Publications

Villeda, SA, Akopians, AL, Babayan, AH, Basbaum, AI and Phelps, PE (2006) Absence of Reelin results in altered nociception and aberrant neuronal positioning in the dorsal spinal cord. Neuroscience 139:1385-1396. [link]

Runyan, SA, RR Roy, H Zhong and PE Phelps (2005) L1 CAM expression in the superficial dorsal horn is derived from the dorsal root ganglion. J. of Comparative Neurology 485:267-279. [link]

Kubasak, MD, E Hedlund, RR Roy, EM Carpenter, VR Edgerton, and PE Phelps (2005) L1 CAM expression is increased surrounding the lesion site in rats with complete spinal cord transection as neonates. Experimental Neurology 194:363-375. [link]

Tran, TS, S Cohen-Cory, and PE Phelps (2004) Embryonic GABAergic spinal commissural neurons project rostrally to mesencephalic targets. J. of Comparative Neurology 475:327-339. [link]

Kubasak, MD, Brooks, R, Chen, S, Villeda, SA, Phelps, PE (2004). Developmental distribution of Reelin-positive cells and their secreted product in the rodent spinal cord J Comp Neurol 468: 165-178. [link]

Akopians, A, Runyan, SA, Phelps, PE (2003). Expression of L1 decreases during postnatal development of rat spinal cord J Comp Neurol 467: 375-388. [link]

Tran, TS, Alijani, A, Phelps, PE (2003). Unique developmental patterns of GABAergic neurons in rat spinal cord J Comp Neurol 456: 112-126. [link]

Phelps, PE, Rich, R, Dupuy-Davies, S, Rios, Y, and Wong, T (2002). Evidence for a cell-specific action of Reelin in the spinal cord. Developmental Biology 244: 180-198. [link]

Foster, JA and Phelps, PE (2000). Neurons expressing NADPH-diaphorase in the developing human spinal cord. J. of Comparative Neurology 427: 417-427. [link]

Foster, JA and PE Phelps (2000) NADPH-Diaphorase reveals presumptive sympathetic primary afferents in the developing human spinal cord. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical 84:111-117.

Orlino, Jr EN, Wong, CM, and Phelps, PE (2000). L1 and GAD65 are expressed on dorsal commissural axons in embryonic rat spinal cord. Developmental Brain Research 125: 117-130.

Morris, J-CK, PE Phelps, and DD Simmons (1999) NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry reveals an autonomic-like innervation in the postnatal hamster cochlea. J. of Comparative Neurology 412:458-468. [link]

Tran, TS, and Phelps, PE (2000). Axons crossing in the ventral commissure express L1 and GAD65 in the developing rat spinal cord. Developmental Neuroscience 22: 228-236.

Phelps, PE, Alijani, A, and Tran, TS (1999). Ventrally located commissural neurons express the GABAergic phenotype in developing rat spinal cord. J. of Comparative Neurology 409: 285-298. [link]

Phelps, PE, Barber, RP, and Vaughn, JE (1996). Nonradial migration of interneurons can be experimentally altered in spinal cord slice cultures. Development 122: 2013-2022. [link]

Wetts, R, PE Phelps, and JE Vaughn (1995) Transient and continuous expression of NADPH diaphorase in different neuronal populations of developing rat spinal cord. Developmental Dynamics 202:215-228.

Phelps, PE, and Vaughn, JE (1995). Commissural fibers may guide cholinergic neuronal migration in developing rat cervical spinal cord. J. of Comparative Neurology 355: 38-50.

Barber, RP, Phelps, PE, and Vaughn, JE (1993). Preganglionic autonomic motor neurons display normal translocation patterns in slice cultures of embryonic rat spinal cord. J. of Neuroscience 13: 4898-4907. [link]

Phelps, P.E., R.P. Barber, and J.E. Vaughn (1993) Embryonic development of rat sympathetic preganglionic neurons: Possible migratory substrates. J. Comp. Neurol. 330:1-14 .

