Dr. Xiaojuan Xu

Professor
Grand Valley State University, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biopsychology from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

My URL
https://livedna.org/1.8912

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Biography

Dr. Xiaojuan Xu is currently working as Professor from Grand Valley State University, USA. She has completed her Ph.D. in Biopsychology from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. She is professional member of Society for Neuroscience, American Psychological Society, and International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. She is also serving as reviewer for number of journals and book and book chapters. She also received number of grants for his research work. She has published 23 research articles in journals as well as 23 abstracts, 69 national and international conference papers contributed as author/co-author. She also delivered 25 invited talks.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Neuroscience
Behavioural Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biochemistry

Selected Publications

  1. Xu, X. and K. Zmolek, 2014. Nitric oxide scavenger carboxy-PTIO impaired memory of avoidance conditioning in goldfish. Open J. Soc. Sci., 2: 86-89.
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  2. Xu, X., D.N. Weber, M.J. Carvan III, R. Coppens, C. Lamb, S. Goetz and L.A. Schaefer, 2012. Comparison of neurobrhavioral effects of methylmercury exposure in older and younger adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). NeuroToxicology, 33: 1212-1218.
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  3. Xu, X., C. Lamb, M. Smith, L. Schaefer, M.J. Carvan III and D.N. Weber, 2012. Developmental methylmercury exposure affects avoidance learning outcomes in adult zebrafish. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci., 4: 85-91.
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  4. Xu, X. and S. Goetz, 2012. Assessing Learning and Memory Though the Active Avoidance Paradigm. In: Neuromethods, Kalueff, A.V. and A.D. Stewart (Ed.). Vol. 66, Part II, Zebrafish Protocols for Neurobehavioral Research, New York, pp: 265-272.

  5. Xu, X., J. Bently, T. Miller, K. Zmolek, T. Kovaleinen, E. Goodman and T. Foster, 2009. The role of telencephalic NO and cGMP in avoidance conditioning in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Behav. Neurosci., 123: 614-623.
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  6. Zheng, P., J. Zhang, H. Liu, X. Xu and X. Zhang, 2008. Angelica injection reduces cognitive impairment during chronic cerebral hypoperfusion through brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor. Curr. Neurovascular Res., 5: 13-20.
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  7. Xu, X., T. Scott-Scheiern, L. Kempker and K. Simons, 2007. Active avoidance conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Neurobiol. Learn. Memory, 87: 72-77.
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  8. Hu, D., X. Xu and F. Gonzalez-Lima, 2006. Vicarious trial-and-error behavior and hippocampal cytochrome oxidase activity of rats in Y-maze discrimination learning. Int. J. Neurosci., 116: 265-280.

  9. Hu, D., X. Xu and F. Gonzalez-Lima, 2005. Hippocampal cytochrome oxidase activity of rats in easy and difficult visual discrimination learning. Int. J. Neurosci., 115: 595-611.
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  10. Xu, X., J. Bazner, M. Qi, E. Johnson and R. Freidhoff, 2003. The role of telencephalic NMDA receptors in avoidance learning in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Behav. Neurosci., 117: 548-554.
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  11. Xu, X., 2002. NMDA receptor antagonists and nitric oxide inhibitors in studying of neural mechanisms of learning and memory. Curr. Topics Pharmacol., 6: 95-107.

  12. Xu, X., T. Russell, J. Bazner and J. Hamilton, 2001. NMDA receptor antagonist AP5 and nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 7-NI affect different phases of learning and memory in goldfish. Brain Res., 889: 274-277.
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  13. Xu, X. and E.F. Domino, 2000. Effects of tobacco smoking on topographic EEG and Stroop test in smoking deprived smokers. Progress Neuro-Psychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry, 24: 535-546.
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