Chalmers

c-fos expression in central neurons mediating the arterial baroreceptor reflex, Jane B. Minson, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Leonard F. Arnolda, Paul M. Pilowsky, and John P. Chalmers

c-fos identifies GABA-synthesizing barosensitive neurons in caudal ventrolateral medulla, Jane B. Minson, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, John Chalmers, Paul Pilowsky, and Leonard F. Arnolda

Central neurotransmitters in cardiorespiratory control mechanisms, Paul M. Pilowsky, Leonard F. Arnolda, John P. Chalmers, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, and Qi-Jian Sun

Phosphate-activated glutaminase immunoreactivity in brainstem respiratory neurons, Paul M. Pilowsky, Qi-Jian Sun, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Leonard F. Arnolda, John P. Chalmers, and Jane B. Minson

PDF

Heterogeneity of nicotinic receptor class and subunit mRNA expression among individual parasympathetic neurons from rat intracardiac ganglia, Kevin Poth, Thomas J. Nutter, Javier Cuevas, Michael J. Parker, David J. Adams, and Charles W. Luetje

Bötzinger neurons project towards bulbospinal neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat, Qi-Jian Sun, Jane B. Minson, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Leonard F. Arnolda, John Chalmers, and Paul Pilowsky

Lacidipine, hydrochlorothiazide and their combination in systolic hypertension in the elderly, Lindon M. H Wing, Leonard F. Arnolda, Paula J. Harvey, Jane Upton, Danielle Molloy, Alexandra J. C Bune, and John Chalmers

Papers from 1996

Tachycardia after glutamate injection in rat spinal cord is not blocked by kynurenate or mimicked by metabotropic agonists, Leonard F. Arnolda, Paul M. Pilowsky, Jane B. Minson, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and John P. Chalmers

Interhemispheric modulation of somatosensory receptive fields: Evidence for plasticity in primary somatosensory cortex, Janine C. Clarey, Rowan Tweedale, and Michael B. Calford

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide modulation of nicotinic ACh receptor channels in rat intracardiac neurones, Javier Cuevas and David J. Adams

Comparison of dendritic fields of layer III pyramidal neurons in striate and extrastriate visual areas of the marmoset: A lucifer yellow intracellular injection study, Guy N. Elston, Marcello G.P Rosa, and Michael B. Calford

Abnormalities in exercising skeletal muscle in congestive heart failure can be explained in terms of decreased mitochondrial ATP synthesis, reduced metabolic efficiency, and increased glycogenolysis, Graham J. Kemp, Campbell H. Thompson, John R. Stratton, Franois Brunotte, Michael Conway, Stamatis Adamopoulos, Leonard F. Arnolda, George K. Radda, and Bheeshma Rajagopalan

Properties of electrosensory neurons in the cortex of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): Implications for processing of electrosensory stimuli, Paul R. Manger, Michael B. Calford, and John D. Pettigrew

Altered c-fos in rostral medulla and spinal cord of spontaneously hypertensive rats, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Paul M. Pilowsky, and John P. Chalmers

Immediate early genes in blood pressure regulation, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Paul M. Pilowsky, Satoshi Suzuki, and John P. Chalmers

Role of excitatory amino acid receptors in cardiorespiratory coupling in ventrolateral medulla, Takashi Miyawaki, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, John P. Chalmers, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and Paul M. Pilowsky

AMPA/kainate receptors mediate sympathetic chemoreceptor reflex in the rostral ventrolateral medulla, Takashi Miyawaki, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, John P. Chalmers, and Paul M. Pilowsky

Respiratory inputs to central cardiovascular neurons, Paul M. Pilowsky, Leonard F. Arnolda, John P. Chalmers, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, Takashi Miyawaki, and Qi-Jian Sun

Visuotopic reorganization in the primary visual cortex of adult cats following monocular and binocular retinal lesions, Leisa M. Schmid, Marcello G.P Rosa, Michael B. Calford, and John S. Ambler

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone immunoreactive boutons form close appositions with medullary expiratory neurons in the rat, Qi-Jian Sun, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, John P. Chalmers, and Paul M. Pilowsky