Vaughn, JE, PE Phelps, M Yamamoto, and RP Barber (1992) Association interneurons of embryonic rat spinal cord transiently express the cell surface glycoprotein SNAP/TAG-1. Developmental Dynamics 194:43-51.

Phelps, PE, CR Houser and JE Vaughn (1992) Small cholinergic neurons within fields of cholinergic axons characterize olfactory-related regions of rat telencephalon. Neuroscience 48:121-136.

Markham, JA, PE Phelps and JE Vaughn (1991) Development of rostrocaudal dendritic bundles in rat thoracic spinal cord: Analysis of cholinergic sympathetic preganglionic neurons. Developmental Brain Research 61:229-236.

Barber, RP, PE Phelps and JE Vaughn (1991) Generation patterns of immunocytochemically identified cholinergic neurons at autonomic levels of rat spinal cord. J. of Comparative Neurology 311:509-519.

Phelps, PE, Barber, RP, and Vaughn, JE (1991). Embryonic development of choline acetyltransferase in thoracic spinal motor neurons: Somatic and autonomic neurons may be derived from a common cellular group. J. of Comparative Neurology 307: 77-86.

Phelps, PE, LA Brennan and JE Vaughn (1990) Generation patterns of immunocytochemically identified cholinergic neurons in rat brainstem. Developmental Brain Research 56:63-74.

Phelps, PE, RP Barber, LA Brennan, VM Maines, PM Salvaterra and JE Vaughn. (1990) Embryonic development of four different groups of cholinergic neurons in rat cervical spinal cord. J. of Comparative Neurology 291:9-26.

Brady, DR, PE Phelps and JE Vaughn (1989) Neurogenesis of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in rat. Developmental Brain Research 47:81-92.

Phelps, PE, DR Brady and JE Vaughn (1989) The generation and differentiation of cholinergic neurons in rat caudate-putamen. Developmental Brain Research 46:47-60.

Phelps, PE, RP Barber and JE Vaughn (1988) Generation patterns of four groups of cholinergic neurons in rat cervical spinal cord: A combined tritiated thymidine autoradiographic and choline acetyltransferase immunocytochemical study. J. of Comparative Neurology 273:459-472.

Houser, CR, PE Phelps and JE Vaughn (1988) Cholinergic innervation of the rat thalamus as demonstrated by the immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase. In: M Bentivoglio and R Spreafico (eds) Cellular Thalamic Mechanisms . Elsevier, Amsterdam pp. 387-398.

Brennan, LA, PE Phelps and RP Barber (1986) An improved method of toluidine blue counterstaining of neurons in immunocytochemical preparations. Stain Technology 61:279-285.

Phelps, PE and JE Vaughn (1986) Immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase in the rat ventral striatum: A light and electron microscopic study. J. of Neurocytology 15:595-617.

Phelps, PE, CR Houser and JE Vaughn (1985) Immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase within the rat neostriatum: A correlated light and electron microscopic study of cholinergic neurons and synapses. J. of Comparative Neurology 238:286-307.

Barber, RP, PE Phelps, CR Houser, GD Crawford, PM Salvaterra and JE Vaughn (1984) The morphology and distribution of neurons containing choline acetyltransferase in the adult spinal cord: An immunocytochemical study. J. of Comparative Neurology 229:329-346.

Phelps, PE, RP Barber, CR Houser, GD Crawford, PM Salvaterra and JE Vaughn (1984) Postnatal development of neurons containing choline acetyltransferase in rat spinal cord: An immunocytochemical study. J. of Comparative Neurology 229:347-361.

Houser, CR, RP Barber, GD Crawford, DA Matthews, PE Phelps, PM Salvaterra and JE Vaughn (1984) Species-specific second antibodies reduce spurious staining in immunocytochemistry. J. of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 32:395-402.

Phelps, PE, AM Adinolfi and MS Levine (1983) Development of the kitten substantia nigra: A rapid Golgi study of the early postnatal period. Developmental Brain Research 10:1-19.

Phelps, PE and AM Adinolfi (1982) The postnatal development of the substantia nigra: A light and electron microscopy study. J. of Comparative Neurology 209:123-138.