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  1. Spinal neuronal activation during locomotor-like activity enabled by epidural stimulation and 5-hydroxytryptamine agonists in spinal rats

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  2. Identification of interneurons activated at different inclines during treadmill locomotion in adult rats

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  3. Use of quadrupedal step training to re-engage spinal interneuronal networks and improve locomotor function after spinal cord injury

    Article • Brain, October 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  4. Treadmill training stimulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA expression in motor neurons of the lumbar spinal cord in spinally transected rats

    Article • Neuroscience, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  5. Effects of Diet and/or Exercise in Enhancing Spinal Cord Sensorimotor Learning

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  6. Transgenic mice with enhanced neuronal major histocompatibility complex class I expression recover locomotor function better after spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  7. Functional recovery of stepping in rats after a complete neonatal spinal cord transection is not due to regrowth across the lesion site

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  8. Spinal learning in the adult mouse using the Horridge paradigm

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  9. Changes in GABAA receptor subunit gamma 2 in extensor and flexor motoneurons and astrocytes after spinal cord transection and motor training

    Article • Brain Research, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  10. Distribution and Localization of 5-HT 1A Receptors in the Rat Lumbar Spinal Cord after Transection and Deafferentation

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, April 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  11. A Rat Brain cDNA Encodes Enzymatically Active GABA Transaminase and Provides a Molecular Probe for GABA-Catabolizing Cells

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, June 2008, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  12. Training locomotor networks

    Article • Brain Research Reviews, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  13. Two chronic motor training paradigms differentially influence acute instrumental learning in spinally transected rats

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  14. Acute implantation of an avulsed lumbosacral ventral root into the rat conus medullaris promotes neuroprotection and graft reinnervation by autonomic and motor neurons

    Article • Neuroscience, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  15. Use of c-fos to identify activity-dependent spinal neurons after stepping in intact adult rats

    Article • Spinal Cord, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  16. Differential localization of two glutamic acid decarboxylases (GAD65 and GAD67) in adult monkey visual cortex

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, October 2004, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  17. PLASTICITY OF THE SPINAL NEURAL CIRCUITRY AFTER INJURY*

    Article • Annual Review of Neuroscience, July 2004, Annual Reviews

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  18. Locomotor Recovery Potential after Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  19. Cerebellar Purkinje cell loss in aging Hu-Bcl-2 transgenic mice

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  20. Autonomic and motor neuron death is progressive and parallel in a lumbosacral ventral root avulsion model of cauda equina injury

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  21. Distribution and colocalisation of glutamate decarboxylase isoforms in the rat spinal cord

    Article • Neuroscience, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  22. Cyclic AMP Decreases the Expression of a Neuronal Marker (GAD67) and Increases the Expression of an Astroglial Marker (GFAP) in C6 Cells

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, November 2002, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  23. Chronic Intermittent Ethanol Treatment in Rats Increases GABAA Receptor α4-Subunit Expression: Possible Relevance to Alcohol Dependence

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, November 2002, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  24. Retraining the injured spinal cord

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, May 2001, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  25. Increased expression of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) in feline lumbar spinal cord after complete thoracic spinal cord transection

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, April 2000, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  26. Increased expression of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) in feline lumbar spinal cord after complete thoracic spinal cord transection

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, April 2000, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  27. Alterations in GABAAReceptor α1 and α4 Subunit mRNA Levels in Thalamic Relay Nuclei Following Absence-like Seizures in Rats

    Article • Experimental Neurology, November 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  28. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) metabolism in mammalian neural and nonneural tissues

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology, October 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  29. Comparative localization of mRNAs encoding two forms of glutamic acid decarboxylase with nonradioactive in situ hybridization methods

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, May 1993, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  30. Transient increase in expression of a glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) mRNA during the postnatal development of the rat striatum

    Article • Developmental Biology, September 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  31. Expression of GABAA receptor polypeptides in clonal rat cell lines

    Article • Brain Research, May 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  32. Two human glutamate decarboxylases, 65-kDa GAD and 67-kDa GAD, are each encoded by a single gene.

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 1992, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  33. Glutamate Decarboxylases in Nonneural Cells of Rat Testis and Oviduct: Differential Expression of GAD65and GAD67

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, February 1992, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  34. Two genes encode distinct glutamate decarboxylases

    Article • Neuron, July 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  35. Sequence and Regional Distribution of the mRNA Encoding the ?2Polypeptide of Rat ?-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptors

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, May 1991, Wiley

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  36. Postnatal expression of glutamate decarboxylases in developing rat cerebellum

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

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  37. Independent cellular and ontogenetic expression of mRNAS encoding three α polypeptides of the rat GABAA receptor

    Article • Neuroscience, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  38. Structural, Developmental and Functional Heterogeneity of Rat GABAA Receptors

    Article • January 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  39. Parallel increases in striatal glutamic acid decarboxylase activity and mRNA levels in rats with lesions of the nigrostriatal pathway

    Article • Brain Research, October 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  40. Expression of mRNAs that encode D2 dopamine receptor subtypes: Anatomical, developmental, and pharmacological studies

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, October 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  41. Glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA in rat brain: regional distribution and effects of intrastriatal kainic acid

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, December 1987, Elsevier

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  42. In Situ Detection of GAD mRNA in Mouse Brain

    Article • January 1986, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne

  43. A nonlinear quantitative method for assessing locomotor performance

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne