Researchers
Thomas Precht

 

Thomas Precht


447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0345
phone: 303-492-8844
fax: 303-492-8063
email:
Thomas.Precht@Colorado.EDU

 

doc Recent Publications

 

 

 

Research Interests:

Characterization of nicotinic receptors, specifically the alpha 5 subunit, function under various treatment conditions and understanding the mechanisms of nicotinic receptor neuroprotection after toxic insults mimicking neurodegenerative diseases.


Selected Publications:

1. Farias SE, Zarini S, Precht T, Murphy RC, Heidenreich KA.(2007). Transcellular biosynthesis of cysteinyl leukotrienes in rat neuronal and glial cells. J Neurochem., 103(4), 1310-8.
PMID: 17711426 | pubmed abstract |

2. Gionfriddo JR, Lee AC, Precht TA, Powell CC, Marren KK, Radecki SV.(2006). Evaluation of retinal images for identifying individual dogs. Am J Vet Res., 67(12), 2042-5.
PMID: 17144808 | pubmed abstract |

3.. Precht TA, Phelps RA, Linseman DA, Butts BD, Le SS, Laessig TA, Bouchard RJ, Heidenreich KA.(2005). The permeability transition pore triggers Bax translocation to mitochondria during neuronal apoptosis. Cell Death Differ., 12(3), 255-65.
PMID: 15637643 | pubmed abstract |