Papers from 1995

Monaural inhibition in cat auditory-cortex, M B. Calford and M N. Semple

The relationship of brevetoxin 'length' and A-ring functionality to binding and activity in neuronal sodium channels, Robert E. Gawley, K Rein, G Jeglitsch, David J. Adams, Emmanuel A. Theodorakis, Jorg Tiebes, K. C Nicolaou, and D G. Baden

An ATP-sensitive potassium conductance in rabbit arterial endothelial cells, Christopher Katnik and David J. Adams

PDF

A redefinition of somatosensory areas in the lateral sulcus of macaque monkeys, Leah Krubitzer, Janine Clarey, Rowan Tweedale, Guy Elston, and Mike Calford

Organization of somatosensory cortex in monotremes: In search of the prototypical plan, Leah Krubitzer, Paul Manger, Jack Pettigrew, and Mike Calford

The one hundred percent hypothesis: Glutamate or gaba in synapses on sympathetic preganglionic neurons, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, Paul M. Pilowsky, Leonard F. Arnolda, and John P. Chalmers

Phase effects in forward masking of the compound action potential: A comparison of responses to stimulus and distortion frequencies, Ken I. McAnally and Michael B. Calford

C-FOS expression in central cardiovascular pathways, Jane B. Minson, Satoshi Suzuki, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Paul M. Pilowsky, Leonard F. Arnolda, and John P. Chalmers

Right heart failure impairs hepatic oxygenation and theophylline clearance in rats, Ching Yu Ng, P Angus, H Ghabrial, S T. Chou, Leonard F. Arnolda, D Morgan, and R Smallwood

PDF

Monovalent and divalent cation permeability and block of neuronal nicotinic receptor channels in rat parasympathetic ganglia, Thomas J. Nutter and David J. Adams

Neurotransmitters as tools in the mapping of the human brain, George Paxinos, Xu-Feng Huang, Patrick M. Sexton, Arthur W. Toga, Hongqin Wang, and Pascal Carrive

Substance p and serotonergic inputs to sympathetic preganglionic neurons, Paul M. Pilowsky, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, and John P. Chalmers

Bulbospinal sympatho-excitatory neurons in the rat caudal raphe, Paul M. Pilowsky, Takashi Miyawaki, Jane B. Minson, Qi-Jian Sun, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and John P. Chalmers

Responsiveness of cat area-17 after monocular inactivation - limitation of topographic plasticity in adult cortex, Marcello G.P Rosa, Leisa M. Schmid, and Michael B. Calford

Caffeine-evoked, calcium-sensitive membrane currents in rabbit aortic endothelial cells, J Rusko, G Van Slooten, and David J. Adams

Retinal-detachment induces massive immediate reorganization in visual-cortex, Leisa M. Schmid, Marcello G.P Rosa, and Michael B. Calford

Antisense to thyrotropin releasing hormone receptor reduces arterial blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats, Satoshi Suzuki, Paul M. Pilowsky, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and John P. Chalmers

Papers from 1994

Ionic channels in vascular endothelial cells, David J. Adams

Is the A-ring lactone of brevetoxin PbTX-3 required for sodium channel orphan receptor binding and activity?, D G. Baden, K Rein, Robert E. Gawley, G Jeglitsch, and David J. Adams

Central neurons and neurotransmitters in the control of blood pressure, John P. Chalmers, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, Paul M. Pilowsky, and Satoshi Suzuki

Local anaesthetic blockade of neuronal nicotinic ACh receptor-channels in rat parasympathetic ganglion cells, Javier Cuevas and David J. Adams

TEA inhibits ACh-induced EDRF release: endothelial Ca2+-dependent K+ channels contribute to vascular tone, E Demirel, J Rusko, Rachel E. Laskey, David J. Adams, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Cytosolic [Ca2+] measurements in endothelium of rabbit cardiac valves using imaging fluorescence microscopy, Rachel E. Laskey, David J. Adams, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Disinhibition of the rostral ventral medulla increases blood pressure and Fos expression in bulbospinal neurons, Jane B. Minson, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Leonard F. Arnolda, Paul M. Pilowsky, J R. Oliver, and John P. Chalmers

Level-dependent representation of stimulus frequency in cat primary auditory-cortex, D P. Phillips, M N. Semple, M B. Calford, and L M. Kitzes

