Associate Professor Mark Bellingham
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences
+61 7 336 53122
Associate Professor mark Bellingham heads the neurobiology of motor behaviour lab.
Researcher biography
Electrophysiology of synaptic transmission, ion currents and central pattern generation in CNS neurones.
Current research focuses on the electrophysiology of central nervous system neurones using various in vitro slice and in vivo preparations, patch clamp techniques, imaging, molecular biology and computer modelling.
Projects include :
- Synaptic transmission in the cochlear nucleus
- Potassium currents in the brainstem and cerebellum
- Rhythmic control of breathing movements
Book Chapters
Kanjhan, Refik and Bellingham, Mark C. (2013). Neurobiotin electroporation for combined structural and functional analysis of neurons in developing mouse brain slices. In Pilowsky, Paul M., Farnham, Melissa M. J. and Fong, Angelina Y. (Ed.), Stimulation and inhibition of neurons (pp. 151-165) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-233-9_9
Bellingham, Mark C. (2013). Pharmacological dissection of G protein-mediated second messenger cascades in neurons. In Pilowsky, Paul M., Farnham, Melissa M. J. and Fong, Angelina Y. (Ed.), Stimulation and inhibition of neurons (pp. 61-106) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-233-9_5
Ngo, Shyuan T. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2013). Neurophysiological recording of the compound muscle action potential for motor unit number estimation in mice. In Pilowsky, Paul M., Farnham, Melissa M. J. and Fong, Angelina Y. (Ed.), Stimulation and inhibition of neurons (pp. 225-235) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-233-9_13
Journal Articles
Klenowski, Paul M., Wright, Sophie E., Mu, Erica W.H., Noakes, Peter G., Lavidis, Nickolas A., Bartlett, Selena E., Bellingham, Mark C. and Fogarty, Matthew J. (2017) Investigating methodological differences in the assessment of dendritic morphology of basolateral amygdala principal neurons – a comparison of Golgi-Cox and neurobiotin electroporation techniques. Brain Sciences, 7 12: 1-12. doi:10.3390/brainsci7120165
Thakre, Prajwal P. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2017) Capsaicin enhances glutamatergic synaptic transmission to neonatal rat hypoglossal motor neurons via a TRPV1-independent mechanism. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 11 383: . doi:10.3389/fncel.2017.00383
Fogarty, Matthew J., Mu, Erica W. H., Lavidis, Nickolas A., Noakes, Peter G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2017) Motor Areas Show Altered Dendritic Structure in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Model. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 11 1-16. doi:10.3389/fnins.2017.00609
Shariff, Masroor, Klenowski, Paul, Morgan, Michael, Patkar, Omkar, Mu, Erica, Bellingham, Mark, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena E. (2017) Binge-like sucrose consumption reduces the dendritic length and complexity of principal neurons in the adolescent rat basolateral amygdala. PLoS One, 12 8: e0183063. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0183063
Fogarty, Matthew J., Kanjhan, Refik, Yanagawa, Yuchio, Noakes, Peter G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2017) Alterations in hypoglossal motor neurons due to GAD67 and VGAT deficiency in mice. Experimental Neurology, 289 117-127. doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.12.004
Klenowski, Paul M., Fogarty, Matthew J., Shariff, Masroor, Belmer, Arnauld, Bellingham, Mark C. and Bartlett, Selena E. (2016) Increased synaptic excitation and abnormal dendritic structure of prefrontal cortex layer V pyramidal neurons following prolonged binge-like consumption of ethanol. eNeuro, 3 6: . doi:10.1523/eneuro.0248-16.2016
Fogarty, Matthew J., Klenowski, Paul M., Lee, John D., Drieberg-Thompson, Joy R., Bartlett, Selena E., Ngo, Shyuan T., Hilliard, Massimo A., Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2016) Cortical synaptic and dendritic spine abnormalities in a presymptomatic TDP-43 model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Scientific Reports, 6 37968. doi:10.1038/srep37968
