Abstracts for Dr Keith Brain:

Brain, K.L. (2011)
" Optical techniques for monitoring norepinephrine, and vesicular monoamine, transporter rates in sympathetic nerve terminals of mouse vas deferens," Autonomic Neuroscience 163:68-9.

Sidaway, P. and Brain, K.L. (2011)
" Real time monitoring of neurotransmitter uptake and storage in PC-12 cells: Implication for co-storage and co-transmission," Autonomic Neuroscience 163:69.

Sidaway, P. and Brain, K.L. (2010)
" Real-time electrochemical detection of ATP release in isolated mouse vas deferens," 2nd UK Purine Symposium, University of Nottingham.

Amos, R.J., Cunnane, T.C. and Brain, K.L. (2007)
"Simultaneous electrophysiology and Ca2+ imaging during neurotransmission in rat anococcygeus smooth muscle," Autonomic Neuroscience 135:41-2.

Young, J.S., Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2007)
"Measures of purinergic neurotransmission reveal variable effective packet size," Autonomic Neuroscience 135:116-7.

Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2007)
"Bretylium abolishes neurotransmitter release, without necessarily abolishing nerve terminal Ca2+ transients, in the mouse vas deferens," Life Sciences 2007 , Glasgow, PC591.

Amos, R.J., Cunnane, T.C. and Brain, K.L. (2007)
"The relationship between noradrenergic Ca2+ waves and excitatory junction potentials in the rat anococcygeus," Life Sciences 2007 , Glasgow, PC294.

K.L. Brain, J. Somogyi, D.J. Williams, O.J. Levy, T.C. Cunnane m-Chlorophenylbiguanide inhibits neurotransmitter release and nerve terminal Ca2+ influx independently of 5-HT3 receptors in the mouse vas deferens. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. .

Amos, R.J., Brain, K.L., Cunnane, T.C. (2005)
"High-resolution Ca2+ imaging of neurotransmission in the rat anococcygeus," Journal of Physiology 568P:PC62.

Williams, D.J., Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2005)
"Simultaneous measurement of intraterminal Ca2+ concentration and ATP release from sympathetic nerves in mouse isolated vas deferens," Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical119(2):142.

Akhtar, M.Z. and Brain, K.L. (2004)
"The effect of the rho kinase inhibitor Y27632 on excitation-contraction coupling in the mouse vas deferens," British Pharmacological Society, Summer Meeting, P006.

Webster, R.G., Brain, K. and Vincent, A. (2004)
"Oxaliplatin causes hyperexcitability at motor and autonomic neuromuscular junctions: probable action on peripheral voltage-gated sodium channels," Society for Neuroscience, 634.17.

Hansen, T., Brain, K., Nilsson, H.and Aalkjaer, C. (2004)
"[Ca2+]i-dependentmodulation of noradrenaline (NA) release from sympathetic nerves in the wall ofrat mesenteric resistance arteries," Danish Pharmacology 2004, Odense, Denmark. HBNA03'>

Brain, K.L.,Williams, D.J. and Cunnane, T.C. (2003)
"Neuroeffector Ca2+ transients: a method to monitor the packeted release of ATP on an impulse-to-impulse basis in rodent vas deferens,"Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical 106:19. [Journal] [Science Direct]

Brain, K.L.,Williams, D.J. and Cunnane, T.C. (2003)
"A method to monitor the packeted release of the neurotransmitter ATP on an impulse-to-impulse basis with submicron resolution in the rodent vas deferens," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Oral 5-8.

Hansen,T., Brain, K., Nilsson, H. and Aalkjaer, C. (2003)
"Imaging of [Ca2+]i in and noradrenaline release from nerves in the wall of resistance arteries," Danish Pharmacology 2003,January 22, Odense, Denmark.

Williams, D.J., Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2002)
"Ca2+ imaging and electrophysiological studies of epibatidine-induced transmitter release frompostganglionic sympathetic nerve terminals in mouse isolated vas deferens," British Journal of Pharmacology,137:27P.[Journal]

Brain, K.L., Trout, S.J. and Cunnane, T.C. (2002)
"Characterising ATP release from eachvaricosity on a nerve terminal branch on an impulse-to-impulse basis in the mouse isolated vas deferens," British Journal of Pharmacology, 135: 344P. [Journal]

Brain, K.L., Williams, D.J. and Cunnane, T.C. (2002)
"Intracellular stores buffer nerve-evoked Ca2+ transients in smooth muscle cells during purinergic transmission in mouse vas deferens," Journal of Physiology, 543:79P. [Journal]

Brain, K.L., Jackson, V.M., Trout, S.J. and Cunnane, T.C. (2001)
"A novel, high resolution, method to study ATP release from single varicosities on an impulse-to-impulse basis inthe mouse isolated vas deferens," Journal of Physiology 536:26P. [Journal]

Brain, K.L., Jackson, V.M., Trout, S.J., Dass, N. and Cunnane, T.C.(2000)
"Imaging of neurones and effectorcells," Autonomic Neuroscience 82:6. [Journal]

Jackson, V.M., Trout, S.J., Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2000)
"Axonal calcium transients in preterminal sympathetic neurones," AutonomicNeuroscience 82:74-75. [Journal]

Jackson,V.M., Trout, S.J., Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2000)
"Nerve-evoked calcium transients in sympathetic axons of mouse vas deferens are modulated by KA and KVbut not by KCa," British Journal of Pharmacology 131: U35-U35 Suppl. S.

