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Mary E. Harrington

Mary E. Harrington

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
5760
World Ranking
8785
National Ranking
3722

Overview

Mary E. Harrington is affiliated with Smith College in the United States and specializes in neuroscience, with a focus on circadian rhythms and related physiological processes. Their research encompasses a range of topics, prominently including circadian rhythm and melatonin, dietary effects on health, light effects on plants, olfactory and sensory function studies, as well as bioactive compounds and phytochemicals in plants.

They have contributed significantly to the understanding of circadian biology through various publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Keeping an eye on circadian time in clinical research and medicine, 2022, Clinical and Translational Medicine
  • Dim light in the evening causes coordinated realignment of circadian rhythms, sleep, and short-term memory, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Beyond the symptom: the biology of fatigue, 2023, SLEEP
  • Nobiletin affects circadian rhythms and oncogenic characteristics in a cell-dependent manner, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Methods for Detecting PER2:LUCIFERASE Bioluminescence Rhythms in Freely Moving Mice, 2021, Journal of Biological Rhythms

Harrington's frequent co-authors include Vincent van der Vinne, Martha Merrow, Selma Tir, Eng H. Lo, and David R. Weaver, indicating collaborations across multiple projects focused on rhythmic biological processes and neuroscience.

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as the Journal of Biological Rhythms, which features nine of their publications, followed by contributions to Neurobiology of Disease, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Clinical and Translational Medicine, and SLEEP.

Their book contributions include a publication with Cambridge University Press titled The Design of Experiments in Neuroscience (2020), which has been cited in the broader neuroscience research community.

Mary E. Harrington's primary fields of study include neuroscience with subfields extending into endocrine and autonomic systems, plant science, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their research integrates interdisciplinary approaches addressing both cellular mechanisms and whole-organism physiology in the context of rhythmic biological functions.

Best Publications

  • The Ventral Lateral Geniculate Nucleus and the Intergeniculate Leaflet: Interrelated Structures in the Visual and Circadian Systems

    Mary E Harrington

  • Neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity in the hamster geniculo-suprachiasmatic tract.

    Mary E. Harrington;Dwight M. Nance;Benjamin Rusak

  • Lesions of the thalamic intergeniculate leaflet alter hamster circadian rhythms.

    Mary E. Harrington;Benjamin Rusak

  • Hamster circadian rhythms are phase-shifted by electrical stimulation of the geniculo-hypothalamic tract

    Benjamin Rusak;Johanna H. Meijer;Mary E. Harrington

  • Double-Labeling of Neuropeptide Y-Immunoreactive Neurons which Project from the Geniculate to the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei

    Mary E. Harrington;Dwight M. Nance;Benjamin Rusak

  • Visualizing jet lag in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus and peripheral circadian timing system.

    Alec J. Davidson;Oscar Castanon-Cervantes;Tanya L. Leise;Penny C. Molyneux

  • Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide phase shifts circadian rhythms in a manner similar to light.

    Mary E. Harrington;Sabina Hoque;Adam Hall;Adam Hall;Diego Golombek

  • Ghrelin effects on the circadian system of mice.

    Paola C. Yannielli;Penny C. Molyneux;Mary E. Harrington;Diego A. Golombek

  • Let there be “more” light: enhancement of light actions on the circadian system through non-photic pathways

    P. Yannielli;M.E. Harrington

  • Neuropeptide Y and glutamate block each other's phase shifts in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitro

    S.M Biello;D.A Golombek;M.E Harrington

  • Neurobiological studies of fatigue.

    Mary E. Harrington

  • Ablation of the geniculo-hypothalamic tract alters circadian activity rhythms of hamsters housed under constant light.

    Mary E. Harrington;Benjamin Rusak

  • Dexras1 potentiates photic and suppresses nonphotic responses of the circadian clock.

    Hai-Ying M. Cheng;Hai-Ying M. Cheng;Karl Obrietan;Sean W. Cain;Bo Young Lee

  • Neuropeptide Y phase shifts the circadian clock in vitro via a Y2 receptor

    Diego A. Golombek;Stephany M. Biello;Regina A. Rendon;Mary E. Harrington

  • The effects of organic and inorganic lead and mercury on neurotransmitter high-affinity transport and release mechanisms

    S.C. Bondy;C.L. Anderson;M.E. Harrington;K.N. Prasad

  • Wavelet-Based Time Series Analysis of Circadian Rhythms:

    Tanya L. Leise;Mary E. Harrington

  • Photic Responses of Geniculo-Hypothalamic Tract Neurons in the Syrian-Hamster

    Mary E. Harrington;Benjamin Rusak

  • Neuropeptide Y rapidly reduces Period 1 and Period 2 mRNA levels in the hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus.

    Chiaki Fukuhara;Judy M. Brewer;James C. Dirden;Eric L. Bittman

  • Circadian phase shifts to neuropeptide Y in vitro: Cellular communication and signal transduction

    Stephany M. Biello;Diego A. Golombek;Kathryn M. Schak;Mary E. Harrington

  • Voluntary exercise can strengthen the circadian system in aged mice.

    T. L. Leise;M. E. Harrington;P. C. Molyneux;I. Song

  • Photically Responsive Neurons in the Hypothalamus of a Diurnal Ground-Squirrel

    Johanna H. Meijer;Benjamin Rusak;Mary E. Harrington

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephany M. Biello
Stephany M. Biello University of Glasgow
Benjamin Rusak
Benjamin Rusak Dalhousie University
Diego A. Golombek
Diego A. Golombek National University of Quilmes
David R. Weaver
David R. Weaver University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Martin R. Ralph
Martin R. Ralph University of Toronto
Johanna H. Meijer
Johanna H. Meijer Leiden University Medical Center
Dwight M. Nance
Dwight M. Nance University of California, Irvine
Eric L. Bittman
Eric L. Bittman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Thomas E. Scammell
Thomas E. Scammell Harvard Medical School
Karl Obrietan
Karl Obrietan The Ohio State University

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