Neff R.A., Simmens S.J., Evans C., and Mendelowitz D. Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Alters Central Cardiorespiratory Responses to Hypoxia in Rats: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. J Neurosci, 24(42), in press, 2004.

Bouairi, E., Neff, R., Evans, C., Gold, A., Andresen, M.C., Mendelowitz, D. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Freely Moving and Anesthetized Rats. Journal of Applied Physiology, J Appl Physiol, 97(4):1431-6, 2004.

Wang, X., Dergacheva, O., Griffioen, K.J., Huang, Z.G., Evans, C., Gold, A., Bouairi, E., Mendelowitz, D. Action of kappa and delta opioid agonists on premotor cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus. Neuroscience, in press, 2004.

Huang, Z.G., Wang, X., Evans, C., Gold, A., Bouairi, E., Mendelowitz, D. Prenatal nicotine exposure alters the types of nicotinic receptors that facilitate excitatory inputs to cardiac vagal neurons. J Neurophysiol. in press, 2004.

Bouairi, E., Neff, R., Evans, C., Gold, A., Andresen, M.C., Mendelowitz, D. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Freely Moving and Anesthetized Rats. Journal of Applied Physiology, in press 2004.

Wang, X., Huang, Z.G., Gold, A., Bouairi, E., Evans, C., Andresen, M.C., and Mendelowitz, D. Propofol modulates GABAergic inhibitory neurotransmission to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus Anesthesiology, 100(5):1198-205, 2004.

Griffioen, K.J., Venkatesan, P., Huang, Z.G., Wang, X., Bouairi, E., Evans, C., Gold, A., Mendelowitz, D. Fentanyl inhibits GABAergic neurotransmission to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus. Brain Res.1007(1-2):109-15, 2004.

Wang, X., Evans, C., Mendelowitz, D. Voltage gated P/Q and N-type calcium channels mediate the nicotinic facilitation of GABAergic and glycinergic inputs to cardiac vagal neurons. Neuropharmacology Mar;46(3):372-8, 2004.

Evans, C., Baxi, S., Neff, R., Venkatesan, P., Mendelowitz, D. Synaptic activation of cardiac vagal neurons by capsaicin sensitive and insensitive sensory neurons. Brain Research, 979(1-2):210-5, 2003.

Neff RA, Wang J, Baxi S, Evans C, Mendelowitz D. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia: endogenous activation of nicotinic receptors mediates respiratory modulation of brainstem cardioinhibitory parasympathetic neurons. Circ Res.93(6):565-572, 2003

Venkatesan, P., Baxi, S., Evans, C., Neff, R., Wang, X., Mendelowitz, D. Glycinergic inputs to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus are inhibited by nociceptin and µ-selective opioids. J. Neurophysiology, 90(3):1581-1588, 2003.

Wang, J., Wang, X., M. Irnaten, P. Venkatesan, C. Evans, S. Baxi and D. Mendelowitz. Endogenous Acetylcholine and Nicotine Activation Enhances GABAergic and Glycinergic Inputs to Cardiac Vagal Neurons. J. Neurophysiology, 89: 2473-2481, 2003.

Jin, Y.H., T.W. Bailey, M.W. Doyle, B.Y. Li, K.S.K. Chang, J.H. Schild, D. Mendelowitz, M.C. Andresen. Ketamine differentially blocks sensory afferent synaptic transmission in medial nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS). Anesthesiology, 98(1):121-32, 2003.

Aicher, S.A., J.L. Mitchell and D. Mendelowitz. Distribution of mu-opioid receptors in rat visceral premotor neurons, Neuroscience, 115(3):851-860, 2002.

Irnaten, M., J. Wang, P.Venkatesan, C. Evans, S.A. Aicher, D. Mendelowitz. mu-opioid receptors are located postsynaptically and inhibit voltage gated calcium currents in cardiac vagal neurons, Neuroscience, 116(2):573-582, 2003.

Wang, J., M. Irnaten, P. Venkatesan, C. Evans and D. Mendelowitz. Synaptic Activation of Hypoglossal Respiratory Motorneurons During Inspiration in Rats, Neurosci. Lett. 332(3):195-9, 2002.

Venkatesan, P., J. Wang, C. Evans, M. Irnaten and D. Mendelowitz. Endomorphin-2 Inhibits GABAergic Inputs to Cardiac Parasympathetic Neurons in the Nucleus Ambiguus. Neuroscience, 113(4):975-983, 2002.

Irnaten, M., W.M. Walywn, J. Wang, P.Venkatesan, C. Evans, K. S. K. Chang, M.C. Andresen, T.G. Hales, D. Mendelowitz. Pentobarbital enhances GABAergic neurotransmission to cardiac parasympathetic neurons which is prevented by expression of GABAA epsilon subunit. Anesthesiology, 97(3):717-724, 2002.

Wang, J., M. Irnaten, P. Venkatesan, C. Evans and D. Mendelowitz. Arginine Vasopressin Enhances GABAergic Inhibition of Cardiac Parasympathetic Neurons in the Nucleus Ambiguus. Neuroscience, 111(3):699-705, 2002.

Irnaten, M., J. Wang, P.Venkatesan, C. Evans, K. S. K. Chang, M.C. Andresen, D. Mendelowitz. Ketamine inhibits pre- and post-synaptic nicotinic excitation of identified cardiac parasympathetic neurons in nucleus ambiguus, Anesthesiology, Mar;96(3):667-74, 2002.

Venkatesan, P., J. Wang, C. Evans, M. Irnaten and D. Mendelowitz. Nociceptin Inhibits GABAergic Inputs to Cardiac Parasympathetic Neurons in the Nucleus Ambiguus. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 300(1):78-82, 2002.

Irnaten, M., J. Wang, K. S. K. Chang, M. C. Andresen, and D. Mendelowitz. Ketamine inhibits sodium currents in identified cardiac parasympathetic neurons in nucleus ambiguus, Anesthesiology, Mar;96(3):659-66, 2002.

Wang, J., M. Irnaten, R. A. Neff, P. Venkatesan, A. D. Loewy, T. C. Mettenleiter and D. Mendelowitz. Synaptic Activation of Cardiac Vagal Neurons in the Nucleus Ambiguus. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 940:237-246, 2001.

Irnaten, M., J. Wang, and D. Mendelowitz. Firing Properties of Identified Superior Laryngeal Neurons in Nucleus Ambiguus. Neurosci. Lett, 27;303(1):1-4, 2001.

Wang, J., M. Irnaten and D. Mendelowitz. Characteristics of spontaneous and evoked GABAergic synaptic currents in cardiac vagal neurons in rats. Brain Research, 889(1-2):78-83, 2001.

Wang, J., M. Irnaten and D. Mendelowitz. Agatoxin-IVA Sensitive Calcium Channels Mediate the Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Nicotinic Activation of Cardiac Vagal Neurons in Rats. J. Neurophysiol. 85(1):164-168, 2001.

Irnaten, M., R. A. Neff, J. Wang, A. D. Loewy, T.C. Mettenleiter and D. Mendelowitz. Activity of Cardiorespiratory Networks Revealed By Transsynaptic Virus Expressing GFP. J. Neurophysiol. 85(1):435-438, 2001.

Mendelowitz, D. Superior Laryngeal Neurons Directly Excite Cardiac Vagal Neurons Within the Nucleus Ambiguus. Brain Research Bull.: 51(2):135-38, 2000.