NHMRC Research Fellowship 2009 - MCALLEN

Grant number: 566667 | Funding period: 2009 - 2014

Completed

Abstract

I am a neurophysiologist interested in brain regulation of homeostatic and autonomic functions in health and disease. I am endeavouring to discover the brain pathways for these vital functions, and to translate my findings from animal research to humans.

Related publications (12)

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Brainstem sources of cardiac vagal tone and respiratory sinus arrhythmia

David GS Farmer, Mathias Dutschmann, Julian FR Paton, Anthony E Pickering, Robin M McAllen

2016-12-15

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Regional brain responses associated with thermogenic and psychogenic sweating events in humans

Michael J Farrell, David Trevaks, Nigel AS Taylor, Robin M McAllen

2015-11-01

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Segmental origins of cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in rats

Natasha H Pracejus, David GS Farmer, Robin M McAllen

2015-01-01

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Reflex control of inflammation by the splanchnic anti-inflammatory pathway is sustained and independent of anesthesia

Davide Martelli, Song T Yao, Julian Mancera, Michael J McKinley, Robin M McAllen

2014-11-01

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Preoptic activation and connectivity during thermal sweating in humans.

Michael J Farrell, David Trevaks, Robin M McAllen

2014-07-01

Animal studies have identified the preoptic area as the key thermoregulatory region of the brain but no comparable information exi..

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The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway: A critical review

D Martelli, MJ McKinley, RM McAllen

2014-05-01

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Reflex control of inflammation by sympathetic nerves, not the vagus

D Martelli, ST Yao, MJ McKinley, RM McAllen

2014-04-01

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Reflex control of rat tail sympathetic nerve activity by abdominal temperature.

Anthony D Shafton, Peter Kitchener, Michael J McKinley, Robin M McAllen

2014-04-01

The thermoregulatory reflex effects of warming and cooling in the abdomen were investigated in 4 urethane-anesthetized Sprague-Daw..

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Role of an excitatory preoptic-raphe pathway in febrile vasoconstriction of the rat's tail

Mutsumi Tanaka, Michael J McKinley, Robin M McAllen

2013-12-01

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Brain stem representation of thermal and psychogenic sweating in humans

Michael J Farrell, David Trevaks, Nigel AS Taylor, Robin M McAllen

2013-05-01

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Multiple thermoregulatory effectors with independent central controls

Robin M McAllen, Mutsumi Tanaka, Yoichiro Ootsuka, Michael J McKinley

2010-05-01

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Short of air? Cool it!

RM McAllen

2009-11-01

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