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PhD (Univ. Western Ontario) Assoc. Professor, Dept of Medicine Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Publications

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  Impaired acetylcholine-induced smooth muscle contraction in colitis involves altered calcium mobilization and AKT phosphorylation Jun-2008

  Wells, R, Lourenssen, S & Blennerhassett, M, 2008, 'Impaired acetylcholine-induced smooth muscle contraction in colitis involves altered calcium mobilization and AKT phosphorylation', Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, vol. 580, no. Pt 1, pp. 327-517.
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  Inflammation causes expression of NGF in epithelial cells of the rat colon May-2008

  Stanzel, R, Lourenssen, S & Blennerhassett, M, 2008, 'Inflammation causes expression of NGF in epithelial cells of the rat colon', Experimental Neurology, vol. 448, no. Pt 3, pp. 515-213.
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  Deficient innervation characterizes intestinal strictures in a rat model of colitis Feb-2006

  Marlow, S & Blennerhassett, M, 2006, 'Deficient innervation characterizes intestinal strictures in a rat model of colitis', Experimental and Molecular Pathology, vol. 280, no. 5, pp. G1022-66.
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  Differential responses of intrinsic and extrinsic innervation of smooth muscle cells in rat colitis Oct-2005

  Lourenssen, S, Wells, R & Blennerhassett, M, 2005, 'Differential responses of intrinsic and extrinsic innervation of smooth muscle cells in rat colitis', Experimental Neurology, vol. 197, no. 2, pp. 117-507.
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  Nerve growth factor sensitivity is broadly distributed among myenteric neurons of the rat colon Sep-2005

  Lin, A, Lourenssen, S, Stanzel, R & Blennerhassett, M, 2005, 'Nerve growth factor sensitivity is broadly distributed among myenteric neurons of the rat colon', The Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 649-206.
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  Differential effects of inflammation on agonist-induced contractility of circular smooth muscle cells Apr-2003

  Wells, R, Morris, G & Blennerhassett, M, 2003, 'Differential effects of inflammation on agonist-induced contractility of circular smooth muscle cells', Gastroenterology, vol. 124, no. 4, p. A89.
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  2002

  White, R, Morris, G, Moyes, C, Blennerhassett, M, Hill, C, Pringle, G & Paterson, W, 2002, , Digestive Diseases and Sciences, vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 1873-1885.
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  Absence of the GluR2 receptor sensitizes mouse sympathetic neurons to nerve growth factor deprivation Mar-2000

  Lourenssen, S, Roder, J & Blennerhassett, M, 2000, 'Absence of the GluR2 receptor sensitizes mouse sympathetic neurons to nerve growth factor deprivation', Neuroscience Letters, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 10499-28.
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  Early damage of sympathetic neurons after co-culture with macrophages Jan-2000

  E. Arantes, R, Lourenssen, S, S. Machado, C & Blennerhassett, M, 2000, 'Early damage of sympathetic neurons after co-culture with macrophages', NeuroReport, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 121-181.
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  Absence of the GluR2 receptor sensitizes mouse sympathetic neurons to nerve growth factor deprivation: Neuroscience Letters 2000

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  Lourenssen, S. and Roder, J.C. and Blennerhassett, M.G., (2000). "Absence of the GluR2 receptor sensitizes mouse sympathetic neurons to nerve growth factor deprivation", Neuroscience Letters, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 25-28
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  Damage to the Enteric Nervous System in Experimental Colitis Oct-1999

  Sanovic, S, Lamb, D & Blennerhassett, M, 1999, 'Damage to the Enteric Nervous System in Experimental Colitis', The American Journal of Pathology, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 1493-1057.
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  Acetylcholine Metabolism in the Inflamed Rat Intestine Aug-1998

  Davis, K, Masella, J & Blennerhassett, M, 1998, 'Acetylcholine Metabolism in the Inflamed Rat Intestine', Experimental Neurology, vol. 254, no. 2, pp. G124-258.
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  Lysophosphatidylserine potentiates nerve growth factor-induced differentiation of PC12 cells May-1998

  Lourenssen, S & Blennerhassett, M, 1998, 'Lysophosphatidylserine potentiates nerve growth factor-induced differentiation of PC12 cells', Neuroscience Letters, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 2412-80.
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  Interleukin 1β induces the expression of interleukin 6 in rat intestinal smooth muscle cells Jun-1995

  Khan, I, Blennerhassett, M, Kataeva, G & Collins, S, 1995, 'Interleukin 1β induces the expression of interleukin 6 in rat intestinal smooth muscle cells', Gastroenterology, vol. 101, no. Suppl 2, pp. 31-1728.
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  Mast cell ionic channels: significance for stimulus–secretion coupling Jan-1992

  Janiszewski, J, Huizinga, J & Blennerhassett, M, 1992, 'Mast cell ionic channels: significance for stimulus–secretion coupling', Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 1-7.

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