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  1. Advances in the neurophysiology of magnocellular neuroendocrine cells

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, February 2020, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  2. Astrocytes Amplify Neuronal Dendritic Volume Transmission Stimulated by Norepinephrine

    Article • Cell Reports, December 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  3. Labile Calcium-Permeable AMPA Receptors Constitute New Glutamate Synapses Formed in Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Cells during Salt Loading

    Article • eNeuro, July 2019, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  4. Cell signaling dependence of rapid glucocorticoid-induced endocannabinoid synthesis in hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells

    Article • Neurobiology of Stress, March 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  5. Factors promoting vulnerability to dysregulated stress reactivity and stress-related disease

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, October 2018, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  6. Astrocytes amplify neuronal dendritic volume transmission

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  7. Nongenomic Glucocorticoid Suppression of a Postsynaptic Potassium Current via Emergent Autocrine Endocannabinoid Signaling in Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Cells following Chronic Dehydration

    Article • eNeuro, January 2017, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  8. Rapid Nongenomic Glucocorticoid Actions in Male Mouse Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Cells Are Dependent on the Nuclear Glucocorticoid Receptor

    Article • Endocrinology, August 2015, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  9. Neurophysiology of Neuroendocrine Neurons

    Article • October 2014, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  10. Endocannabinoid Modulation of Synaptic Inputs to Magnocellular Neurons

    Article • October 2014, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  11. Short‐term potentiation of GABAergic synaptic inputs to vasopressin and oxytocin neurones

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, August 2014, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  12. Nutritional State-Dependent Ghrelin Activation of Vasopressin Neurons via Retrograde Trans-Neuronal-Glial Stimulation of Excitatory GABA Circuits

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, April 2014, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  13. Why do we need nongenomic glucocorticoid mechanisms?

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  14. Glial Control of Endocannabinoid Synaptic Spillover

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, November 2013, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  15. Glial Regulation of Neuronal Function: From Synapse to Systems Physiology

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  16. Endocannabinoid signaling, glucocorticoid-mediated negative feedback, and regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  17. Synaptic regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and its modulation by glucocorticoids and stress

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  18. ProSAAS-Derived Peptides are Colocalized with Neuropeptide Y and Function as Neuropeptides in the Regulation of Food Intake

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2011, PLOS

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  19. Transcriptomic Analysis of the Osmotic and Reproductive Remodeling of the Female Rat Supraoptic Nucleus

    Article • Endocrinology, September 2011, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  20. Functional Interactions between Stress and the Endocannabinoid System: From Synaptic Signaling to Behavioral Output

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, November 2010, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  21. Fast Feedback Inhibition of the HPA Axis by Glucocorticoids Is Mediated by Endocannabinoid Signaling

    Article • Endocrinology, October 2010, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  22. Firing pattern regulation in hypothalamic vasopressin neurons: roles of synaptic inputs and retrograde signaling

    Article • BMC Neuroscience, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  23. Synchronized bursts of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  24. Chronic stress-induced neurotransmitter plasticity in the PVN

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, November 2009, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  25. Glucocorticoids Regulate Glutamate and GABA Synapse-Specific Retrograde Transmission via Divergent Nongenomic Signaling Pathways

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, January 2009, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  26. Glucocorticoids shift arachidonic acid metabolism toward endocannabinoid synthesis: A non-genomic anti-inflammatory switch

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  27. Rapid synapse-specific regulation of hypothalamic magnocellular neurons by glucocorticoids

    Article • January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  28. Somato-dendritic mechanisms underlying the electrophysiological properties of hypothalamic magnocellular neuroendocrine cells: A multicompartmental model study

    Article • Journal of Computational Neuroscience, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  29. Rapid Glucocorticoid Signaling via Membrane-Associated Receptors

    Article • Endocrinology, December 2006, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  30. Rapid Glucocorticoid Actions in the Hypothalamus as a Mechanism of Homeostatic Integration

    Article • Obesity, August 2006, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  31. Opposing Crosstalk between Leptin and Glucocorticoids Rapidly Modulates Synaptic Excitation via Endocannabinoid Release