Quek, Hazel, Luff, John, Cheung, KaGeen, Kozlov, Sergei, Gatei, Magtouf, Lee, C. Soon, Bellingham, Mark C., Noakes, Peter G., Lim, Yi Chieh, Barnett, Nigel L., Dingwall, Steven, Wolvetang, Ernst, Mashimo, Tomoji, Roberts, Tara L. and Lavin, Martin F. (2016) Rats with a missense mutation in Atm display neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration subsequent to accumulation of cytosolic DNA following unrepaired DNA damage. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 101 4: 927-947. doi:10.1189/jlb.4VMA0716-316R
Quek, Hazel, Luff, John, Cheung, KaGeen, Kozlov, Sergei, Gatei, Magtouf, Lee, C Soon, Bellingham, Mark C., Noakes, Peter G., Lim, Yi Chieh, Barnett, Nigel L., Dingwall, Steven, Wolvetang, Ernst, Mashimo, Tomoji, Roberts, Tara L. and Lavin, Martin F. (2016) A rat model of ataxia-telangiectasia: evidence for a neurodegenerative phenotype. Human Molecular Genetics, 26 1: 109-123. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddw371
Fogarty, Matthew J., Mu, Erica W. H., Noakes, Peter G., Lavidis, Nickolas A. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2016) Marked changes in dendritic structure and spine density precede significant neuronal death in vulnerable cortical pyramidal neuron populations in the SOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 4 77: 1-21. doi:10.1186/s40478-016-0347-y
Klenowski, Paul M., Shariff, Masroor R., Belmer, Arnauld, Fogarty, Matthew J., Mu, Erica H. W., Bellingham, Mark C. and Bartlett, Selena E. (2016) Prolonged consumption of sucrose in a binge-like manner alters the morphology of medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens shell. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10 MAR: 54.1-54.10. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00054
Patkar, Omkar L., Belmer, Arnauld, Holgate, Joan Y., Tarren, Josephine R., Shariff, Masroor R., Morgan, Michael, Fogarty, Matthew J., Bellingham, Mark C., Bartlett, Selena E. and Klenowski, Paul M. (2016) The antihypertensive drug pindolol attenuates long-term but not short-term binge-like ethanol consumption in mice. Addiction Biology, 22 3: 679-691. doi:10.1111/adb.12359
Fogarty, Matthew J., Kanjhan, Refik, Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2016) Glycinergic neurotransmission: A potent regulator of embryonic motor neuron dendritic morphology and synaptic plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience, 36 1: 80-87. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1576-15.2016
Kanjhan, Refik, Noakes, Peter G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2016) Emerging roles of filopodia and dendritic spines in motoneuron plasticity during development and disease. Neural Plasticity, 2016 3423267.1-3423267.31. doi:10.1155/2016/3423267
Kanjhan, Refik, Fogarty, Matthew J., Noakes, Peter G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2015) Developmental changes in the morphology of mouse hypoglossal motor neurons. Brain Structure and Function, 221 7: 1-32. doi:10.1007/s00429-015-1130-8
Klenowski, Paul M., Fogarty, Matthew J., Belmer, Arnauld, Noakes, Peter G., Bellingham, Mark C. and Bartlett, Selena E. (2015) Structural and functional characterization of dendritic arbors and GABaergic synaptic inputs on interneurons and principal cells in the rat basolateral amygdala. Journal of Neurophysiology, 114 2: 942-957. doi:10.1152/jn.00824.2014
Fogarty, Matthew J., Noakes, Peter G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2015) Motor cortex layer V pyramidal neurons exhibit dendritic regression, spine loss, and increased synaptic excitation in the presymptomatic hSOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience, 35 2: 643-647. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3483-14.2015
Fogarty, Matthew J., Yanagawa, Yuchio, Obata, Kunihiko, Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2015) Genetic absence of the vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter differentially regulates respiratory and locomotor motor neuron development. Brain Structure and Function, 220 1: 525-540. doi:10.1007/s00429-013-0673-9
