Kevin J Cummings

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Affiliation: University of Missouri
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Caffeine improves the ability of serotonin-deficient (Pet-1-/-) mice to survive episodic asphyxia
    Kevin J Cummings
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
    Pediatr Res 73:38-45. 2013
  2. ncbi Postnatal loss of brainstem serotonin neurones compromises the ability of neonatal rats to survive episodic severe hypoxia
    Kevin J Cummings
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Physiol 589:5247-56. 2011

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Publications2

  1. ncbi Caffeine improves the ability of serotonin-deficient (Pet-1-/-) mice to survive episodic asphyxia
    Kevin J Cummings
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
    Pediatr Res 73:38-45. 2013
    ..We hypothesized that caffeine, a respiratory stimulant, would hasten the onset of gasping and improve autoresuscitation in 5-HT-deficient, Pet-1(-/-) mice...
  2. ncbi Postnatal loss of brainstem serotonin neurones compromises the ability of neonatal rats to survive episodic severe hypoxia
    Kevin J Cummings
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Physiol 589:5247-56. 2011
    ..Our data may be relevant to understanding the aetiology of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), in which there is medullary 5-HT deficiency and in some cases evidence of severe hypoxia and failed autoresuscitation...