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Janet R. Keast is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines predominantly within medicine and neuroscience, reflecting a focus on understanding complex physiological systems and their applications in health.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, Janet R. Keast has concentrated on several subfields such as:

  • Urology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Their work covers key topics including:

  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments

Janet R. Keast has published extensively, with several notable recent papers. Some of the recent publications are:

  • "Engineered AAVs for non-invasive gene delivery to rodent and non-human primate nervous systems" (2022) in Neuron
  • "Superficial peritoneal endometriotic lesions are histologically diverse and rarely demonstrate menstrual cycle synchronicity with matched eutopic endometrium" (2020) in Human Reproduction
  • "Identification of a Sacral, Visceral Sensory Transcriptome in Embryonic and Adult Mice" (2020) in eNeuro
  • "Computational modelling of nerve stimulation and recording with peripheral visceral neural interfaces" (2021) in Journal of Neural Engineering
  • "High-throughput segmentation of unmyelinated axons by deep learning" (2022) in Scientific Reports

The venues frequently featuring their work include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • Human Reproduction
  • Reproductive BioMedicine Online
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments

Janet R. Keast has collaborated with multiple researchers over time. Their most frequent co-authors are:

  • Peregrine B. Osborne
  • Eliza M Colgrave
  • Martin Healey
  • Peter A. W. Rogers
  • Jane E. Girling

Best Publications

  • Segmental distribution and peptide content of primary afferent neurons innervating the urogenital organs and colon of male rats.

    J. R. Keast;W. C. de Groat

  • Choline acetyltransferase- and peptide immunoreactivity of submucous neurons in the small intestine of the guinea-pig.

    J. B. Furness;M. Costa;J. R. Keast

  • Distribution of certain peptide‐containing nerve fibres and endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa in five mammalian species

    J. R. Keast;J. B. Furness;M. Costa

  • Immunohistochemical characterization of pelvic neurons which project to the bladder, colon, or penis in rats.

    J. R. Keast;W. C. de Groat

  • Visualization and immunohistochemical characterization of sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons in the male rat major pelvic ganglion.

    J.R. Keast

  • Origins of peptide and norepinephrine nerves in the mucosa of the guinea pig small intestine.

    J.R. Keast;J.B. Furness;M. Costa

  • Testosterone has potent, selective effects on the morphology of pelvic autonomic neurons which control the bladder, lower bowel and internal reproductive organs of the male rat

    J.R Keast;R.J Saunders

  • Distribution of neurons in the major pelvic ganglion of the rat which supply the bladder, colon or penis.

    J. R. Keast;A. M. Booth;W. C. de Groat

  • Engineered AAVs for non-invasive gene delivery to rodent and non-human primate nervous systems

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  • A possible neural source of nitric oxide in the rat penis.

    J.R. Keast

  • Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of calcium-binding proteins in enteric neurons.

    J. B. Furness;J. R. Keast;S. Pompolo;J. C. Bornstein

  • Unusual Autonomic Ganglia: Connections, Chemistry, and Plasticity of Pelvic Ganglia

    Janet R. Keast

  • 17β-Estradiol Activates Estrogen Receptor β-Signalling and Inhibits Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Receptor 1 Activation by Capsaicin in Adult Rat Nociceptor Neurons

    Shenghong Xu;Ying Cheng;Janet R. Keast;Peregrine B. Osborne

  • Glutamate and aspartate immunoreactivity in dorsal root ganglion cells supplying visceral and somatic targets and evidence for peripheral axonal transport.

    Janet R. Keast;Tony M. Stephensen

  • The autonomic nerve supply of male sex organs--an important target of circulating androgens.

    Janet R Keast

  • Patterns of co-existence of peptides and differences of nerve fibre types associated with noradrenergic and non-noradrenergic (putative cholinergic) neurons in the major pelvic ganglion of the male rat.

    J. R. Keast

  • Somatostatin in human enteric nerves Distribution and characterization

    J. R. Keast;J. B. Furness;M. Costa

  • Estrogen receptor expression in lumbosacral dorsal root ganglion cells innervating the female rat urinary bladder

    Haley L Bennett;Jan Ake Gustafsson;Janet R Keast

  • Immunohistochemical characterisation of pelvic autonomic ganglia in male mice

    Yewlan Wanigasekara;Mark E. Kepper;Janet R. Keast

  • Mucosal innervation and control of water and ion transport in the intestine.

    Janet R. Keast

  • Location and peptide content of pelvic neurons supplying the muscle and lamina propria of the rat vas deferens

    Janet R. Keast

Frequent Co-Authors

Elspeth M. McLachlan
Elspeth M. McLachlan University of New South Wales
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith Flinders University
John D. Pettigrew
John D. Pettigrew University of Queensland
Joel C. Bornstein
Joel C. Bornstein University of Melbourne
Leif A. Havton
Leif A. Havton Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mart Saarma
Mart Saarma University of Helsinki
Glenda M. Halliday
Glenda M. Halliday University of Sydney
Ian L. Gibbins
Ian L. Gibbins Flinders University
Christine A. Wells
Christine A. Wells University of Melbourne
Bruce J. Aronow
Bruce J. Aronow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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