KCOM faculty are listed in bold font; staff and students are identified in brackets.


Research Publications

Abe T, Brown JB, Brechue WF. Architectural characteristics of muscle in black and white college football players. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 Oct;31(10):1448-52

Agadjanian A.K., Kondrashov PE. Gobiatherium (Dinocerata, Mammalia) from Kyrgyzia: morphology and systematic position. Paleontological J 1999;33(3)308-20 

Bedford JM, Mock OB, Nagdas SK, Winfrey VP, Olson GE. Reproductive features of the eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) and star-nose mole (Condylura cristata). J Reprod Fertil 1999 Nov;117(2):345-53

Cascardi J, Young BA, Husic HD, Sherma J. Protein variation in the venom spat by the red spitting cobra, Naja pallida (Reptilia: Serpentes). Toxicon. 1999 Sep;37(9):1271-9

Catania KC, Lyon DC, Mock OB, Kaas JH. Cortical organization in shrews: evidence from five species. J Comp Neurol 1999 Jul 19;410(1):55-72

Cenedella RJ, Chandrasekher G. Intense myristoylation of a single protein in the ocular lens. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999 Mar 24;256(3):652-6

Cenedella RJ, Sexton PS, Zhu XL. Lens epithelia contain a high-affinity, membrane steroid hormone-binding protein. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1999 Jun;40(7):1452-9 

Chamberlain NR. Identification and partial characterisation of an extracellular activator of fatty acid modifying enzyme (FAME) expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Med Microbiol 1999 Mar;48(3):245-52

Cox JL, Sexton PS, Green TJ, Darmani NA. Inhibition of B16 melanoma metastasis by overexpression of the cysteine proteinase inhibitor cystatin C. Melanoma Res 1999 Aug;9(4):369-74

Easton JB, Moody NM, Zhu X, Middlemas DS. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor induces phosphorylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2. J Biol Chem. 1999 Apr 16;274(16):11321-7



Geisbuhler TP. Nucleotide dynamics in cardiac cells. Paths to Pyrimidines 1999; 7(1):38-42


Han BH. Interferon-gamma and lipopolysaccharide induce mouse guanylate-binding protein 3 (mGBP3) expression in the murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7. Arch Pharm Res. 1999 Apr;22(2):130-6

Jacob RF, Cenedella RJ, Mason RP. Direct evidence for immiscible cholesterol domains in human ocular lens fiber cell plasma membranes. J Biol Chem 1999 Oct 29;274(44):31613-8

Joo NS, Clarke LL, Han BH, Forte LR, Kim HD. Cloning of ClC-2 chloride channel from murine duodenum and its presence in CFTR knockout mice. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1999 Sep 3;1446(3):431-7.

Kondrashov PE, Agadjanian AK. New material on the genus Hyopsodus (Mammalia, Condylarthra) from the Eocene of Mongolia. Paleontological J 1999;33(6):667-80 

Lee HK, Elmslie KS. Gating of single N-type calcium channels recorded from
bullfrog sympathetic neurons. J Gen Physiol. 1999 Jan;113(1):111-24. PubMed PMID:
9874692

Lodato P, Segovia de Huergo M, Buera MP. Viability and thermal stability of a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae freeze-dried in different sugar and polymer matrices. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 1999, 52(2):215-20. doi: 10.1007/s002530051511. PMID: 10499261.

Mazzobre MF, Lodato P, Segovia de Huergo M., Buera MP, and Chirife J. The performance of maltodextrins as protective excipients in freeze-dried biomaterials subjected to thermal treatment, in comparison with trehalose systems. 1999. In Biopolymer Science: Food and non-food applications (ed. Colonna, P & Guilbert S), INRA Editions, Montpellier, France. ISBN: 2-7380-0874-7.

McKenzie PP, Guichard SM, Middlemas DS, Ashmun RA, Danks MK, Harris LC. Wild-type p53 can induce p21 and apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells but the DNA damage-induced G1 checkpoint function is attenuated. Clin Cancer Res. 1999 Dec;5(12):4199-207

Middlemas DS, Kihl BK, Moody NM. Brain derived neurotrophic factor protects human neuroblastoma cells from DNA damaging agents. J Neurooncol. 1999;45(1):27-36 

Middlemas DS, Kihl BK, Zhou J, Zhu X. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes survival and chemoprotection of human neuroblastoma cells. J Biol Chem. 1999 Jun 4;274(23):16451-60

Mitchell J, Cenedella RJ. Human lens cholesterol concentrations in patients who used lovastatin or simvastatin. Arch Ophthalmol 1999 May;117(5):653-7

Ramaraj P, Rao AJ. Regulation of an 8-kDa peptide involved in testosterone production by luteinizing hormone in rat Leydig cells. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1999 May;47(5):857-63

Ramaraj P, Rao AJ. Studies on LH modulated 8kDa peptide involved regulation of testosterone production in rat Leydig cells. Asian J Androl. 1999 Dec;1(4):191-4

Selznick LA, Holtzman DM, Han BH, Gökden M, Srinivasan AN, Johnson EM Jr, Roth KA. In situ immunodetection of neuronal caspase-3 activation in Alzheimer disease. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1999 Sep;58(9):1020-6.