Jackson, V.M., Trout, S.J., Brain, K.L. and Cunnane, T.C. (2000)
"Axonal calcium transients in preterminal sympathetic neurones," Proceeding of ASCEPT 7:101.

Trout, S.J., Brain, K.L., Dass,N., Jackson, V.M. and Cunnane, T.C. (2000) JTBC00B'>
"Changes in calcium dynamics in sympathetic nerve terminal varicosities evoked by nicotinic acetycholine receptor agonists," British Journal ofPharmacology 127:U32-U32 Suppl. [Journal]

Trout,S.J., Brain, K.L., Dass, N. and Cunnane, T.C. (1999)
"Effects of nicotine on intracellularcalcium dynamics in sympathetic nerve terminal varicosities," BritishJournal of Pharmacology 127: 53P [Journal]

Graham, K.E., Lin, Y.Q., Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1999)
"Depression of transmitter release at synapses in the rat superior cervical ganglion: contributions of depletion and autoreceptors," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 10:162. [ANS99- listing only]

Macleod, G.T., Gan, J.B., Barden, J.A., Brain, K.L., Bennett, M.R.(1999)
"Vesicle-associated proteins andquantal release at single active zones of amphibian (Bufo marinus) motor-nerve terminals," Proceedings of the AustralianNeuroscience Society 10:134. [ANS99- listing only]

O'Connor, S.C., Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1999)
"Different sympathetic varicositiesin mouse vas deferens possess different alpha2 and P2y autoreceptor distributions for the modulation of calcium transients," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 10:155. [ANS99- listing only]

Trout, S.J., Brain, K.L, Dass, N. and Cunnane, T.C. (1999)
"Effects of nicotine on intracellular calcium dynamics in sympathetic nerve terminal varicosities," British Journalof Pharmacology 127:53P. [Journal]

Trout, S.J., Jackson, V.M., Brain, K.L., Dass, N. and Cunnane, T.C.(1999)
"Effects of nicotine on calcium dynamics in sympathetic nerve terminals: role of calcium-induced calcium release," Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25(2):1491. [Society for Neuroscience]

Bennett, M.R., Brain, K.L. and Cheung, A. (1998)
"Transmission from single sympathetic varicosities during short and long trains ofimpulses," Pharmacology and Toxicology 83(Supp. I):76-77. [Journal]

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"Calcium modulation in single sympathetic varicosities of mouse vas deferens during trains of impulses by sequestration and autoinhibition," Proceedings of the AustralianNeuroscience Society 9:137. [ANS]

Macleod, G.T., Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1998)
"Determination of quantal release at adjacent active zones of motor-nerve terminals in toad (Bufo marinus) by triangulation with three electrodes: comparison with FM1-43 staining of the zones," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 9:123. [ANS]

Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1997)
"Calcium changes in single sympathetic varicosities of the mouse vas deferens during facilitation,augmentation and autoinhibition," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 8:69. [ANS]

Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1997)
"Calcium in single sympathetic varicosities following action potentials," Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System 65:141. [ANS]

Cottee, L.J., Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1997)
"Probability of quantal secretion atindividual sympathetic varicosities in the mouse vas deferens determined byantibody staining of synaptic vesicle associated proteins," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 8:122.[ANS]

Hansen, M.A., Balcar, V.J., Barden, J.A., Brain, K.L. and Bennett,M.R. (1997)
"Synaptic localisation of the P2xreceptor transcript in rat," Proceedings of the Australian NeuroscienceSociety 8:98. [ANS]

Lin, Y-Q., Brain, K.L and Bennett, M.R. (1997)
"Calcium in sympathetic boutons of rat superior cervical ganglion during facilitation, augmentation and potentiation," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 8:126. [ANS]

Lin, Y-Q., Brain, K.L and Bennett, M.R. (1997)
"Calcium in sympathetic boutons ofthe rat superior cervical ganglion following action potentials," Journalof the Autonomic Nervous System 65:125. [Journal]

Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1996)
"Mechanisms involved in the regulation of intracellular calcium following trains of stimuli in the chick ciliary ganglion," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 7:87. [ANS]

Hansen, M.A., Barden, J.A., Brain, K.L., Balcar, V.J. and Bennett,M.R. (1996)
"Structure and function of ATP P2xreceptors," Proceedings of ASCEPT 3:48.

Brain, K.L. and Bennett, M.R. (1995)
"Calcium in the nerve terminal of chick ciliary ganglia during facilitation, augmentation and potentiation," Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society 6:94. [ANS]