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Vernon E. Reichenbecher, Jr., Ph.D.,Associate
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Vernon E. Reichenbecher, Jr., Ph.D.,Associate
Professor
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Education and Experience
Ph.D. - Duke University, 1976
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine, 1976-1981
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - Monoclonal antibody production; mechanism of action of toxic plant lectins; genetic and biochemical markers for hypertension and obesity; import and processing of mitochondrial proteins.
Representative publications:
Hypotensive properties of antibodies directed against an endogenous pressor peptide isolated from rat blood. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1989; 67:1580-1585]
An endogenous "hypertensive factor" enhances the voltage-dependent calcium current. FEBS Letters, 1989; 254:137-140.
Effect of retinoic acid on contractile competence of vascular smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology, 1996; 270:H1363-H1370.
Paraquat inhibits the processing of human manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase by SF-9 insect cell mitochondria. Experimental Cell Research, 1997; 234:78-84.
Increased expression of complement component C3 in the plasma of obese Zucker fa and LA/N faf rats compared with their lean counterparts. Obesity Research, 1998; 6:361-367.
The effects of superoxide and the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligands on the mitochondrial processing of manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase. Experimental Cell Research, 1999; 246: 443-450.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: USMLE Step I Review. Kaplan Medical, New York, 2001.