Steyn, F. J., Lee, Kevin, Fogarty, M. J., Veldhuis, J. D., McCombe, P. A,, Bellingham, M. C., Ngo, S. T. and Chen, C (2013) Growth hormone secretion is correlated with neuromuscular innervation rather than motor neuron number in early-symptomatic male amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice. Endocrinology, 154 12: 4695-4706. doi:10.1210/en.2013-1570
Lau, C., Ranasinghe, M. G., Shiels, I., Keates, H., Pasloske, K. and Bellingham, M. C. (2013) Plasma pharmacokinetics of alfaxalone after a single intraperitoneal or intravenous injection of Alfaxan((R)) in rats. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 36 5: 516-520. doi:10.1111/jvp.12055
Fogarty, Matthew J., Hammond, Luke A., Kanjhan, Refik, Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2013) A method for the three-dimensional reconstruction of Neurobiotin(TM)-filled neurons and the location of their synaptic inputs. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 7 OCT: 1-18. doi:10.3389/fncir.2013.00153
Bellingham, Mark C. (2013) Pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms underlying inhibition of hypoglossal motor neuron excitability by riluzole. Journal of Neurophysiology, 110 5: 1047-1061. doi:10.1152/jn.00587.2012
Fogarty, Matthew J., Smallcombe, Karen L., Yanagawa, Yuchio, Obata, Kunihiko, Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2013) Genetic deficiency of GABA differentially regulates respiratory and non-respiratory motor neuron development. PLoS One, 8 2: . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056257
Ireland, Matthew F., Funk, Gregory D. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2012) Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors enhance neonatal mouse hypoglossal motoneuron excitability in vitro. Journal of Applied Physiology, 113 7: 1024-1039. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00699.2011
Ngo, S. T., Baumann, F., Ridall, P. G., Pettitt, A. N., Henderson, R. D., Bellingham, M. C. and McCombe, P. A. (2012) The relationship between Bayesian motor unit number estimation and histological measurements of motor neurons in wild-type and SOD1(G93A) mice. Clinical Neurophysiology, 123 10: 2080-2091. doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2012.01.028
Steyn, F. J., Ngo, S. T, Lee, J. D., Leong, J. W., Buckley, A. J., Veldhuis, J. D., McCombe, P. A., Chen, C. and Bellingham, M. C. (2012) Impairments to the GH-IGF-I axis in hSOD1(G93A) mice give insight into possible mechanisms of GH dysregulation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Endocrinology, 153 8: 3735-3746. doi:10.1210/en.2011-2171
Kanjhan, Refik and Bellingham, Mark C. (2011) Penetratin peptide potentiates endogenous calcium-activated chloride currents in Xenopus oocytes. Journal of Membrane Biology, 241 1: 21-29. doi:10.1007/s00232-011-9359-5
Bellingham, Mark C. (2011) A review of the neural mechanisms of action and clinical efficiency of Riluzole in treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: What have we learned in the last decade?. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, 17 1: 4-31. doi:10.1111/j.1755-5949.2009.00116.x
Kanjhan, Refik, Pow, David V., Noakes, Peter G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2010) The two-pore domain K+ channel TASK-1 is closely associated with brain barriers and meninges. Journal of Molecular Histology, 41 6: 315-323. doi:10.1007/s10735-010-9293-3
van Zundert, B., Peuscher, M. H., Hynynen, M., Chen, A., Neve, R. L., Brown, R. H., Constantine-Paton, M. and Bellingham, M. C. (2008) Neonatal Neuronal Circuitry Shows Hyperexcitable Disturbance in a Mouse Model of the Adult-Onset Neurodegenerative Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience, 28 43: 10864-10874. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1340-08.2008
Noakes, P.G., Smallcombe, K., Arata, A., Obata, A., Davies, J. and Bellingham, M.C. (2007) GABA-deficient mice produce regional alterations in motoneuron survival during neural development. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 27 33: .
