Issue 03 (Spring 2008)

Table of contents:

• The effects of mercury on chick embryonic neuron growth cones / Catherine Forant
• Mercury exposure decreases the abundance of mitochondria located in growth cone of 7-10 day old chick embryo peripheral nerve cells / Suzanne Frasca
• Mercury has no immediate effects on neuronal growth in primary culture chick sympathetic neurons / Ashley Furr
• 100nM HgCl does not have an immediate affect on F-actin in 10-day chick embryo fixed sympathetic neurons / Michael Grimaldi
• Relative rates of retraction of plasma membrane and mitochondria of neurons in the presence of mercury ions / Mark Halbach
• The addition of mercury decreases area and slows overall rate of growth of lamellar region in developing chick embryonic Glial cells / Rebekah Halmo
• Mercury shows varied influence on distribution between actin in developing Glial cells and neurons / Reed Hollett
• Observing the effects of toxin mercury on lamellipodia and filopodia in relevance to neuron-glia interactions / Sarah Karevicius
• Mitochondria transport in chick sympathetic neurons exposed to mercury / Celeste Karpow
• Mercury has no immediate effect on the velocity of mitochondrial movement in 10 day chick peripheral neurons / Amy Langevin
• Evidence for mercury-induced decrease in activity of mitochondria found in the region of axon extending 30µm from the neuronal growth cone / Elizabeth McKay
• The effects of mercury on endocytosis in Gallus gallus sympathetic neurons / Alexander Meyer
• Mercury does not affect F-actin levels in glial cells / Chelsea Nardone
• Mercury does not affect F-actin levels in glial cells / Michael Ophir
• Analyzing motility behavior and anchoring action of mitochondria exposed to mercury during transport within chick sympathetic neurons / Danica Peterson
• The effect of mercury on the ratio between polymerized and de-polymerized actin in Glial cells / Amanda Rawson
• Mercury shows no immediate affects on F-actin to G-actin ratio in primary culture chick sympathetic neurons / Blair Rossetti.