Kathleen Klukas
Scientist
Address:
440 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave.
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-624-3734
E-mail: kluka001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Research Interests:
Investigating anatomy, physiology, and developmental role of long distance
interneurons in the central nervous system of an insect, Manduca sexta.
Current focus is a mouse immunoglobulin like molecule which colocalizes
with Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide.
Selected Publications:
Klukas, K. A., Brelje, T. C., and K. A. Mesce 1996. Novel Mouse IgG-Like
Immunoreactivity Expressed by Neurons in the Moth Manduca sexta:
Developmental Regulation and Colocalization with Crustacean Cardioactive
Peptide. J. Microscopy Research and Techniques. 35: 242-264.
Gilchrist, L. S., Klukas, K. A., Jellies, J., Rapus, J., Eckert, M.,
and K. A. Mesce. 1995. Distribution and developmental expression of octopamine-immunoreactive
neurons in the central nervous system of the leech. J. Comp. Neurol. 353:
451-463.
Fahrbach, S. E., DeLorme, A. W., Klukas, K. A., and K. A. Mesce. 1995.
A notoneuron spared from steroid-activated developmental death by removal
of descending neural imputs exhibits stable electrophysiological properties
and morphology. J. Neurbiol. 26: 511-522.
Mesce, K. A., Klukas, K. A., and T. C. Brelje. 1993. Improvements for
the Anatomical Characterization of Insect Neurons in Whole mount: The
Use of Cyanine-Derived Fluorophores and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy.
Cell Tissue Res. 271: 381-397.
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