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Walker,
James J., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Msc ‘84, Montana State University; PhD ‘88, The
Ohio State University
E-mail:jjw@purdue.edu
Research Interests
Determining the effects of fetal alcohol
exposure on the early formation of neural circuits. Studies
involve both in vivo and in vitro methods and use the rodent
cerebellum as a model system. Developing interactive educational
resources for medical students and biomedical scientists.
This project is currently being done in the department’s
Basic Medical Sciences Interactive Multimedia Research Laboratory.
Publications
Walker, J.J. and S.L. Laurinec,
(1998), Acute alcohol exposure alters Purkinje cell morphology
in vitro, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Res. 22:23A.
Walker, J.J. and C. Busse,
(1997), Alcohol inhibits the growth of cerebellar granule
cells in vitro, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Res.
21:85A.
Walker, J.J. and S.L. Laurinec
(1997) Alcohol affects the survival of embryonic Purkinje
cells in vitro. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 23:1862.
Walker, J.J. and R.I. Hume.
1992. A possible role for ATP receptors in the early development
of chick neuromuscular synapses. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 18:207.
McCullum, C.B., J.J. Walker and
R.I. Hume. 1992. Are induced action potentials the trigger
for growth cone collapse in sympathetic preganglionic neurons?
Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 18:945.
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