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Overview

Douglas G. McMahon is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience, with an emphasis on circadian rhythm and melatonin, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, spaceflight effects on biology, light effects on plants, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and barrier structure and function studies.

The scientist has contributed significantly to both main and subfields of study, including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Neurology
  • Social Psychology

Douglas G. McMahon's recent publications span a variety of topics related to brain function, behavior, and physiology. Some key papers include:

  • "Reactive astrocytes transduce inflammation in a blood-brain barrier model through a TNF-STAT3 signaling axis and secretion of alpha 1-antichymotrypsin," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Neonicotinoids disrupt circadian rhythms and sleep in honey bees," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Patch-clamp and multi-electrode array electrophysiological analysis in acute mouse brain slices," 2021, STAR Protocols
  • "Photoperiodic effects on monoamine signaling and gene expression throughout development in the serotonin and dopamine systems," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Photoperiod Impacts Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Dynamics," 2023, eNeuro

Frequent co-authors of Douglas G. McMahon include:

  • Justin K. Siemann
  • Michael C. Tackenberg
  • Suil Kim
  • Manuel A. Giannoni-Guzmán
  • Brad A. Grueter

The scientist often publishes in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Biological Rhythms
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Synchronization and Maintenance of Timekeeping in Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock Cells by Neuropeptidergic Signaling

    Elizabeth S. Maywood;Akhilesh B. Reddy;Gabriel K.Y. Wong;John S. O'Neill

  • Constant light desynchronizes mammalian clock neurons.

    Hidenobu Ohta;Shin Yamazaki;Douglas G McMahon

  • Amphetamine induces dopamine efflux through a dopamine transporter channel

    Kristopher M. Kahlig;Francesca Binda;Habibeh Khoshbouei;Randy D. Blakely

  • Autism gene variant causes hyperserotonemia, serotonin receptor hypersensitivity, social impairment and repetitive behavior.

    Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele;Christopher L. Muller;Hideki Iwamoto;Jennifer E. Sauer

  • Intraretinal signaling by ganglion cell photoreceptors to dopaminergic amacrine neurons

    Dao Qi Zhang;Kwoon Y. Wong;Patricia J. Sollars;David M. Berson

  • The Biological Clock Nucleus: A Multiphasic Oscillator Network Regulated by Light

    Jorge E. Quintero;Sandra J. Kuhlman;Douglas G. McMahon

  • Retinal Dopamine Mediates Multiple Dimensions of Light-Adapted Vision

    C. R. Jackson;G.-X. Ruan;F. Aseem;J. Abey

  • Calmodulin Kinase II Interacts with the Dopamine Transporter C Terminus to Regulate Amphetamine-Induced Reverse Transport

    Jacob U. Fog;Habibeh Khoshbouei;Marion Holy;William A. Owens

  • Shift work in nurses: contribution of phenotypes and genotypes to adaptation.

    Karen L. Gamble;Alison A. Motsinger-Reif;Akiko Hida;Hugo M. Borsetti

  • Circadian organization of the mammalian retina

    Gou Xiang Ruan;Dao Qi Zhang;Tongrong Zhou;Shin Yamazaki

  • Horizontal cell gap junctions: single-channel conductance and modulation by dopamine.

    D G McMahon;A G Knapp;J E Dowling

  • Circadian organization of the mammalian retina: from gene regulation to physiology and diseases.

    Douglas G. McMahon;P. Michael Iuvone;Gianluca Tosini

  • Reactive astrocytes transduce inflammation in a blood-brain barrier model through a TNF-STAT3 signaling axis and secretion of alpha 1-antichymotrypsin

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  • An Autonomous Circadian Clock in the Inner Mouse Retina Regulated by Dopamine and GABA

    Guo Xiang Ruan;Gregg C. Allen;Shin Yamazaki;Douglas G. McMahon

  • Perinatal photoperiod imprints the circadian clock

    Christopher M Ciarleglio;John C Axley;Benjamin R Strauss;Karen L Gamble;Karen L Gamble

  • Leu-enkephalin induced by IL-2 administration mediates analgesic effect of IL-2.

    Sandra J. Kuhlman;Jorge E. Quintero;Douglas G. McMahon

  • Phase Resetting Light Pulses Induce Per1 and Persistent Spike Activity in a Subpopulation of Biological Clock Neurons

    Sandra J. Kuhlman;Rae Silver;Rae Silver;Joseph Le Sauter;Abel Bult-Ito

  • Modulation of calcium current, intracellular calcium levels and cell survival by glucose deprivation and growth factors in hippocampal neurons

    Bin Cheng;Douglas G. McMahon;Mark P. Mattson

  • Genetic Differences in Human Circadian Clock Genes among Worldwide Populations

    Christopher M. Ciarleglio;Kelli K. Ryckman;Stein V. Servick;Akiko Hida

  • Interactions of the serotonin and circadian systems: nature and nurture in rhythms and blues.

    C.M. Ciarleglio;H.E.S. Resuehr;D.G. McMahon

  • Retinal Dopamine Mediates Multiple Dimensions of Light-Adapted Vision

    Chad R. Jackson;Guo-Xiang Ruan;Fazila Aseem;Jane Abey

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen L. Gamble
Karen L. Gamble University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gene D. Block
Gene D. Block University of California, Los Angeles
Randy D. Blakely
Randy D. Blakely Florida Atlantic University
Gary E. Pickard
Gary E. Pickard University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Pat Levitt
Pat Levitt University of Southern California
Maarten Kamermans
Maarten Kamermans Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Rae Silver
Rae Silver Columbia University
Carl Hirschie Johnson
Carl Hirschie Johnson Vanderbilt University
Christopher S. Colwell
Christopher S. Colwell University of California, Los Angeles
P. Michael Iuvone
P. Michael Iuvone Emory University

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