Danita Carlson

Ph.D. 1993, M.D. 1995

Thesis Title:

Thyroid Hormone Receptor Isoform Content in Oligodendrocytres and Astrocytes of the Rat Brain

Current Position:

Internal Medicine MD, Allina - Park Nicollet Clinic, Minnetonka

Major Advisor(s):

Jack Oppenheimer (Retired)

Selected Publications:

  • Strait KA, Carlson DJ, Schwartz HL, Oppenheimer JH. Transient stimulation of myelin basic protein gene expression in differentiating cultured oligodendrocytes: a model for 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine-induced brain development. Endocrinology. 1997;138(2):635-41.
  • Carlson DJ, Strait KA, Schwartz HL, Oppenheimer JH. Thyroid hormone receptor isoform content in cultured type 1 and type 2 astrocytes. Endocrinology 1996;137:911-917
  • Carlson DJ, Strait KA, Schwartz HL, Oppenheimer JH. Immunofluorescent localization of thyroid hormone receptor isoforms in glial cells of rat brain. Endocrinology 1994;135:1831-1836.
Danita Carlson