
Samuel Shuster
Ph.D. 1999
Thesis Title:
The Cellular and Subcellular Distribution of the Kappa Opioid Receptor in the Hypothalamo-neurohypophysical System of the Rat and Guinea Pig
Current Position:
President, Neuromics, Inc.
Major Advisor(s):
Robert Elde
Selected Publications:
- Shuster SJ, Riedl M, Li X, Vulchanova L, Elde R. (2000) The kappa opioid receptor and dynorphin co-localize in vasopressin magnocellular neurosecretory neurons in guinea-pig hypothalamus. Neuroscience 96:373-383.
- Shuster SJ, Riedl M, Li X, Vulchanova L, Elde R. (1999 ) Stimulus-dependent translocation of kappa opioid receptors to the plasma membrane. J Neurosci 19:2658-2664.
- Vulchanova L, Riedl MS, Shuster SJ , Stone LS, Hargreaves KM, Buell G, Surprenant A, North RA, Elde R. P2X3 is expressed by DRG neurons that terminate in inner lamina II. Eur J Neurosci. 1998 Nov;10(11):3470-8.
- Vulchanova L, Riedl MS, Shuster SJ , Buell G, Surprenant A, North RA, Elde R. Immunohistochemical study of the P2X2 and P2X3 receptor subunits in rat and monkey sensory neurons and their central terminals. Neuropharmacology. 1997 Sep;36(9):1229-42.