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, June 2006, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  32. Activity-dependent release and actions of endocannabinoids in the rat hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, December 2005, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  33. Rapid Glucocorticoid-Mediated Endocannabinoid Release and Opposing Regulation of Glutamate and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Inputs to Hypothalamic Magnocellular Neurons

    Article • Endocrinology, October 2005, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  34. Rapid Central Corticosteroid Effects: Evidence for Membrane Glucocorticoid Receptors in the Brain

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, August 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  35. Endogenous Cannabinoids Take the Edge off Neuroendocrine Responses to Stress

    Article • Endocrinology, December 2004, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  36. Dehydration-Induced Synaptic Plasticity in Magnocellular Neurons of the Hypothalamic Supraoptic Nucleus

    Article • Endocrinology, November 2004, Endocrine Society

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  37. Increased tonic activation of presynaptic metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat supraoptic nucleus following chronic dehydration

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, September 2003, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  38. Presynaptic Noradrenergic Regulation of Glutamate Inputs to Hypothalamic Magnocellular Neurones

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, July 2003, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  39. Increased tonic activation of presynaptic metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat supraoptic nucleus following chronic dehydration

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2003, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  40. Nongenomic Glucocorticoid Inhibition via Endocannabinoid Release in the Hypothalamus: A Fast Feedback Mechanism

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, June 2003, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  41. Neurosecretory and Non-Neurosecretory Parvocellular Neurones of the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Express Distinct Electrophysiological Properties

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, December 2002, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  42. Role of the paraventricular nucleus microenvironment in stress integration*

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, August 2002, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  43. Local circuit regulation of paraventricular nucleus stress integration

    Article • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, March 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  44. Chapter 9 Functional synaptic plasticity in hypothalamic magnocellular neurons

    Article • January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  45. Noradrenergic regulation of parvocellular neurons in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  46. Voltage‐gated currents distinguish parvocellular from magnocellular neurones in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, February 2000, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  47. Noradrenergic Excitation of Magnocellular Neurons in the Rat Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus via Intranuclear Glutamatergic Circuits

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, December 1998, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  48. Local Glutamatergic and GABAergic Synaptic Circuits and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  49. Physiological Mapping of Local Inhibitory Inputs to the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, November 1996, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  50. Neurophysiology of neocortical slices resected from children undergoing surgical treatment for epilepsy

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, June 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  51. Connections from the subfornical organ to the oxytocin and vasopressin systems in the lactating rat. A study using electrical stimulations, lesions and electrophysiological recordings

    Article • Brain Research, February 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  52. Local inhibitory synaptic inputs to neurones of the paraventricular nucleus in slices of rat hypothalamus.

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, September 1993, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  53. Membrane Properties of Identified Guinea-Pig Paraventricular Neurons and their Response to an Opioid ?-Receptor Agonist: Evidence for an Increase in K+Conductance

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, June 1993, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  54. In vivo Intracellular Recording of Neurons in the Supraoptic Nucleus of the Rat Hypothalamus

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, August 1991, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  55. Comparison of three intracellular markers for combined electrophysiological, morphological and immunohistochemical analyses

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, July 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  56. Immunohistochemical differentiation of electrophysiologically defined neuronal populations in the region of the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, May 1991, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  57. Electrophysiology of GABA-mediated synaptic transmission and possible roles in epilepsy

    Article • Neurochemical Research, March 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  58. Electrophysiological properties of neurones in the region of the paraventricular nucleus in slices of rat hypothalamus.

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, March 1991, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  59. Osmolality-induced changes in extracellular volume alter epileptiform bursts independent of chemical synapses in the rat: Importance of non-synaptic mechanisms in hippocampal epileptogenesis

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, December 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  60. Synaptic transmission in human neocortex removed for treatment of intractable epilepsy in children

    Article • Annals of Neurology, October 1990, Wiley

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker

  61. Intrinsic and synaptic mechanisms of hypothalamic neurons studied with slice and explant preparations

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, May 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Jeffrey G Tasker