Ryugo Lab - Auditory Anatomy & Physiology
Garvan Insititute of Medical Research
Lab Members
David K. Ryugo, PhD
Professor
Tan Pongstaporn, BS
Electron Microscopist
Kiera Grierson
UNSW Doctoral Student
Isabella Williams
UNSW Honours Student
Satoshi Nishitani
UNSW Honours Student
Anastasia Filimontseva
NYU Graduate/Visiting Student
Buffy Wu
UNSW Undergraduate Student
Yuliya Makeyeva, MD/PHD
Visiting Scientist
Jason Mikiel-Hunter, PhD
Visiting Scientist

Lab Alumni

Address

Level 9 Lab 2
384 Victoria St
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Australia
ph: +61 2 9295 8288
fx: +61 2 9295 8281

PUBLICATIONS

Persic, Dora, M.E. Thomas, V. Pelekanos, D.K. Ryugo, A.E. Takesian, K. Krumbholz, S.J. Pyott (2020)
Regulation of auditory plasticity during critical periods and following hearing loss. Hearing Research 10.1016/j.heares.2020.107976.
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Makeyeva, Yuliya, C. Nicol, W.L. Ledger, D.K. Ryugo (2020)
Immunocytochemical localization of olfactory-signaling molecules in human and rat spermatozoa. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 10.1369/0022155420939833.
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Poveda, Clara M., M.L Valero, M. Pernia, J.C. Alvara, D.K. Ryugo, M.A. Merchan, J.M. Juiz (2020)
Expression and localization of Kv1.1 and Kv3.1b potassium channels in the cochlear nucleus and inferior colliculus after long-term auditory deafferentation. Brain Sciences 10(1):35
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Schrode, Katrina M., M.A. Muniak, Y-H. Kim, A.M. Lauer (2018)
Central compensation in auditory brainstem after damaging noise exposure. eNeuro ENEURO.0250-18.2018.
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Muniak, Michael A., F.E. Ayeni, D.K. Ryugo (2018)
Hidden hearing loss and endbulbs of Held: Evidence for central pathology before detection of ABR threshold increases. Hearing Research 364:104-117.
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Loetsch, Claudia, J. Warren, A. Laskowski, R. Vazquez-Lombardi, C. Jandl, D.B. Langley, D. Christ, D.R. Thorburn, D.K. Ryugo, J. Sprent, M. Batten, C. King (2017)
Cytosolic recognition of RNA drives the immune response to heterologous erythrocytes. Cell Reports 21(6):1624-1638.
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Milinkeviciute, Giedre, M.A. Muniak, D.K. Ryugo (2017)
Descending projections from the inferior colliculus to the dorsal cochlear nucleus are excitatory. Journal of Comparative Neurology 525(4):773-793.
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Suthakar, Kirupa, D.K. Ryugo (2017)
Descending projections from the inferior colliculus to medial olivocochlear efferents: Mice with normal hearing, early onset hearing loss, and congenital deafness. Hearing Research 343:34-49.
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Connelly, Catherine, J., D.K. Ryugo, M.A. Muniak (2017)
The effect of progressive hearing loss on the morphology of endbulbs of Held and bushy cells. Hearing Research 343:14-33.
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Muniak, Michael A., C.J. Connelly, K. Suthakar, G. Milinkeviciute, F.E. Ayeni, D.K. Ryugo (2016)
Central Projections of Spiral Ganglion Neurons. In: The Primary Auditory Neurons of the Mammalian Cochlea (eds. A. Dabdoub, B. Fritzsch, A.N. Popper, R.R. Fay). Springer, New York, pp. 157-190.
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Ryugo, David K. (2015)
Auditory neuroplasticity, hearing loss and cochlear implants. Cell Tissue Research 361(1):251-269.
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McGuire, Brian, B. Fiorillo, D.K. Ryugo, A.M. Lauer (2015)
Auditory nerve synapses persist in ventral cochlear nucleus long after loss of acoustic input in mice with early-onset progressive hearing loss. Brain Research 1605:22-30.
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David, Victor A., M. Menotti-Raymond, A.C. Wallace, M. Roelke, J. Kehler, R. Leighty, E. Eizirik, S.S. Hannah, G. Nelson, A.A. Schäffer, C.J. Connelly, S.J. O'Brien, D.K. Ryugo (2014)
Endogenous Retrovirus Insertion in the KIT Oncogene Determines White and White spotting in Domestic Cats. G3 4(10):1881-91.
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Muniak, Michael A., D.K. Ryugo (2014)
Tonotopic organization of vertical cells in the dorsal cochlear nucleus of the CBA/J mouse. Journal of Comparative Neurology 522(4):937-49.