Mills, P.C., Woodall, P.F., Bellingham, M.C., Noad, M.J. and Lloyd, S. (2007) Using group learning to promote integration and cooperative learning between Asian and Australian second-year Veterinary Science students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 34 3: 350-355. doi:10.3138/jvme.34.3.350
Fuller, Paula I., Reddrop, Courtney, Rodger, Jennifer, Bellingham, Mark C. and Phillips, Jacqueline K. (2006) Differential expression of the NMDA NR2B receptor subunit in motoneuron populations susceptible and resistant to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuroscience Letters, 399 1-2: 157-161. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2006.01.051
Noakes, P. G., Smallcombe, K. L., Kanjhan, R., Arata, A., Banks, G., Obata, K., Betz, H. and Bellingham, M. C. (2006) Developmental regulation of the neuromotor circuit: peripheral and central synaptic influences in motoneuron numbers and innervation of muscle. Proceedings of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 38 SYM-57-03-SYM-57-03.
Kanjhan, Refik, Hryciw, Deanne H., Yun, C. Chris, Bellingham, Mark C. and Poronnik, Philip (2006) Postnatal developmental expression of the PDZ scaffolds Na+-H+ exchanger regulatory factors 1 and 2 in the rat cochlea. Cell And Tissue Research, 323 1: 53-70. doi:10.1007/s00441-005-0051-x
Kanjhan, R., Coulson, E. J., Adams, D. J. and Bellingham, M. C. (2005) Tertiapin-Q blocks recombinant and native large conductance K+ channels in a use-dependent manner. Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics, 314 3: 1353-1361. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.085928
Banks, GB, Kanjhan, R, Wiese, S, Kneussel, M, Wong, LM, O'Sullivan, G, Sendtner, M, Bellingham, MC, Betz, H and Noakes, PG (2005) Glycinergic and GABAergic synaptic activity differentially regulate motoneuron survival and skeletal muscle innervation (vol 25, pg 1249, 2005). Journal of Neuroscience, 25 11: 3018-3021.
Banks, GB, Kanjhan, R, Wiese, S, Kneussel, M, Wong, LM, O'Sullivan, G, Sendtner, M, Bellingham, MC, Betz, H and Noakes, PG (2005) Glycinergic and GABAergic synaptic activity differentially regulate motoneuron survival and skeletal muscle innervation. Journal of Neuroscience, 25 5: 1249-1259. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1786-04.2005
Kanjhan, Refik, Anselme, Amy, Noakes, Peter and Bellingham, Mark (2004) Postnatal changes in TASK-1 and TREK-1 expression in rat brain stem and cerebellum. Neuroreport, 15 8: 1321-1324. doi:10.1097/01.wnr.0000127462.15985.dc
Kanjhan, Refik, Balke, Caroline, Housley, Gary, Bellingham, Mark and Noakes, Peter (2004) Developmental expression of two-pore domain K+ channels, TASK-1 and TREK-1, in the rat cochlea. Neuroreport, 15 3: 437-441. doi:10.1097/01.wnr.0000114978.66165.39
Ireland, M. F., Noakes, P. G. and Bellingham, M. C. (2004) P2x(7)-like receptor subunits enhance excitatory synaptic transmission at central synapses by presynaptic mechanisms. Neuroscience, 128 2: 269-280. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.06.014
Knight, D, Bellingham, MC and Lavidis, NA (2004) The effect of N-ethylmaleimide on transmitter release from the skeletal neuromuscular junction of Bufo marinus. Synapse, 53 3: 151-158. doi:10.1002/syn.20044
Bellingham, MC and Ireland, MF (2002) Contribution of cholinergic systems to state-dependent modulation of respiratory control. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 131 1-2: 135-144. doi:10.1016/S1569-9048(02)00043-5
Bellingham, M. C. (2000) Australian Neuroscience Society - 20th Annual Meeting. IDrugs, 3 5: 490-492.
Bellingham, MC (1999) Synaptic inhibition of cat phrenic motoneurons by internal intercostal nerve stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 82 3: 1224-1232.
