Robert Dado

Ph.D. 1992

Thesis Title:

Anatomical and Physiological Studies of the Spinothalamic Tract in Rats

Current Position:

Anesthesiologist, Private Practice

Major Advisor(s):

Glenn Giesler, Ph.D.

Selected Publications:

  • Katter JT, Dado RJ, Kostarczyk E, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the sacral spinal cord of rats. II. Responses to cutaneous and visceral stimuli. J Neurophysiol. 1996;75(6):2606-28.
  • Katter JT, Dado RJ, Kostarczyk E, Giesler GJ Jr. pinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the sacral spinal cord of rats. I. Locations of antidromically identified axons in the cervical cord and diencephalon. J Neurophysiol. 1996;75(6):2581-605.
  • Arvidsson U, Dado RJ, Riedl M, Lee JH, Law PY, Loh HH, Elde R, Wessendorf MW. delta-Opioid receptor immunoreactivity: distribution in brainstem and spinal cord, and relationship to biogenic amines and enkephalin. J Neurosci. 1995;15(2):1215-1235.
  • Arvidsson U, Riedl M, Chakrabarti S, Lee JH, Nakano AH, Dado RJ, Loh HH, Law PY, Wessendorf MW, Elde R. Distribution of neuropeptide receptors. New views of peptidergic neurotransmission made possible by antibodies to opioid receptors. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1995;757:390-404.
  • Giesler GJ Jr, Katter JT, Dado RJ. Direct spinal pathways to the limbic system for nociceptive information. Trends Neurosci. 1994;17(6):244-50.
  • Dado RJ, Katter JT, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats. I. Locations of antidromically identified axons in the thalamus and hypothalamus. J Neurophysiol. 1994;71:959-80.
  • Dado RJ, Katter JT, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats. II. Responses to innocuous and noxious mechanical and thermal stimuli. J Neurophysiol. 1994;71:981-1002.
  • Dado RJ, Katter JT, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats. III. Locations of antidromically identified axons in the cervical cord white matter. J Neurophysiol. 1994;71:1003-1021.
  • Dado RJ, Law PY, Loh HH, Elde R. Immunofluorescent identification of a delta (delta)-opioid receptor on primary afferent nerve terminals. Neuroreport. 1993;5:341-344.
  • Burstein R, Dado RJ, Cliffer KD, Giesler GJ Jr. Physiological characterization of spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the lumbar enlargement of rats. J Neurophysiol. 1991;66:261-284.
  • Dado RJ, Burstein R, Cliffer KD, Giesler GJ Jr. Evidence that Fluoro-Gold can be transported avidly through fibers of passage. Brain Res. 1990;533:329-333.
  • Dado RJ, Giesler GJ Jr. Afferent input to nucleus submedius in rats: retrograde labeling of neurons in the spinal cord and caudal medulla. J Neurosci. 1990;10:2672-2686.
  • Burstein R, Dado RJ, Giesler GJ Jr. The cells of origin of the spinothalamic tract of the rat: a quantitative reexamination. Brain Res. 1990;511:329-337.
Robert Dado