Intracellular recording from sympathetic preganglionic neurons in cat lumbar spinal cord, Paul M. Pilowsky, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Leonard F. Arnolda, Jane B. Minson, and John P. Chalmers

Projections from inspiratory neurons of the ventral respiratory group to the subretroficial nucleus of the cat, Paul M. Pilowsky, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Janusz Lipski, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, and John P. Chalmers

Reorganization in the primary visual-cortex (V1) of adult cats occurs immediately following monocular retinal lesions, L M. Schmid, M B. Calford, and M G.P Rosa

Close appositions between tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive boutons and respiratory neurons in the rat ventrolateral medulla, Qi-Jian Sun, Paul M. Pilowsky, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, John P. Chalmers, and Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith

c-fos Antisense in rostral ventral medulla reduces arterial blood pressure, Satoshi Suzuki, Paul M. Pilowsky, Jane B. Minson, Leonard F. Arnolda, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and John P. Chalmers

Papers from 1993

Physical training improves skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure, Stamatis Adamopoulos, Andrew J. S Coats, Franois Brunotte, Leonard F. Arnolda, Theo Meyer, Campbell H. Thompson, Jeff F. Dunn, John R. Stratton, Graham J. Kemp, George K. Radda, and Bheeshma Rajagopalan

Rapid changes in the frequency tuning of neurons in cat auditory-cortex resulting from pure-tone-induced temporary threshold shift, M B. Calford, R Rajan, and D R.F Irvine

Membrane properties and discharge characteristics of rat intracardiac neurones in vitro: the effect of temperature, Javier Cuevas, Alexander A. Harper, and David J. Adams

Connections of somatosensory cortex in megachiropteran bats: The evolution of cortical fields in mammals, Leah A. Krubitzer, Mike B. Calford, and Leisa M. Schmid

α-Adrenergic modulation of ionic currents in cultured parasympathetic neurons from rat intracardiac ganglia, Zi-Jian Xu and David J. Adams

Papers from 1992

Calcium permeability and modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-channels in rat parasympathetic neurons, David J. Adams and Thomas J. Nutter

Amino acid neurotransmitters in hypertension, Leonard F. Arnolda, Jane B. Minson, Vimal Kapoor, Paul M. Pilowsky, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and John P. Chalmers

Amino acid neurotransmitters in the central control of blood pressure and in experimental hypertension, John P. Chalmers, Leonard F. Arnolda, Vimal Kapoor, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Jane B. Minson, and Paul M. Pilowsky

Five topographically organized fields in the somatosensory cortex of the flying fox: Microelectrode maps, myeloarchitecture, and cortical modules, Leah A. Krubitzer and Mike B. Calford

Calcium entry-dependent oscillations of cytoplasmic calcium concentration in cultured endothelial cell monolayers, Rachel E. Laskey, David J. Adams, M Cannell, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Coherence of frequency modulation is encoded by cochlear-generated distortion, Ken I. McAnally and Michael B. Calford

Calcium-activated potassium channels in native endothelial cells from rabbit aorta: conductance, Ca2+ sensitivity and block, J Rusko, Franco Tanzi, Cornelis Van Breemen, and David J. Adams

Resting membrane potential and potassium currents in cultured parasympathetic neurones from rat intracardiac ganglia, Zi-Jian Xu and David J. Adams

Voltage-dependent sodium and calcium currents in cultured parasympathetic neurones from rat intracardiac ganglia, Zi-Jian Xu and David J. Adams

Papers from 1991

Modes of hexamethonium action on acetylcholine receptor channels in frog skeletal muscle, David J. Adams, S Bevan, and D A. Terrar

Skeletal muscle metabolism in heart failure in rats, Leonard F. Arnolda, J Brosnan, Bheeshma Rajagopalan, and George K. Radda

Systemic and regional effects of vasopressin and angiotensin in acute left ventricular failure, Leonard F. Arnolda, Barry P. McGrath, and Colin I. Johnston

Vasopressin and angiotensin II contribute equally to the increased afterload in rabbits with heart failure, Leonard F. Arnolda, Barry P. McGrath, and Colin I. Johnston

Short-term expansion of receptive fields in rat primary somatosensory cortex after hindpaw digit denervation, Jennifer A. Byrne and Mike Calford