Bellingham, MC and Walmsley, B (1999) A novel presynaptic inhibitory mechanism underlies paired pulse depression at a fast central synapse. Neuron, 23 1: 159-170. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80762-X
Bellingham, MC (1998) Driving respiration: The respiratory central pattern generator. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 25 10: 847-856. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1681.1998.tb02166.x
Bellingham, MC, Lim, R and Walmsley, B (1998) Developmental changes in EPSC quantal size and quantal content at a central glutamatergic synapse in rat. Journal of Physiology, 511 3: 861-869. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.861bg.x
Baraban, SC, Bellingham, MC, Berger, AJ and Schwartzkroin, PA (1997) Osmolarity modulates K+ channel function on rat hippocampal interneurons but not CA1 pyramidal neurons. Journal of Physiology-London, 498 3: 679-689.
Bellingham, MC and Berger, AJ (1996) Presynaptic depression of excitatory synaptic inputs to rat hypoglossal motoneurons by muscarinic M2 receptors. Journal of Neurophysiology, 76 6: 3758-3770.
Singer, JH, Bellingham, MC and Berger, AJ (1996) Presynaptic inhibition of glutamatergic synaptic transmission to rat motoneurons by serotonin. Journal of Neurophysiology, 76 2: 799-807.
Schmidt, C, Bellingham, MC and Richter, DW (1995) Adenosinergic Modulation of Respiratory Neurons and Hypoxic Responses in the Anesthetized Cat. Journal of Physiology-London, 483 3: 769-781.
Ballanyi, K, Muckenhoff, K, Bellingham, MC, Okada, Y, Scheid, P and Richter, DW (1994) Activity-Related Ph Changes in Respiratory Neurons and Glial-Cells of Cats. Neuroreport, 6 1: 33-36. doi:10.1097/00001756-199412300-00010
Bellingham, MC and Berger, AJ (1994) Adenosine suppresses excitatory glutamatergic inputs to rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro. Neuroscience Letters, 177 1-2: 143-146. doi:10.1016/0304-3940(94)90065-5
Dick, TE, Bellingham, MC and Richter, DW (1994) Pontine respiratory neurons in anesthetized cats. Brain Research, 636 2: 259-269. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(94)91025-1
Bayliss, DA, Viana, F, Bellingham, MC and Berger, AJ (1994) Characteristics and Postnatal-Development of a Hyperpolarization-Activated Inward Current in Rat Hypoglossal Motoneurons In-Vitro. Journal of Neurophysiology, 71 1: 119-128.
Klages, S, Bellingham, MC and Richter, DW (1993) Late Expiratory Inhibition of Stage-2 Expiratory Neurons in the Cat - a Correlate of Expiratory Termination. Journal of Neurophysiology, 70 4: 1307-1315.
Bellingham, MC and Lipski, J (1992) Morphology and electrophysiology of superior laryngeal nerve afferents and postsynaptic neurons in the medulla oblongata of the cat. Neuroscience, 48 1: 205-216. doi:10.1016/0306-4522(92)90349-7
Richter, DW, Bischoff, A, Anders, K, Bellingham, M and Windhorst, U (1991) Response of the Medullary Respiratory Network of the Cat to Hypoxia. Journal of Physiology-London, 443 231-256.
Bellingham, MC and Lipski, J (1990) Respiratory interneurons in the C5 segment of the spinal cord of the cat. Brain Research, 533 1: 141-146. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(90)91807-S
Bellingham, MC, Lipski, J and Voss, MD (1989) Synaptic inhibition of phrenic motoneurons evoked by stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve. Brain Research, 486 2: 391-395. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(89)90530-1
Lipski, J, Bellingham, MC, West, MJ and Pilowsky, P (1988) Limitations of the Technique of Pressure Microinjection of Excitatory Amino-Acids for Evoking Responses From Localized Regions of the Cns. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 26 2: 169-179. doi:10.1016/0165-0270(88)90166-5
Conference Papers
Cardoso, Fernanda C., Bellingham, Mark C., King, Glenn F. and Lewis, Richard J. (2017). Nav modulators in spider venoms and applications in the development of novel therapies for neurological disorders. In: Venom to Drugs Conference 2017, Noosa Heads, QLD Australia, (). 9-14 October 2017.
