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In vitro inhibition of toxoplasma gondii by four new derivatives of artemisinin

IN VITRO INHIBITION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII BY FOUR NEW DERIVATIVES OF ARTEMISININ Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50(12):4206-4208, 2006 Jones-Brando, L, D’Angelo J, Posner GH, Yolken R Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 2128-4988, USA, [email protected] ABSTRACT: Toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma […]

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Novel alpha7 nicotinic receptor isoforms and deficient cholinergic transcription in schizophrenia

NOVEL ALPHA7 NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ISOFORMS AND DEFICIENT CHOLINERGIC TRANSCRIPTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA Genes Brain Behav. 2007 May 14; [Epub ahead of print] Severance EG, Yolken RH Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA ABSTRACT Abnormal alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activity contributes to sensory gating and cognitive

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The Stanley Divison of Developmental Neurovirlogy of the Johns Hopkins University

    The Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirlogy of the Johns Hopkins University   Faculty Robert H. Yolken is Director of the Stanley Laboratory and Theodore & Vada Stanley Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University.  He is the author of more than 200 publications, mostly in the field of Virology.  You can

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Maternal exposure to herpes simplex virus and risk of psychosis among adult offspring

MATERNAL EXPOSURE TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS AND RISK OF PSYCHOSIS AMONG ADULT OFFSPRING Biol Psychiatry 2007 Nov 2 [Epub ahead of print] Buka SL, Cannon TD, Torrey EF, Yolken RH, Collaborative Study Group on the Perinatal Origins of Severe Psychiatric Disorders Brown University Department of Community Health, Providence, Rhode Island; University of California (UCLA), Los

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Laboratory Procedures

PROTOCOL FOR SEPARATION OF PLASMA AND PERIPHERAL MONONUCLEAR CELL FRACTION FROM WHOLE BLOOD For these blood draws we prefer the BD Vacutainer CPT tube, Becton Dickinson catalog # 362761- BD Vacutainer CPT Cell Preparation Tube with Sodium Citrate (available from Fisher Scientific, catalog #02-685-125). Carefully follow the instructions on the package insert for tube storage

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Staff

THE STANLEY DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROVIROLOGY OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   Director Robert H. Yolken, M.D. Executive Director of the Stanley Foundation E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. Administrative Manager Ann C. Cusic Faculty Lorraine Brando, Ph.D. Faculty Raphael Viscidi, M.D. Faculty Frances Yee, Ph.D. STANLEY FELLOW Asha Abraham Stanley Fellow Christine Miller,

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Multivariate analysis of RNA levels from postmortem human brains as measured by three different methods of RT-PCR

Multivariate analysis of RNA levels from postmortem human brains as measured by three different methods of RT-PCR Nancy L. Johnstona, Juraj Cerevnakb, Andrew D. Shorec, E. Fuller Torreyb, Robert H. Yolkena*, The Stanley Neuropathology Consortium aThe Stanley Foundation Neurovirology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287-4933, USA bNational

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Decreased neurotropic response to birth hypoxia in the etiology of schizophrenia

DECREASED NEUROTROPIC RESPONSE TO BIRTH HYPOXIA IN THE ETIOLOGY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Biol Psychiatry. 2008 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] Cannon TD, Yolken R, Buka S, Torrey EF; The Collaborative Study Group on the Perinatal Origins of Severe Psychiatric Disorders. Departments of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Obstetric complications, particularly fetal hypoxia, are

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