Finasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor, blocks the anticonvulsant activity of progesterone in mice

TG Kokate, MK Banks, T Magee, SI Yamaguchi… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1999 - ASPET
Progesterone is an effective anticonvulsant against pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) seizures. This
action is hypothesized to require the metabolic conversion of progesterone to the γ-…

Cerebellar ataxia, seizures, premature death, and cardiac abnormalities in mice with targeted disruption of the Cacna2d2 gene

…, V Sachdev, L Fananapazir, MK Banks… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
CACNA2D2 is a putative tumor suppressor gene located in the human chromosome 3p21.3
region that shows frequent allelic imbalances in lung, breast, and other cancers. The α2δ-2 …

GluR5 kainate receptors, seizures, and the amygdala

…, D Castaneda, W Yonekawa, MK Banks… - Annals of the New …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The amygdala is a critical brain region for limbic seizure activity, but the mechanisms underlying
its epileptic susceptibility are obscure. Several lines of evidence implicate GluR5 (GLU …

Adult neural plasticity: Similarities between two paradigms

…, JD Churchill, MK Banks - Current Directions in …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past two decades, the idea that the mature brain can alter its functionał organization
in response to changes in experience has gained acceptance. Indeed, there is now a …

The effects of carbamazepine on an appetitive-to-aversive transfer task: comparison to untreated and phenytoin

MK Banks, J Besheer, J Szypczak… - Progress in Neuro …, 2001 - Elsevier
Concerns over negative consequences resulting from chronic maintenance with antiepileptic
medications have led to increased research regarding such impairments, often with …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of valproic acid on appetitive and aversive instrumental learning in adult rats

JJ Orczyk, MK Banks, PE Garraghty - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Antiepileptic medications are the frontline treatment for seizure conditions. However, these
medications are not without cognitive side effects. Previously, our laboratory reported …

[HTML][HTML] Appetitive-to-aversive instrumental transfer: a behavioral paradigm useful for evaluation of the relative negative learning/memory side-effects of antiepileptics

MK Banks, PE Garraghty - 5 th Internet World Congress on Biomedical …, 1998 - mcmaster.ca
Results We have treated a number of control animals with water to assess for any effects of
the gavage procedure, per se. We found no significant differences between H2O-and no-…

[BOOK][B] An examination of the effects of anticonvulsant compounds on learning and memory

MK Banks - 2000 - search.proquest.com
Pharmacotherapy has proven to be an effective means of control for those suffering from
epileptic (or seizure) disorders. As with all medications, the desirable anticonvulsant effects are …

[HTML][HTML] The science performance of JWST as characterized in commissioning

…, C Atkinson, G Bacon, T Bair, K Banks… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing access to healthful foods: a qualitative study with residents of low-income communities

A Evans, K Banks, R Jennings, E Nehme… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Inadequate access to healthful foods has been identified as a significant barrier
to healthful dietary behaviors among individuals who live in low-income communities. The …