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Sarajari, S and Oblinger MM (2010) Estrogen effects on pain sensitivity and neuropeptide expression in rat sensory neurons. Exp. Neurol. 224: 163-169.
Haghighat, N., Oblinger MM and McCandless DW (2004) Cytoprotective effect of estrogen on ammonium chloride treated C6-glioma cells. Neurochemical Res. 29: 1359-1364.
Storer, P.D., Houle, J.D., Oblinger, MM and Jones, K.J. (2002) Combination of gonadal steroid treatment and peripheral nerve grafting results in a peripheral motoneuron-like pattern of beta II-tubulin mRNA expression in axotomized hamster rubrospinal motoneurons. J Comp Neurol. 449: 364373
Gollapudi, L and Oblinger, M.M. (2001) Estrogen effects on neurite outgrowth and cyto-skeletal gene expression in ER alpha-transfected PC12 cell lines. Exp. Neurol.171: 308-316
Brown, TJ, Storer, P Oblinger M and Jones KJ (2001) Androgenic enhancement of beta II-tubulin mRNA in spinal motoneurons following sciatic nerve injury Restor Neurol Neurosci. 18:191-198.
Gollapudi, L and Oblinger, MM (1999) Stable transfection of PC12 cells with estrogen receptor (ER alpha): Protective effects of estrogen on cell survival after serum deprivation. J. Neurosci. Res. 56: 99-108.
Gollapudi, L and Oblinger, MM (1999) Estrogen and NGF synergistically protect terminally differentiated ER-transfected PC12 cells from apoptosis. J. Neurosci. Res. 56: 471-481.
Taleghany N, Sarajari S, DonCarlos L, Gollapudi L and Oblinger MM. (1999) Differential expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons J. Neurosci Res. 57: 603-615
Jones, KJ, Storer, PD, Drengler, SM and Oblinger MM (1999) Differential regulation of cytoskeletal gene expression in hamster facial motoneurons: Effects of axotomy and testosterone treatment. J. Neurosci Res. 57: 817-823.
Jones KJ, Drengler, SM and Oblinger MM (1997) Gonadal teroid regulation of growth-associated protein GAP-43 mRNA expression in axotomized hamster facial motor neurons. Neurochem. Res. 22: 1367-1374.
Jones KJ, Kinderman NB and Oblinger MM (1997) Alterations in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) mRNA levels in the hamster facial motor nucleus: Effects of axotomy and testosterone. Neurochem. Res. 22: 1359-1366.
Moskowitz, PF and Oblinger, MM (1995) Sensory neurons selectively upregulate synthesis and transport of the beta III-tubulin protein during axonal regeneration J. Neurosci. 15: 1545-1555.
Moskowitz PF and Oblinger MM (1995) Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms regulating neurofilament and tubulin gene expression during normal development of the rat brain. Mol. Brain Res. 30: 211-222.
Paden CM, Zhou X, Watt JA, Burton R, Pickett J and Oblinger MM (1995) Distribution of growth associated class I alpha tubulin and class II beta-tubulin mRNAs in adult rat brain. J. Comp. Neurol. 362:368-384.
Paden, CM, Zhou, X, Watt, JA, Burton, R, Pickett, J and Oblinger MM (1995) Coordinated upregulation of alpha1 and betaII tubulin mRNAs during collateral xonal sprouting of central peptidergic neurons. J. Neurosci. Research 42:402-412.
Oblinger, MM and Kost, SA (1994) Coordinate regulation of tubulin and MAP genes during development of hamster brain. Dev. Brain Res. 77:45-54.
Jiang YQ, Pickett J, Oblinger MM (1994) Comparison of changes in beta-tubulin and NF gene expression in rat DRG neurons under regeneration-permissive and regeneration-prohibitive conditions. Brain Res. 637: 233-241.
Jones KJ and Oblinger MM (1994) Androgenic regulation of tubulin gene expression in axotomized hamster facial neurons. J. Neurosci. 14:3620-3627.
Jiang YQ, Pickett J, and Oblinger MM (1994) Long-term effects of axotomy on beta-tubulin and NF gene expression in rat DRG neurons. J. Neurotransplant. Plasticity 5/2:103-114.
Moskowitz, PF, Smith, R, Pickett, J, Frankfurter, A, Oblinger, MM (1993) Expression of the class III beta-tubulin gene during axonal regeneration of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. J. Neurosci . Research 34:129-134.
Oblinger, MM and Kost, SA (1993) Molecular aspects of the CNS injury response: Changes in cytoskeletal gene expression after axotomy. In: Advances in Neural Science, Vol. 1 (S Malhotra, Ed.), JAI press, Connecticut, pp. 123-145.
Singh, LD and Oblinger, MM (1993) Reactive astrocytes in neonate brain upregulate intermediate filament gene expression in response to axonal injury. Int. J . Develop. Neurosci. 11:149-156.
Oblinger, MM, Kost, SA and Singh, LD (1993). Regulation of type III intermediate filament protein genes in astrocytes during development and after injury. In: Biology and Pathology of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions (S. Fedoroff and G. Burkholder, Eds.) Plenum, New York, pp. 291-302
Taleghany, N and Oblinger, MM (1992) Regional distribution and biochemical characteristics of HMW tau in the nervous system. J Neurosci. Research 33:257-265.
Kost, SA, Chacko, K and Oblinger, MM (1992) Developmental patterns of intermediate filament gene expression in the normal hamster brain. Brain Research 95: 270-280.
