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Mesocricetus auratus
Functional significance of the excitatory effects of GABA in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. (2018) McNeill IV, J.K., Walton, J.C., Albers, H.E. Journal of Biological Rhythms (in press)
Temporal regulation of GABAA receptor subunit expression: Role in synaptic and extrasynaptic communication in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. (2017) Walton, J.C., Oliver, K.A., McNeill IV, J.K., Albers, H.E. eNeuro, 4(2). PMID: 28466071 PMCID: PMC5411165
Social housing and social isolation: Impact on stress indices and energy balance in male and female Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). (2017) Ross, A.P., Norvelle, A., Choi, D.C., Walton, J.C., Albers, H.E., Huhman, K.L. Physiology & Behavior, 177:264-269. PMID:28511867
Peromyscus leucopus
Photoperiodic regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in adult male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). (2014) Walton, J.C., Aubrecht, T.G., Weil, Z.M., Leuner, B., Nelson, R.J. European Journal of Neuroscience, 40(4):2674-2679. PMID: 24893623 PMCID: PMC4138284
Exogenous melatonin reproduces the effects of short day lengths on hippocampal function in male white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus. (2013) Walton, J.C., Chen, Z., Weil, Z.M., Travers, J.B., Nelson, R.J. Neuroscience, 248:403-13. PMID: 23806713 PMCID: PMC3830612
Evidence for feedback control of pineal melatonin secretion. (2013) Bedrosian, T.A., Herring, K.L., Walton, J.C., Fonken, L.K., Weil, Z.M., & Nelson, R.J. Neuroscience Letters, 542:123-5. PMID:23528860
Photoperiod mediated changes in olfactory bulb neurogenesis and olfactory behavior in male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). (2012) Walton, J.C.*, Pyter, L.M.*, Weil, Z.M., Nelson, R.J. PLoS ONE. 7(8):e42743 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042743. *Authors contributed equally to this work. PMID: 22912730 PMCID: PMC3415390
Photoperiod alters fear responses and basolateral amygdala neuronal spine density in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). (2012) Walton, J.C., Haim, A., Spieldenner, J.M., Nelson, R.J. Behavioural Brain Research. 233(2):345-50. PMID:22652395 PMCID: PMC3402626
Photoperiod-mediated impairment of long term potentiation and learning and memory in male white-footed mice. (2010) Walton, J.C., Chen, Z., Weil, Z.M., Travers, J.B., Pyter, L.M., Nelson, R.J. Neuroscience. 175:127-32. PMID: 21145376 PMCID: PMC3029474
Peromyscus californicus & Peromyscus leucopus
Estrous phase alters social behavior in a polygynous but not monogamous Peromyscus species. (2010) Karelina, K., Walton, J.C., Weil, Z.M., Norman, G.J., Nelson, R.J., DeVries, A.C. Hormones and Behavior. 58(2):193-9. PMID 20382149
Mus musculus
Neuronal nitiric oxide synthase and NADPH oxidase interact to affect cognitive, affective, and social behaviors in mice. (2013) Walton, J.C.*, Selvakumar, B.*, Weil, Z.M., Snyder, S.H., Nelson, R.J. Behavioural Brain Research, 256:320-327. *Authors contributed equally to this work. PMID: 23948215 PMCID: PMC3832056
JNK3 perpetuates metabolic stress induced by Abeta peptides. (2012) Yoon, S.O., Park, D.J., Ozer, H.G, Ryu, J.C., Tep, C., Shin, Y.J., Lim, T.H., Pastorino, L., Kunwar, A.J., Walton, J.C., Nagahara, A.H., Lu, K.P., Nelson, R.J., Tuszynski, M.H., Huang, K. Neuron. 75(5):824-37. PMID:22958823 PMCID: PMC3438522
Sex-dependent behavioral functions of the Purkinje cell-specific Gαi/o binding protein, Pcp2(L7). (2012) Walton, J.C, Schilling, K., Zhu, M.X., Nelson, R.J., Oberdick, J.O. Cerebellum. 11(4):982-1001 PMID:22528962
Light at night increases body mass by shifting the time of food intake. (2010) Fonken, L.K., Workman, J.L., Walton, J.C., Weil, Z.M., Morris, J.S., Haim, A., Nelson, R.J. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 107(43):18664-9. PMID 20937863 PMCID: PMC2972983
Stress and IL-1beta contribute to the development of depressive-like behavior following peripheral nerve injury. (2010) Norman, G.J., Karelina, K., Zhang, N., Walton, J.C., Morris J.S., DeVries, A.C. Molecular Psychiatry, 5(4):404-14. PMID 19773812
Influence of light at night on murine anxiety- and depressive-like responses. (2009) Fonken, L.K., Finy, M.S., Walton, J.C., Weil, Z.M., Workman, J.L., Ross, J., Nelson, R.J. Behavioural Brain Research, 205(2):349-54. PMID 19591880
