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Richard Anthony DeFazio

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0001-7302-7528Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Assay:electronic health records· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Suzanne M. MoenteriD· 3 shared Catherine A. ChristianiD· 1 shared Charlene M. SykesiD· 1 shared Charlotte VanackeriD· 1 shared Charu RamakrishnaniD· 1 shared Connor D. CourtneyiD· 1 shared Courtney A. SobieskiiD· 1 shared Jennifer JaimeiD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeuroendocrinologyPeer-reviewedSep 1, 2026

Voltage-gated calcium channel activity of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons is altered by age and by prenatal androgen exposure in female mice

Xi Chen, Jennifer Jaime, Richard Anthony DeFazio, Suzanne M. Moenter

This study examines how voltage-gated calcium channel activity in GnRH neurons changes with age and prenatal androgen exposure in female mice, linking these changes to neuroendocrine features of PCOS.

DOI 10.1111/jne.70268

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NeuroscienceHippocampusPeer-reviewedSep 28, 2023

Evaluating the efficacy of Optoα1AR activation in astrocytes in modulating basal hippocampal synaptic excitation and inhibition

Connor D. Courtney, Courtney A. Sobieski, Charu Ramakrishnan…·Catherine A. Christian

This study evaluates how activating Opto1AR in astrocytes affects hippocampal synaptic excitation and inhibition using optogenetic stimulation.

18 citations

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedJul 22, 2021

A role for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-expressing cells in the regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) but not arcuate kisspeptin neuron output

Charlotte Vanacker, Richard Anthony DeFazio, Charlene M. Sykes, Suzanne M. Moenter

The paper investigates the role of GFAP-expressing astrocytes in regulating GnRH and KNDy neuron activity and LH release, finding that Gq signaling in the preoptic area increases LH release and GnRH firing.

24 citationstop 5%

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NeuroscienceeNeuroPeer-reviewedJun 16, 2021

Lack of sex differences in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuron potassium currents and excitability

Richard Anthony DeFazio, Suzanne M. Moenter

This study investigates sex differences in GnRH neuron potassium currents and excitability under homeostatic feedback conditions, finding no significant differences between sexes.

5 citations

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