Jiang, YQ and Oblinger, MM (1992) Differential regulation of betaIII and other tubulin genes during peripheral and central nervous system development. J. Cell Science 103:654-651.
Kost, SA and Oblinger, MM (1992) Immature corticospinal neurons respond to axotomy with changes in tubulin gene expression. Brain Research Bull. 30: 469-475.
Wong, J and Oblinger, MM (1991) NGF rescues substance P expression but not neurofilament or tubulin gene expression in axotomized sensory neurons J. Neuroscience 11: 543-552.
Kost-Mikucki, SA and Oblinger, MM (1991) Changes in glial fibrillary acidic protein mRNA expression after corticospinal axotomy in the adult hamster. J. Neurosci. Research 28: 182-191.
Mikucki, SA and Oblinger, MM (1991) Vimentin gene expression increases after corticospinal axotomy in the adult hamster. Metabolic Brain Disease 6: 33-49.
Oblinger, MM, Argasinski, A, Wong, J, Kosik, KS (1991) Tau gene expression in DRG neurons during development and regeneration J. Neuroscience 11: 2453-2459.
Mikucki, SA and Oblinger, MM (1991) Corticospinal neurons exhibit a novel pattern of cytoskeletal gene expression after injury. J. Neurosci. Research 30:213-225.
Wong, J and Oblinger, MM (l990) A comparison of peripheral and central axotomy effects on neurofilament and tubulin gene expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. J. Neuroscience 10: 2215-2223.
Oblinger, MM and Wong, J (l990) Cytoskeletal gene expression and axonal regeneration in mammalian neurons. In: Advances in Neural Regeneration Research , Neurology and Neurobiology, Vol 60, (FJ Seil, Ed.), Wiley-Liss Inc., New York, pp. 257-275.
Wong, J and Oblinger, MM (1990) Differential regulation of peripherin and neurofilament gene expression in regenerating rat DRG neurons. J. Neurosci. Research 27: 332-341.
Oblinger, MM, Szumlas, RA, Wong, J, Liuzzi, FJ (l989) Changes in neurofilament gene expression affect the composition of regenerating axonal sprouts elaborated by DRG neurons in vivo. J. Neuroscience 9: 2645-2653.
Oblinger, MM, Wong, J and Parysek, LM (l989) Axotomy-induced changes in the expression of a type III neuronal intermediate filament gene. J. Neuroscience 9: 3766-3775.
Oblinger, MM (1988) Biochemical composition and dynamics of the axonal cytoskeleton in the corticospinal system of the adult hamster. Metabolic Brain Disease. 3:49-65.
Oblinger, MM and Lasek, RJ (1988) Axotomy induced alterations in the synthesis and transport of neurofilaments and microtubules in dorsal root ganglion cells. J. Neuroscience 8:1747-1758.
Oblinger, MM, Foe, LG, Kwiatkowska, D and Kemp, RG (l988) Phosphofructokinase in the rat nervous system: regional differences in activity and characteristics of axonal transport. J. Neurosci. Research 21: 25-34.
Wong, J and Oblinger, MM (1987) Changes in neurofilament gene expression occur after axotomy of dorsal root ganglion neurons: an in situ hybridization study. Metabolic Brain Disease 2: 291-303.
Oblinger, MM (1987) Characterization of post-translational processing of the high molecular weight neurofilament protein in vivo. J. Neuroscience 7: 2510-2521.
Oblinger, MM, Brady, ST, McQuarrie, IG and Lasek, RJ (1987) Cytotypic differences in the protein composition of the axonally transported cytoskeleton in mammalian neurons. J. Neuroscience 7: 453-462.
Oblinger, MM and Lasek, RJ (1985) Selective regulation of two axonal cytoskeletal networks in dorsal root ganglion cells. In: Neurobiology: Molecular Biological Approaches to Understanding Neuronal Function and Development, (P O'Lague, Ed.) Alan R Liss, Inc., New York, pp. 135-143.
Drake, PF, Oblinger MM and Lasek, RJ (1985) Synthesis and fast axonal transport of proteins in the isolated Aplysia nervous system. Brain Research 232: 47-58.
Oblinger, MM and Lasek, RJ (1984) A conditioning lesion of the peripheral axons of dorsal root ganglion cells accelerates regeneration of only their peripheral axons. J. Neuroscience 4: 1737-1744.
Lasek, RJ, Oblinger, MM and Drake, PF (1983) The molecular biology of neuronal geometry: the expression of neurofilament genes influences axonal diameter. Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 48: 731-744.
Oblinger, MM and Das, GD (1983) Connectivity of transplants in the cerebellum: a model of developmental differences in neuroplasticity. In: Neural Tissue Transplantation Research, (RW Wallace and GD Das, Eds.) Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 105-133.
Oblinger, MM and Das, GD (1982) Connectivity of neural transplants in adult rats: analysis of afferents and efferents in the cerebellar hemisphere. Brain Research 249: 31-49.
Oblinger, MM and Das, GD (1981) Neurogenesis in the rabbit brain stem: an autoradiographic study. J. Comparative Neurology 197: 45-62.
Hallas, BH, Oblinger, MM and Das, GD (1980) Heterotopic neural transplants in the cerebellum of the rat; their connectivity. Brain Research 196: 242-246.>
Oblinger, MM, Hallas, BH and Das, GD (1980) Neocortical transplants in the cerebellum of the rat: their afferents and efferents. Brain Research 189: 228-232.