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Peter McCaffery is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their work intersects subfields such as Neurology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Biotin and Related Studies

Recent publications by Peter McCaffery showcase diverse aspects of neuroscience, pharmacology, and biochemical methods. Selected recent papers include:

  • Vitamin A and Retinoic Acid in Cognition and Cognitive Disease, 2020, Annual Review of Nutrition
  • Retinoic acid receptor-targeted drugs in neurodegenerative disease, 2020, Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
  • Loss of Neuron Navigator 2 Impairs Brain and Cerebellar Development, 2022, The Cerebellum
  • Different responses of repetitive behaviours in juvenile and young adult mice to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol may affect decision making for Tourette syndrome, 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Use of fixatives for immunohistochemistry and their application for detection of retinoic acid synthesizing enzymes in the central nervous system, 2020, Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

Multiple papers have been published in venues such as Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology, Annual Review of Nutrition, Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology, The Cerebellum, and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Azita Kouchmeshky, Andrew Whiting, Victoria Gorberg, Sharon Anavi-Goffer, and Iain R. Greig. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, highlighting ongoing collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • Retinoids in Embryonal Development

    Sharon A. Ross;Sharon A. Ross;Sharon A. Ross;Peter J. McCaffery;Peter J. McCaffery;Peter J. McCaffery;Ursula C. Drager;Ursula C. Drager;Ursula C. Drager;Luigi M. De Luca;Luigi M. De Luca;Luigi M. De Luca

  • Restricted expression and retinoic acid-induced downregulation of the retinaldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (RALDH-2) gene during mouse development

    Karen Niederreither;Peter McCaffery;Ursula C. Dräger;Pierre Chambon

  • Molecular Identification of a Major Retinoic-Acid-Synthesizing Enzyme, a Retinaldehyde-Specific Dehydrogenase

    Dayao Zhao;Dayao Zhao;Peter McCaffery;Kathryn J. Ivins;Kathryn J. Ivins;Rachael L. Neve

  • High levels of a retinoic acid-generating dehydrogenase in the meso-telencephalic dopamine system

    Peter McCaffery;Ursula C. Drager

  • Asymmetrical retinoic acid synthesis in the dorsoventral axis of the retina.

    P. Mccaffery;Mi-Ock Lee;M. A. Wagner;N. E. Sladek

  • Dynamic patterns of retinoic acid synthesis and response in the developing mammalian heart

    Jennifer B. Moss;José Xavier-Neto;José Xavier-Neto;Michael D. Shapiro;Sara M. Nayeem

  • 13-cis-retinoic acid suppresses hippocampal cell division and hippocampal-dependent learning in mice

    James E. Crandall;Yasuo Sakai;Jinhua Zhang;Omanand Koul

  • Too much of a good thing: retinoic acid as an endogenous regulator of neural differentiation and exogenous teratogen.

    P J McCaffery;J Adams;M Maden;E Rosa-Molinar

  • Retinoic acid and affective disorders: the evidence for an association

    J. Douglas Bremner;Kirsty D. Shearer;Peter J. McCaffery

  • Retinoic Acid Is Necessary for Development of the Ventral Retina in Zebrafish

    Nicholas Marsh-Armstrong;P. Mccaffery;P. Mccaffery;W. Gilbert;J. E. Dowling

  • The neurobiology of retinoic acid in affective disorders

    J. Douglas Bremner;Peter McCaffery

  • Differential distribution of retinoic acid synthesis in the chicken embryo as determined by immunolocalization of the retinoic acid synthetic enzyme, RALDH-2.

    Kirsten Berggren;Peter McCaffery;Ursula Dräger;Cynthia J. Forehand

  • DORSAL AND VENTRAL RETINAL TERRITORIES DEFINED BY RETINOIC ACID SYNTHESIS,BREAK-DOWN AND NUCLEAR RECEPTOR EXPRESSION

    Peter McCaffery;Elisabeth Wagner;Jennifer O'Neil;Martin Petkovich

  • Regulation of retinoic acid signaling in the embryonic nervous system: a master differentiation factor.

    Peter McCaffery;Ursula C Dräger

  • Retinoic acid signaling and function in the adult hippocampus.

    Peter McCaffery;Jinghua Zhang;James E. Crandall

  • A retinoic acid synthesizing enzyme in ventral retina and telencephalon of the embryonic mouse.

    Huanchen Li;Elisabeth Wagner;Peter McCaffery;Deborah Smith

  • Retinoic acid establishes ventral retinal characteristics.

    G. A. Hyatt;E. A. Schmitt;Nicholas Marsh-Armstrong;P. McCaffery

  • Retinoic acid in the formation of the dorsoventral retina and its central projections.

    Elisabeth Wagner;Peter McCaffery;Ursula C. Dräger

  • Changing Patterns of the Retinoic Acid System in the Developing Retina

    Peter McCaffery;Katalin C. Posch;Joseph L. Napoli;Lorraine Gudas

  • Aldehyde dehydrogenase is a positional marker in the retina

    P. McCaffery;P. Tempst;G. Lara;U.C. Drager

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Morgan
Peter J. Morgan University of Aberdeen
Andrew Whiting
Andrew Whiting Durham University
John E. Dowling
John E. Dowling Harvard University
Pascal Dollé
Pascal Dollé Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Malcolm Maden
Malcolm Maden University of Florida
Joseph L. Napoli
Joseph L. Napoli University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey L. Wrana
Jeffrey L. Wrana Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert Harvard University

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