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Muniak, Michael A., C.J. Connelly, N.N. Tirko, J.N. O'Neil, D.K. Ryugo (2013)
Synaptic Organization and Plasticity in the Auditory System of the Deaf White Cat. In: Deafness (eds. A. Kral, A.N. Popper, R.R. Fay). Springer, New York, pp. 83-128.
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Lauer, Amanda M., C.J. Connelly, H. Graham, D.K. Ryugo (2013)
Morphological Characterization of Bushy Cells and Their Inputs in the Laboratory Mouse (Mus musculus) Anteroventral Cochlear Nucleus. PLoS One 8(8):e73308.
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Muniak, Michael A., A. Rivas, K.L. Montey, B.J. May, H.W. Francis, D.K. Ryugo (2013)
3D model of frequency representation in the cochlear nucleus of the CBA/J mouse. Journal of Comparative Neurology 521(7):1510-32.
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Ryugo, David K., M. Menotti-Raymond (2012)
Feline Deafness. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 42(6):1179-207
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Muniak, Michael A., Z.M. Mayko, D.K. Ryugo, C.V. Portfors (2012)
Preparation of an awake mouse for recording neural responses and injecting tracers. Journal of Visualized Experiments (64):e3755.
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Lauer, Amanda M., P.A. Fuchs, D.K. Ryugo, H.W. Francis (2012)
Efferent synapses return to inner hair cells in the aging cochlea. Neurobiology of Aging 33(12):2892-902.
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Tirko, Natasha N., D.K. Ryugo (2012)
Synaptic plasticity in the medial superior olive of hearing, deaf, and cochlear-implanted cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 520(10):2202-17.
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O'Neil, Jahn N., D.K. Ryugo (2012)
Cochlear Implantation, Synaptic Plasticity and Auditory Function. In: Cochlear Implant Research Updates, (eds., C. Umat, R.A. Tange). InTech, Rijeka pp. 167-192.
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Malmierca, Manuel S., D.K. Ryugo (2011)
Auditory System. In: The Mouse Nervous System, (eds., C. Watson, G. Paxinos, L. Puelles). Academic Press, San Diego, CA pp. 607-645.
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Nayagam, Bryony A., M.A. Muniak, D.K. Ryugo (2011)
The spiral ganglion: connecting the peripheral and central auditory systems. Hearing Research 278(1-2):2-20.
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O'Neil, Jahn N., C.J. Connelly, C.J. Limb, D.K. Ryugo (2011)
Synaptic morphology and the influence of auditory experience. Hearing Research 279(1-2):118-30.
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Malmierca, Manuel S., D.K. Ryugo (2011)
Descending Connections of Auditory Cortex to the Midbrain and Brain Stem. In: The Auditory Cortex, (eds., J.A. Winer, C.E. Schreiner). Springer, New York, NY, pp. 189-208.
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Ryugo, David K. (2011)
Introduction to Efferent Systems. In: Auditory and Vestibular Efferents (eds. D.K. Ryugo, R.R. Fay, A.N. Popper). Springer, New York, pp. 1-15.
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Hancock, Kenneth E., V. Noel, D.K. Ryugo, B. Delgutte (2010)
Neural coding of interaural time differences with bilateral cochlear implants: effects of congenital deafness. Journal of Neuroscience 30(42):14068-79.
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Chen, Iris, C.J. Limb, D.K. Ryugo (2010)
The effect of cochlear-implant-mediated electrical stimulation on spiral ganglion cells in congenitally deaf white cats. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 11(4):587-603.
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Baker, Christa A., K.L. Montey, T. Pongstaporn, D.K. Ryugo (2010)
Postnatal development of the endbulb of held in congenitally deaf cats. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 21:4-19.
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Jin, David, K.K Ohlemiller, D. Lei, E. Dong, L. Role, D.K. Ryugo, J. Bao. (2010)
Age-related neuronal loss in the cochlea is not delayed by synaptic modulation. Neurobiology of Aging 32:2321.e13–2321.e23.
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O'Neil, Jahn N., C.J. Limb, C.A. Baker, D.K. Ryugo (2010)
Bilateral effects of unilateral cochlear implantation in congenitally deaf cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 518:2382-2404.
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Ryugo, David K., C.A. Baker, K.L. Montey, L.Y. Chang, A. Coco, J.B. Fallon, R.K. Shepherd (2010)
Synaptic plasticity after chemical deafening and electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 518:1046-1063.
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Ryugo, D.K., C.J. Limb (2009)
Brain plasticity: The impact of the environment on the brain as it relates to hearing and deafness. In: Cochlear Implants: Principles and Practices (2nd ed.), (ed., J.K. Niparko). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 19-37.
