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Ellen Dirksen, Ph.D.

University of California, Los Angeles

# of Grants: 2

Control of Mucociliary Clearance in the Respiratory Tract	1995 (Cycle 4)	$276,780
Pulmonary Disease	Research Project Awards
Control of Mucociliary Clearance in the Respiratory Tract	1992 (Cycle 1)	$404,950
Pulmonary Disease	Research Project Awards

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A role for phospholipase C activity but not ryanodine receptors in the initiation and propagation of intercellular calcium waves
Periodical: Journal of Cell Science			Index Medicus:
Authors: Hansen M, Boitano S, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 106	Nbr: Pt 4	Abs:	Pg: 995-1004

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Quantification of ciliary beat frequency and metachrony by high-speed digital video
Periodical: Methods in Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 47	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 289-297

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The preparation of explant cultures, organ cultures and single cells from airway epithelium
Periodical: Methods in Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Dirksen ER, Felix JA, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 47	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 65-74

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Calcium regulation of cellular function (Book Review)
Periodical: Quarterly Review of Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 70	Nbr: 4	Abs:	Pg: 506-507

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Evidence for voltage-sensitive calcium-conducting channels in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Boitano S, Woodruff ML, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 269	Nbr: 6 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: C1547-C1556

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Stretch increases inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate concentration in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Felix JA, Woodruff ML, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1996	Vol: 14	Nbr: 3	Abs:	Pg: 296-301

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A role for phospholipase C activity but not ryanodine receptors in the initiation and propagation of intercellular calcium waves
Periodical: Journal of Cell Science			Index Medicus:
Authors: Hansen M, Boitano S, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 106	Nbr: Pt 4	Abs:	Pg: 995-1004

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Quantification of ciliary beat frequency and metachrony by high-speed digital video
Periodical: Methods in Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 47	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 289-297

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The preparation of explant cultures, organ cultures and single cells from airway epithelium
Periodical: Methods in Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Dirksen ER, Felix JA, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 47	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 65-74

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Calcium regulation of cellular function (Book Review)
Periodical: Quarterly Review of Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 70	Nbr: 4	Abs:	Pg: 506-507

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Evidence for voltage-sensitive calcium-conducting channels in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Boitano S, Woodruff ML, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1995	Vol: 269	Nbr: 6 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: C1547-C1556

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Stretch increases inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate concentration in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Felix JA, Woodruff ML, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1996	Vol: 14	Nbr: 3	Abs:	Pg: 296-301

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Centriole and basal body formation during ciliogenesis revisited
Periodical: Biology of the Cell			Index Medicus:
Authors: Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1991	Vol: 72	Nbr: 1-2	Abs:	Pg: 31-38

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Measurement of the temporospatial dynamics of intercellular calcium signaling with digital fluorescence microscopy
Periodical:			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Charles AC, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 25	Nbr: 7	Abs:	Pg: 29-36

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Regulation of ciliary beat frequency in respiratory tract cells
Periodical: Chest			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Lansley EB, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 101	Nbr: 3 Suppl.	Abs:	Pg: 69S-71S

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Control of the beat cycle of respiratory tract cilia by Ca2+ and cAMP
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Lansley AB, Sanderson MJ, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 263	Nbr: 2 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: L232-L242

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Mechanisms of intercellular calcium signaling in glial cells studies with dantrolene and thapsigargin
Periodical:			Index Medicus:
Authors: Charles AC, Dirksen ER, Merrill JE, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 7	Nbr: 2	Abs:	Pg: 134-145

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Intercellular calcium signaling via gap junctions in glioma cells
Periodical: Journal of Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Charles AC, Naus CCG, Zhu D, Kidder GM, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 118	Nbr: 1	Abs:	Pg: 195-201

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Intercellular propagation of calcium waves mediated by inositol trisphosphate
Periodical: Science			Index Medicus:
Authors: Boitano S, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 258	Nbr: 5080	Abs:	Pg: 292-295

