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Laura Gilchrist Ph.D. 1996 Thesis Title: Structure, Function and Development of Octopamine-Immunoreactive Neurons in the Medicinal Leech Advisor: Karen Mesce

Thesis Publications:

Gilchrist LS, Klukas KA, Jellies J, Rapus J, Eckert M, Mesce KA. (1995) Distribution and developmental expression of octopamine-immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous system of the leech. J Comp Neurol 353:451-463.

Gilchrist LS, Mesce KA. (1997) Coactivation of putative octopamine- and serotonin-containing interneurons in the medicinal leech. J Neurophysiol 78:2108-2115.

Other Publications:

LS Gilchrist, DM Cain, C Harding-Rose, AN Kov, G Wendelschfer-Crabb, WR Kennedy, and DA Simone. Reorganization of P2X3 receptor localization on epidermal nerve fibers in a murine model of cancer pain. Brain Res. 1044 (2005) 197-205.

Lehman HK, Klukas KA, Gilchrist LS, Mesce KA. (2000) Steroid regulation of octopamine expression during metamorphic development of the moth Manduca sexta. J Comp Neurol 424:283-296.