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Nasonkin, Igor, V. Mahairaki, L. Xu, G. Hatfield, B.J. Cummings, C. Eberhart, D.K. Ryugo, D. Maric, E. Bar, V.E. Koliatsos (2009)
Long-term, stable differentiation of human embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors grafted into the adult mammalian neostriatum. Stem Cells 27:2414-2426.
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Xu, Leyan, D.K. Ryugo, T. Pongstaporn, K. Johe, and V.E. Koliatsos (2009)
Human Neural Stem Cell Grafts in the Spinal Cord of SOD1 Transgenic Rats: Differentiation and Structural Integration into the Segmental Motor Circuitry. Journal of Comparative Neurology 514:297-309.
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Ryugo, David K. and G.A. Spirou (2009)
Auditory System: Giant Synaptic Terminals, Endbulbs and Calyces. In: New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Vol. 1 (ed. L.R. Squire). Academic Press, Oxford, pp. 759-770.
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Rubio, Maria E., K.A. Gudsnuk, Y. Smith, and D.K. Ryugo (2008)
Revealing the molecular layer of the primate dorsal cochlear nucleus. Neuroscience 154:99-113.
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Ryugo, David K. (2008)
Projections of low spontaneous rate, high threshold auditory nerve fibers to the small cell cap of the cochlear nucleus in cats. Neuroscience 154:114-126.
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Kehler, James S., V.A. David, A.A. Schäffer, K. Bajema, E. Eizirik, D.K. Ryugo, S.S. Hannah, S.J. O'Brien, and M. Menotti-Raymond (2007)
Four Independent Mutations in the Feline Fibroblast Growth Factor 5 Gene Determine the Long-Haired Phenotype in Domestic Cats. Journal of Heredity 98:555-66.
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Zhan, Xiping, and D.K. Ryugo (2007)
Projections of the lateral reticular nucleus to the cochlear nucleus in rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 504:583-598.
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Eisen, Marc D., and D.K. Ryugo (2007)
Hearing molecules: contributions from genetic deafness. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 64:566-580.
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Shepherd, Robert K., N.E. Meltzer, J.B. Fallon, and D.K. Ryugo (2006)
Consequences of deafness and electrical stimulation on the peripheral and central auditory system. In: Cochlear Implants, (eds. S.B. Waltzman and J.T. Roland), Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, NY, pp. 25-39.
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Stamataki, Sofia, H.W. Francis, M. Lehar, B.J. May, D.K. Ryugo. (2006)
Synaptic alterations at inner hair cells precede spiral ganglion cell loss in aging C57BL/6J mice. Hearing Research 221:104-118.
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Zhan, Xiping, T. Pongstaporn, and D.K. Ryugo (2006)
Projections of the second cervical dorsal root ganglion to the cochlear nucleus in rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 496:335-348.
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Meltzer, Noah E., and D.K. Ryugo (2006)
Projections from auditory cortex to cochlear nucleus: a comparative analysis of rat and mouse. The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology 288A:397-408.
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Doucet, John R., and D.K. Ryugo (2006)
Structural and functional classes of multipolar cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus. The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology 288A:331-344.
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Ryugo, David K., K.L. Montey, A.L. Wright, M.L. Bennett, and T. Pongstaporn (2006)
Postnatal development of a large auditory nerve terminal: The endbulb of Held in cats. Hearing Research 216-217:100-115.
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Francis, Howard W., A. Rivas , M. Lehar, Y. Saito, P.R. Mouton, D.K. Ryugo (2006)
Efficient quantification of afferent cochlear ultrastructure using design-based stereology. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 150:150-158.
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Friedland, David R., J.G. Los, D.K. Ryugo (2006)
A modified Golgi staining protocol for use in the human brain stem and cerebellum. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 150:90-95.
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Ryugo, David K., E.A. Kretzmer, J.K. Niparko (2005)
Restoration of auditory nerve synapses in cats by cochlear implants. Science 310:1490-1492.
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Haenggeli, Charles-André, T Pongstaporn, JR Doucet, DK Ryugo (2005)
Projections from the spinal trigeminal nucleus to the cochlear nucleus in the rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology 484:191-205.
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Xu, S., Y. Wang, H. Zhao, L. Zhang, W. Xiong, K.W. Yau, H. Hiel, E. Glowatzki, D.K. Ryugo, and D. Valle (2004)
PHR1, a PH domain-containing protein expressed in primary sensory neurons. Molecular and Cellular Biology 24:9137-9151.
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Francis, Howard W., A. Rivas, M. Lehar, and D.K. Ryugo (2004)
Two types of afferent terminals innervate cochlear inner hair cells in C57BL/6J mice. Brain Research 1016:182-194.
