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Chantal Alvarez is affiliated with the Institut du Fer à Moulin in France. Their research primarily focuses on the application of advanced neuroimaging techniques and MRI to study neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

Their published work spans several notable venues, including the Proceedings on CD-ROM of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, and the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia. The recurring focus is on detecting white matter and myelin changes in mouse models of neurological disorders using diffusion MRI and related imaging methods.

Key recent publications include:

  • Myelin Changes in Alzheimer's Mouse Model using MRI and X-ray scattering, 2025, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Advanced Diffusion Detects Possible Myelin Changes in Alzheimer's and Huntington's Mouse Models and Treatment, 2024, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • White Matter Changes in Alzheimer's and Treated Huntington's Disease Mouse Models Detected by Diffusion MRI, 2024, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • White Matter Changes in Alzheimer's and Treated Huntington's Disease Mouse Models Detected by Diffusion MRI, 2024, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Their research intersects several fields of study:

  • Medicine

Within this broad field, subfields include:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Chantal Alvarez consistently addresses main topics such as:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of colleagues, including Andy Liu, Danielle A. Simmons, Frank M. Longo, Michael Zeineh, and Marios Georgiadis, with multiple joint publications reflecting these ongoing partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Nucleokinesis in tangentially migrating neurons comprises two alternating phases: forward migration of the Golgi/centrosome associated with centrosome splitting and myosin contraction at the rear.

    Arnaud Bellion;Jean-Pierre Baudoin;Chantal Alvarez;Michel Bornens

  • Morphological evidence for a dopaminergic terminal field in the hippocampal formation of young and adult rat.

    C. Verney;M. Baulac;B. Berger;C. Alvarez

  • Transient Uptake and Storage of Serotonin in Developing Thalamic Neurons

    Cécile Lebrand;Olivier Cases;Christine Adelbrecht;Anne Doye

  • Regional and laminar distribution of the dopamine and serotonin innervation in the macaque cerebral cortex: a radioautographic study.

    B. Berger;S. Trottier;C. Verney;P. Gaspar

  • Alterations of dopaminergic and noradrenergic innervations in motor cortex in Parkinson's disease.

    Gaspar P;Duyckaerts C;Alvarez C;Javoy-Agid F

  • Catecholaminergic innervation of the septal area in man: immunocytochemical study using TH and DBH antibodies.

    P. Gaspar;B. Berger;C. Alvarez;A. Vigny

  • Branching and nucleokinesis defects in migrating interneurons derived from doublecortin knockout mice

    Caroline Kappeler;Yoann Saillour;Jean-Pierre Baudoin;Françoise Phan Dinh Tuy

  • Ultrastructural Double-Labelling Study of Dopamine Terminals and GABA-Containing Neurons in Rat Anteromedial Cerebral Cortex.

    C. Verney;C. Alvarez;M. Geffard;B. Berger

  • New dopaminergic terminal fields in the motor, visual (area 18b) and retrosplenial cortex in the young and adult rat. Immunocytochemical and catecholamine histochemical analyses.

    B. Berger;C. Verney;C. Alvarez;A. Vigny

  • Biochemical neuropathology of Parkinson's disease.

    Javoy-Agid F;Ruberg M;Taquet H;Bokobza B

  • Tangentially Migrating Neurons Assemble a Primary Cilium that Promotes Their Reorientation to the Cortical Plate

    Jean-Pierre Baudoin;Jean-Pierre Baudoin;Lucie Viou;Lucie Viou;Pierre-Serge Launay;Pierre-Serge Launay;Camilla Luccardini;Camilla Luccardini

  • Developmental expression of monoamine oxidases A and B in the central and peripheral nervous systems of the mouse.

    Tania Vitalis;Coralie Fouquet;Chantal Alvarez;Isabelle Seif

  • Collateral sprouting and reduced activity of the rat mesocortical dopaminergic neurons after selective destruction of the ascending noradrenergic bundles

    J.P. Tassin;S. Lavielle;D. Hervé;G. Blanc

  • Early evidence of catecholaminergic cell groups in 5- and 6-week-old human embryos using tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine-β-hydroxylase immunocytochemistry

    C. Verney;N. Zecevic;B. Nikolic;C. Alvarez

  • Tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive interplexiform cells in the rat retina.

    Jeanine Nguyen-Legros;Brigitte Berger;Annette Vigny;Chantal Alvarez

  • Centrin4p, a novel mammalian centrin specifically expressed in ciliated cells.

    Olivier Gavet;Chantale Alvarez;Patricia Gaspar;Michel Bornens

  • Epilepsy in Dcx Knockout Mice Associated with Discrete Lamination Defects and Enhanced Excitability in the Hippocampus

    Marika Nosten-Bertrand;Marika Nosten-Bertrand;Caroline Kappeler;Caroline Kappeler;Céline Dinocourt;Cécile Denis;Cécile Denis

  • Conserved pattern of tangential neuronal migration during forebrain development.

    Christine Métin;Chantal Alvarez;Chantal Alvarez;David Moudoux;Tania Vitalis;Tania Vitalis

  • Density Profile and Basic Protein Measurements in the Myelin Range of Particulate Material from Normal Developing Mouse Brain and from Neurological Mutants (Jimpy; Quaking; Trembler; Shiverer and its mid Allele) Obtained by Zonal Centrifugation

    J. M. Bourre;C. Jacque;A. Delassalle;J. Nguyen-Legros

  • Neurochemical development of the hippocampal region in the fetal rhesus monkey. I. Early appearance of peptides, calcium-binding proteins, DARPP-32, and monoamine innervation in the entorhinal cortex during the first half of gestation (E47 to E90).

    Brigitte Berger;Chantal Alvarez;Patricia S. Goldman‐Rakic

  • Immunocytochemical evidence of well‐developed dopaminergic and noradrenergic innervations in the frontal cerebral cortex of human fetuses at midgestation

    Catherine Verney;Ana Milosevic;Chantal Alvarez;Brigitte Berger

Frequent Co-Authors

Brigitte Berger
Brigitte Berger Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Catherine Verney
Catherine Verney Grenoble Alpes University
Tania Vitalis
Tania Vitalis Université Paris Cité
Julio Bobes
Julio Bobes University of Oviedo
Isabelle Seif
Isabelle Seif University of Paris-Saclay
Bruno Giros
Bruno Giros McGill University
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Michel Baulac
Michel Baulac Sorbonne University

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