Qian, L., Marks, N., Sharma, A., Bellingham, M. and Coulson, E. (2015). Cholinergic dysfunction of mesopontine tegmentum is involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease. In: 25th Biennial Meeting of the International-Society-for-Neurochemistry Jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian-Pacific-Society-for-Neurochemistry in Conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian-Neuroscience-Society, Cairns, QLD, Australia, (343-343). 23-27 August 2015. doi:10.1111/jnc.13189
Klenowski, Paul, Holgate, Joan, Bellingham, Mark, Molenaar, Peter and Bartlett, Selena E. (2013). Investigating the Contribution of Beta1 Adrenoceptors in the Development of Alcohol Dependence. In: Abstracts of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2013. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Brisbane, Australia, (45-46). 24 -27 November 2013. doi:10.1111/dar.12077
Fogarty, M. J., Hammond, L. A., Kanjhan, R., Bellingham, M. C. and Noakes, P. G. (2013). A method for the three-dimensional reconstruction and quantification of dendrites and synaptic inputs in Neurobiotin(TM)-filled glycine- and GABAA receptor clustering deficient neurons post functional assessment. In: Neuroscience 2013: 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diago, CA, United States, (). 9-13 November, 2012.
Klenowski, P. M., Holgate, J., Bellingham, M., Molenaar, P. and Bartlett, S. (2013). The role of beta1 adrenoceptors in the development of alcohol dependence. In: Neuroscience 2013: 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, USA, (). 9-13 November, 2013.
Butt, E. A., Bellingham, M. C. and Lavidis, N. A. (2012). Plant derived chemicals alleviate the effects of chronic stress on neuronal morphology and synaptic plasticity of hippocampal neurons. In: 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Neuroscience 2012: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, USA, (). 13-17 October, 2012.
Ngo, S. T., Steyn, F. J., Buckley, A. J., Leong, J. W., Veldhuis, J. D., Chen, C., McCombe, P. A. and Bellingham, M. C. (2011). Pulsatile growth hormone secretion in the SOD1G93A mouse model of ALS resembles growth hormone deficiency in ALS patients. In: 22nd International ALS/MND Symposium, Sydney, Australia, (). 30 November - 2 December 2011.
Ngo, S. T., Bellingham, M. C., Pettitt, A. N., Ridall, P. G., Henderson, R. D. and McCombe, P. A. (2011). Comparison of motor unit number estimation by Bayesian statistical MUNE with histological counting of motor unit numbers. In: 22nd International ALS/MND Symposium, Sydney, Australia, (). 30 November - 2 December 2011.
McCombe, Pamela, Ngo, Shuyan, Bellingham, Mark, Pettitt, Anthony and Henderson, Robert (2011). Comparison of Motor Units Number Estimation by Bayesian Statistical MUNE with Histological Counting of Motor Unit Numbers: Validation of the Method. In: 63rd Annual Meeting of the American-Academy-of-Neurology, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A., (A410-A410). APR 09-16, 2011.
Steyn, F.J., Ngo, S.T., Buckley, A.J., Leong, J.W., Veldhuis, J.D., McCombe, P.A., Chen, C. and Bellingham, M.C. (2011). Pulsatile Growth Hormone Secretion in the SOD1G93A Mouse Model of ALS. In: Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia, (). 28-31 August.
Ngo, S. T., Baumann, F., Pettitt, A. N., Ridall, P. G., Henderson, R. D., McCombe, P. A. and Bellingham, M. C. (2011). Estimation of Motor Unit Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In: Australian Neuroscience Society 31st Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, (). 31 January -3 February 2011.