Shi H, Cenedella RJ. Regional distribution of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity and protein mass in the ocular lens. J Lipid Res 1993 Dec;34(12):2177-82

Singh VK, Xiong A, Usgaard TR, Chakrabarti S, Deora R, Misra TK, Jayaswal RK. ZntR is an autoregulatory protein and negatively regulates the chromosomal zinc resistance operon znt of Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Microbiol. 1999 Jul;33(1):200-7. 

Young BA, Lalor J, Solomon J. The comparative biomechanics of an ophidian defensive behavior: Head triangulation in hognose snake (Heterodon) and egg-eating snake (Dasypeltis). J. Zool. Lond. 1999 248: 169-177

Young BA, Marsit C, Meltzer K. Comparative morphology of the cloacal scent gland in snakes (Serpentes: Reptilia). Anat Rec. 1999 Oct 1;256(2):127-38

Young BA, Meltzer K, Marsit C, Abishahin G. Cloacal popping in snakes. J. Herpetol. 1999 33: 557-566

Young BA, Meltzer K, Marsit C. Scratching the surface of mimicry: Sound production through scale abrasion in snakes. Hamadryad 1999 24: 29-38

Young BA, Nejman N, Meltzer K, Marvin J. The mechanics of sound production in the puff adder bitis arietans (Serpentes: viperidae) and the information content of the snake hiss. J Exp Biol. 1999 Sep;202 (Pt 17):2281-9

Young BA, Saunders M. Direct visualization of blood flow through the interaortic foramen of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, using echocardiography and color Doppler imaging. J Exp Zool. 1999 Dec 1;284(7):742-745

Young BA, Solomon J, Abishahin G. How many ways can a snake growl? The morphology of sound production in Ptyas mucosus and its potential mimicry of Ophiophagus. Herpetol. J. 1999 9(3): 89-94

Young BA. The comparative morphology of the mandibular midline raphe in snakes (Reptilia: Squamata). Zool. Anz. 1999 237: 217-241

Zhu XL, Cenedella RJ. Integrity and distribution of HMG CoA reductase mRNA in lens: relationship to cessation of membrane formation. Exp Eye Res 1999 Mar;68(3):371-3 

Presentations/Published Abstracts

Carlson CG, Lancaster T, Cox JL. 1999. Metal Antagonists of Resting Calcium Influx Pathways Inhibit the Motility of B16F10 Melanoma Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell 10:1516

Cox JL. Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors and Tumor Metastasis; University of Kansas City School of Medicine; Nov. 2, 1999

Geisbuhler TP, Ervin HD. 1999. Reoxygenation Relieves the Anoxia-Induced Inhibition of Inositol Phosphate Production in Cardiac Myocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 31:A11.


Geisbuhler, Timothy P., Ph.D.: Heart Failure; Presented at Northeast Regional Medical Center, Department of Medical Education; Kirksville, MO; September 21, 1999


Smart JI, Chamberlain NR. 1999. Activator Protein and Cross-Strain Communication in Staphylococcus epidermidis. American Society for Microbiology-St. Louis .


Stuart MK. 1999. Production of Monoclonal Antibodies to Noctuid Elongation Factor-1. Entomological Society of America.


Theobald RJ Jr. 1999. Evidence for a Role of Urothelial Derived NO in Detrusor Relaxation. Experimental Biology 99.


Theobald RJ Jr. Detrusor Regulation by Purine and Nitrergic Agents; Merck Research Labs (West Point, PA); Oct. 28, 1999.


Books, Chapters, Reviews

Berk, PD, DD Stump, X Fan, MW Bradbury. Cellular uptake of long chain free fatty acids occurs by two distinct processes: Facilitated transport and passive diffusion. Hepatol. 30:462A

Bradbury, M, S-L Zhou, DD Stump, PD Berk. Differing Effects of a High Fat Diet on Adipocyte Oleic Acid Uptake in S5b/PL and Osborne-Mendel Rats, Physiological Genomics and Rat Models, Cold Spring Harbor.