Acute changes in cutaneous receptive-fields in primary somatosensory cortex after digit denervation in adult flying fox, M B. Calford and R Tweedale

Immediate expansion of receptive fields of neurons in area 3b of macaque monkeys after digit denervation, M B. Calford and R Tweedale

Curious cortical change, Mike Calford

C-fibers provide a source of masking inhibition to primary somatosensory cortex, Mike B. Calford and Rowan Tweedale

Acetylcholine-evoked currents in cultured neurones dissociated from rat parasympathetic cardiac ganglia, Lynne A. Fieber and David J. Adams

Adenosine triphosphate-evoked currents in cultured neurones dissociated from rat parasympathetic cardiac ganglia, Lynne A. Fieber and David J. Adams

Cytosolic calcium ion regulation in cultured endothelial cells, Rachel E. Laskey, David J. Adams, Sherry Purkerson, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Papers from 1990

Skeletal muscle metabolism in heart failure: a 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of leg muscle, Leonard F. Arnolda, Michael Conway, M Dolecki, Hasanat Sharif, Bheeshma Rajagopalan, J Ledingham, P Sleight, and George K. Radda

Interhemispheric transfer of plasticity in the cerebral cortex, Michael B. Calford and Rowan Tweedale

Modulation of the renin-angiotensin system by atrial natriuretic peptide, Colin I. Johnston, Paddy A. Phillips, Leonard F. Arnolda, and V Mooser

PDF

Membrane potential and Na+-K+ pump activity modulate resting and bradykinin-stimulated changes in cytosolic free calcium in cultured endothelial cells from bovine atria, Rachel E. Laskey, David J. Adams, Anthony Johns, Gabor M. Rubanyi, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Synergistic hypotensive effect of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and α-blockade with phentolamine: evidence for vasoactive intestinal peptide α-adrenoceptor coupling in the cardiovascular system of newborn dogs, Madeleen S. Mas, David J. Adams, and Henry Gelband

A psychophysical study of spectral hyperacuity, Ken I. McAnally and Michael B. Calford

Neural sensitivity to phase of high frequency tones, Ken I. McAnally and Michael B. Calford

Neurotransmission in neonatal rat cardiac ganglion in situ, Guy R. Seabrook, Lynne A. Fieber, and David J. Adams

Evidence for increased in vivo Na(+)-H+antiporter activity and an altered skeletal muscle contractile response in the spontaneously hypertensive rat, Paul Syme, Leonard F. Arnolda, Yvonne Green, Jeffrey Aronson, David Grahame-Smith, and George K. Radda

Papers from 1989

Ion channels and regulation of intracellular calcium in vascular endothelial cells, David J. Adams, Joseph Barakeh, Rachel E. Laskey, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Bradykinin and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-stimulated calcium release from intracellular stores in cultured bovine endothelial cells, Ana D. Freay, Anthony Johns, David J. Adams, Una S. Ryan, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Spectral hyperacuity in the cat: neural response to frequency modulated tone pairs, Ken I. McAnally and Michael B. Calford

PDF

Synchronized oscillations in cytoplasmic free calcium concentrations in confluent bradykinin-stimulated bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cell monolayers, Stewart O. Sage, David J. Adams, and Cornelis Van Breemen

Inhibition of neurally-evoked transmitter release by calcium channel antagonists in rat parasympathetic ganglia, Guy R. Seabrook and David J. Adams

Papers from 1988

Short-term energy balance: relationship with protein, William G. H Abbott, Barbara V. Howard, Laurent Christin, Daniel Freymond, Stephen Lillioja, Vicky L. Boyce, Thomas E. Anderson, Clifton Bogardus, and Eric Ravussin

PDF

The actions of L-glutamate at the postsynaptic membrane of the squid giant synapse, David J. Adams and J I. Gillespie

Constraints on the coding of sound frequency imposed by the avian interaural canal, Michael B. Calford

Avian interaural canal enhances interaural delay, Michael B. Calford and Robert W. Piddington

Immediate and chronic changes in responses of somatosensory cortex in adult flying-fox after digit amputation, Michael B. Calford and Rowan Tweedale

Role of calcium in the activation of endothelial cells, Anthony Johns, Ana D. Freay, David J. Adams, Thomas W. Lategan, Una S. Ryan, and Cornelis Van Breemen