McCombe, P, Ngo, S, Bellingham, M, Pettitt, A and Henderson, R (2011). Comparison of Motor Units Number Estimation by Bayesian Statistical MUNE with Histological Counting of Motor Unit Numbers: Validation of the Method. In: Neurology. 63rd AAN Annual Meeting, Honolulu Hi, (A410-A410). Apr 09-16, 2011.
Ngo, S.T., Bellingham, M.C., Baumann, F., Pettitt, A.N., Ridall, P.G., Henderson, R.D. and McCombe, P.A. (2010). Bayesian Motor Unit Number Estimation in the SOD1G93A mouse. In: Forum of European Neuroscience, AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS, (). 3/7/2010-7/7/2010.
Noakes, Peter G., Smallcombe, Karen, Davis, Jonathan and Bellingham, Mark C. (2006). A lack of GABA produces regional alterations in motoneuron activity, motoneuron survival and innervation of mice during neural development. In: ComBio2006 Abstracts. ComBio 2006, Brisbane, Australia, (). 24-28 September, 2006.
Arata, A., Obata, K., Davies, J., Bellingham, M. and Noakes, P. G. (2006). Decrease in spontaneous activity and cell death of the brachial motoneurons in GAD67-deficient mouse embryo. In: Neuroscience Research:29th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society. 29th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Kyoto, Japan, (S211-S211). 19-21 July 2006. doi:10.1016/j.neures.2006.04.004
Kanjhan, R., Pow, D.V., Birt, J.B., Noakes, P.G. and Bellingham, M.C. (2004). A new marker for the meningeo-glial network: a two pore domain K channel TASK1. In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society. Australian Neuroscience Society - 24th Annual Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, (). 27-30 January, 2004.
Wong, L. M., Kanjhan, R., Bellingham, M. C. and Noakes, P. G. (2004). Hypoglossal and spinal motor neural activity in gephyrin-deficient versus wild-type mice. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS). Australian Neuroscience Society, 24th Annual Meeeting, Melbourne, Australia, (xx-xx). 27-30 January, 2004.
Noakes, Peter G., Kanjhan, Refik, Balke, Caroline L., Nguyen, Thanh T., Housley, G. and Bellingham, Mark C. (2004). Expression of two pore domain K channels TASK1 and TREK1, in the rat cochlea: implications for Tinnitus. In: Martin, Paul, Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. Australian Neuroscience Society Meeting 24th Annual Meeting, Melbourne, (POS-THU-012). 27-30 January, 2004.
Bellingham, M. C., Kanjhan, R., Huang, L. C., Housley, G. D., Lipski, J., Funk, G. D. and Noakes, P. G. (2004). Locaization of TASK1 and TREK1 Two Pore Domain K Channels and P2Y2 and P2Y4 Receptors in Rat Hypoglossal Motoneurons. In: Paul Martin, Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 24th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Melbourne, Australia, (). 27-30 January, 2004.
Noakes, P. G., Koshi, K., Frugier, T., White, M., Bellingham, M. and Mclennan I. (2003). The Use of Cell Type Specific Knockout Mice to Study the Roles of Synaptic Signalling Molecules in the Nervous System. In: Australian Neurological Society Annual Conference, Adelaide, (2-7). 2003.
Birt, J., Ireland, M., Knight, D., Noakes, P. G. and Bellingham, M. (2003). P2X7 receptors enhance excitatory central synaptic transmission. In: Martin, P., Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. Australian Neuroscience Society 23rd Annual Meeting, Adelaide, (POS-WED-105). 28-31 January, 2003.
Banks, G., Bellingham, M., Kneussel, M., Sullivan, M., Betz, H. and Noakes, P. (2003). Motoneuron survival in the absence of GABA and glycine neurotransmission during embryonic development. In: Martin, P., Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. Australian Neuroscience Society 23rd Annual Meeting, Adelaide, (Pos-Thu-068). 28-31 January, 2003.
Knight, D., Ireland, M. F., Bellingham, M. C. and Noakes, P. G. (2002). Role of P2X7 receptors in transmitter release in mice. In: Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2002. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2002, Orlando, Florida, (). 2-7 November, 2002.
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