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Mechanical stimulation induces intercellular calcium signaling in bovine aortic endothelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Demer LL, Wortham CW, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 264	Nbr: 6 Pt 2	Abs:	Pg: H2094-H2102

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Stretch-activated channels in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Kim Y-K, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 265	Nbr: 5 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: C1306-C1318

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Intercellular calcium signalling induced by extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate and mechanical stimulation in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: Journal of Cell Science			Index Medicus:
Authors: Hansen M, Boitano S, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol: 106	Nbr: Pt 4	Abs:	Pg: 995-1004

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Mechanisms and function of intercellular calcium signaling
Periodical: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Charles AC, Boitano S, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 98	Nbr: 2	Abs:	Pg: 173-187

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A model for the propogation of intercellular calcium waves
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sneyd J, Charkes AC, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol: 266	Nbr: 1 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: C293-C302

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Intercellular calcium waves mediated by inositol trisphosphate
Periodical:			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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Intercellular calcium waves mediated by diffusion of inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate: a two dimensional model
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sneyd J, Wetton BTR, Sandersen MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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Centriole and basal body formation during ciliogenesis revisited
Periodical: Biology of the Cell			Index Medicus:
Authors: Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1991	Vol: 72	Nbr: 1-2	Abs:	Pg: 31-38

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Measurement of the temporospatial dynamics of intercellular calcium signaling with digital fluorescence microscopy
Periodical:			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Charles AC, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 25	Nbr: 7	Abs:	Pg: 29-36

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Regulation of ciliary beat frequency in respiratory tract cells
Periodical: Chest			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Lansley EB, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 101	Nbr: 3 Suppl.	Abs:	Pg: 69S-71S

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Control of the beat cycle of respiratory tract cilia by Ca2+ and cAMP
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Lansley AB, Sanderson MJ, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 263	Nbr: 2 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: L232-L242

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Mechanisms of intercellular calcium signaling in glial cells studies with dantrolene and thapsigargin
Periodical:			Index Medicus:
Authors: Charles AC, Dirksen ER, Merrill JE, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 7	Nbr: 2	Abs:	Pg: 134-145

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Intercellular calcium signaling via gap junctions in glioma cells
Periodical: Journal of Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Charles AC, Naus CCG, Zhu D, Kidder GM, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 118	Nbr: 1	Abs:	Pg: 195-201

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Intercellular propagation of calcium waves mediated by inositol trisphosphate
Periodical: Science			Index Medicus:
Authors: Boitano S, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1992	Vol: 258	Nbr: 5080	Abs:	Pg: 292-295

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Mechanical stimulation induces intercellular calcium signaling in bovine aortic endothelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Demer LL, Wortham CW, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 264	Nbr: 6 Pt 2	Abs:	Pg: H2094-H2102

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Stretch-activated channels in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Kim Y-K, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 265	Nbr: 5 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: C1306-C1318

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Intercellular calcium signalling induced by extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate and mechanical stimulation in airway epithelial cells
Periodical: Journal of Cell Science			Index Medicus:
Authors: Hansen M, Boitano S, Dirksen ER, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol: 106	Nbr: Pt 4	Abs:	Pg: 995-1004

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Mechanisms and function of intercellular calcium signaling
Periodical: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ, Charles AC, Boitano S, Dirksen ER				ART
Yr: 1993	Vol: 98	Nbr: 2	Abs:	Pg: 173-187

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A model for the propogation of intercellular calcium waves
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sneyd J, Charkes AC, Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol: 266	Nbr: 1 Pt 1	Abs:	Pg: C293-C302

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Intercellular calcium waves mediated by inositol trisphosphate
Periodical:			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sanderson MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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Intercellular calcium waves mediated by diffusion of inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate: a two dimensional model
Periodical: American Journal of Physiology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Sneyd J, Wetton BTR, Sandersen MJ				ART
Yr: 1994	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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