Sleep deprivation attenuates inflammatory responses and ischemic cell death. (2009) Weil, Z.M., Norman, G.J., Karelina, K., Morris, J.S., Barker, J.M., Su, A.J., Walton, J.C., Nelson, R.J., DeVries, A.C. Experimental Neurology. 218(1):129-36. PMID 19409382 PMCID: PMC2692570
Phodopus sungorus
Sleep deprivation attenuates endotoxin-induced cytokine gene expression independent of day length and circulating cortisol in photoperiodic rodents. (2013) Ashley, N.T., Walton, J.C., Haim, A., Zhang, N., Prince, L.A., Fruchey, A.M., Lieberman, R.A., Weil, Z.M., Nelson, R.J. Joural of Experimental Biology. 216:2581-2586. PMID:23531821
Photoperiod and stress regulation of corticosteroid receptor, brain derived neurotrophic factor, and glucose transporter GLUT3 mRNA in the hippocampus of male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). (2012) Walton, J.C., Grier, A.J., Weil, Z.M., Nelson, R.J. Neuroscience. 213:106-111. PMID:22521589
Short day lengths alter depressive-like responses, and hippocampal morphology in Siberian hamsters. (2011) Workman, J.L., Manny, N., Walton, J.C., Nelson, R.J. Hormones and Behavior. 60(5):520-8. PMID:21851822
Dim light at night provokes depression-like behaviors and reduces CA1 dendritic spine density in female hamsters. (2011) Bedrosian, T.A., Fonken, L.K., Walton, J.C., Haim, A., & Nelson, R.J. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 36(7):1062-9. PMID: 21292405
Chronic exposure to dim light at night suppresses immune responses in Siberian hamsters. (2011) Bedrosian, T.A., Fonken, L.K., Walton, J.C., Nelson, R.J. Biology Letters. 7(3):468-71. PMID: 21270021 PMCID: PMC3097873
Photoperiod modulates gut bacteria composition in male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). (2010) Bailey, M.T.*, Walton, J.C.*, Dowd, S.E., Weil, Z.M., Nelson, R.J. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. *Authors contributed equally to this work. 4(4):577-84. PMID 20045457
Carassius auratus
Behavioral effects of hindbrain vasotocin in goldfish are seasonally variable but not sexually dimorphic. (2010) Walton, J.C., Waxman, B., Hoffbuhr, K., Kennedy, M., Beth, E., Scangos, J., Thompson, R.R. Neuropharmacology, 58(1):126-34. PMID 19616564 PMCID: PMC3628676
Vasotocin immunoreactivity in goldfish brains: characterizing primitive circuits associated with social regulation. (2009) Thompson, R.R., Walton, J.C. Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 73(3):153-164. PMID 19468212
A primitive social circuit: Vasotocin–substance P interactions modulate social behavior through a peripheral feedback mechanism in goldfish. (2008) Thompson, R.R., Walton, J.C., Bhalla, R., George, K.C., Beth, E. H. European Journal of Neuroscience 27(9):2285-93. PMID 18445219
Visual sex discrimination in goldfish: seasonal, sexual and androgenic influences. (2004) Thompson, R.R., George, K., Dempsey, J., Walton, J.C. Hormones and Behavior. 46(5):646-54. PMID 15555507
Peptide effects on social behavior: effects of vasotocin and isotocin on social approach behavior in male goldfish (Carassius auratus). (2004) Thompson, R.R., Walton, J.C. Behavioral Neuroscience. 118(3):620-6. PMID 15174940
Homo sapiens
Sex-specific influences of vasopressin on human social communication. (2006) Thompson, R.R., George, K., Walton, J.C., Orr, S.P., Benson, J. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 103(20):7889-94. PMID 16682649 PMCID: PMC1472540
Merceneria merceneria
Branchial musculature of a venerid clam: pharmacology, distribution and innervation. (2003) Gainey, L.F., Walton, J.C., Greenberg, M.J. Biological Bulletin. 204(1):81-95. PMID 12588747
Reviews & Book Chapters
The dynamics of GABA signaling: Revelations from the circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. (2016) Albers, H.E., Walton, J.C., Gamble, K.L., McNeill IV, J.K., Hummer, D.L. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 44:35-82. PMID: 27894927 PMCID: PMC5225159
Social regulatory functions of vasotocin and isotocin in fish. (2013) Thompson, R.R., Walton, J.C. In: Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Related Peptides in the Regulation of Behavior. Edited by E. Choleris, D. Pfaff, M. Kavaliers, Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521190350
Influence of photoperiod on hormones, behavior, and immune function. (2011) Walton, J.C., Weil, Z.M., Nelson, R.J. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 32(3):303-19. PMID: 21156187 PMCID: PMC3139743