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Kretzmer, Erika A., N.E. Meltzer, C-A Haenggeli, and D.K. Ryugo (2004)
An animal model for cochlear implants. Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery 130:499-508.
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Lee, Daniel J., H.B. Cahill, and D.K. Ryugo (2003)
Effects of congenital deafness in the cochlear nuclei of Shaker-2 mice: An ultrastructural analysis of synapse morphology in the endbulbs of Held. Journal of Neurocytology 32:229-243.
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Francis, Howard W., D.K. Ryugo, M.J. Gorelikow, C.A. Prosen, and B.J. May (2003)
The functional age of hearing loss in a mouse model of presbycusis. II. Neuroanatomical correlates. Hearing Research 183:29-36.
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Babalian, Alexander L., D.K. Ryugo, and E.M. Rouiller (2003)
Discharge properties of identified cochlear nucleus neurons and auditory nerve fibers in response to repetitive electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. Experimental Brain Research 153:452-460.
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Ryugo, David K., C-A Haenggeli, and J.R. Doucet (2003)
Multimodal inputs to the granule cell domain of the cochlear nucleus. Experimental Brain Research 153:477-485.
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Doucet, John R., D.L. Molavi, and D.K. Ryugo (2003)
The source of corticocollicular and corticobulbar projections in area Te1 of the rat. Experimental Brain Research 153:461-466.
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Ryugo, David K., H.B. Cahill, L.S. Rose, B.T. Rosenbaum, M.E. Schroeder, and A.L. Wright (2003)
Seperate forms of pathology in the cochlea of congenitally deaf white cats. Hearing Research 181:73-84.
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Ryugo, David K., and Thomas N. Parks (2003)
Primary innervation of the avian and mammalian cochlear nucleus. Brain Research Bulletin 60:435-456.
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Doucet, John R., and D.K. Ryugo (2003)
Axonal pathways to the lateral superior olive labeled with biotinylated dextran amine injections in the dorsal cochlear nucleus of rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 461:452-465.
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Friedland, David R., T. Pongstaporn, J.R. Doucet, and D.K. Ryugo (2003)
Ultrastructural examination of the somatic innervation of ventrotubercular cells in the rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology 459:77-89.
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Redd, E.E., H.B. Cahill, T. Pongstaporn, and D.K. Ryugo (2002)
The effects of congenital deafness on auditory nerve synapses: Type I and type II multipolar cells in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus of cats. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 3:403-417.
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Li, S., S.M. Price, H. Cahill, D.K. Ryugo, M.M. Shen, and M. Xiang (2002)
Hearing loss caused by progressive degeneration of cochlear hair cells in mice deficient for the Barhl 1 homeobox gene. Development and Disease 129:3523-3532.
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Babalian, A.L., A.V. Jacomme, J.R. Doucet, D.K. Ryugo, and E.M. Rouiller (2002)
Commissural glycinergic inhibition of bushy and stellate cells in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus. NeuroReport 13:555-558.
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Doucet, John R., L. Rose, and D.K. Ryugo (2002)
The cellular origin of corticofugal projections to the superior olivary complex in the rat. Brain Research 925:28-41.
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Limb, C.J., and D.K. Ryugo (2001)
Development of endbulbs of Held in mice.  In: Handbook of Mouse Auditory Research, (ed., J.F. Willott).  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 225-236.
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Ohlrogge, M., J.R. Doucet, and D.K. Ryugo (2001)
Projections of the pontine nuclei to the cochlear nucleus of rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 436:290-303.
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Wang, Y., D. Huso, H.B. Cahill, D.K. Ryugo, and J. Nathans (2001)
Progressive cerebellar, auditory, and esophageal dysfunction caused by targeted disruption of the frizzled-4 gene. Journal of Neuroscience 21:4761-4771.
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Ryugo, D.K., C.J. Limb, and E.E. Redd (2000)
Brain plasticity: The impact of the environment on the brain as it relates to hearing and deafness. In: Cochlear Implants: Principles and Practices, (eds., J.K. Niparko, et al.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 33-56.

Limb, C.J., and D.K. Ryugo (2000)
Development of primary axosomatic endings in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus of mice. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 1:103-119.
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Redd, E.E., T. Pongstaporn, and D.K. Ryugo (2000)
The effects of congenital deafness on auditory nerve synapses and globular bushy cells in cats.  Hearing Research 147:160-174.
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Babalian, A.L., D.K. Ryugo, M.W. Vischer, and E.M. Rouiller (1999)
Inhibitory synaptic interactions between cochlear nuclei: Evidence from an in vitro whole brain study.  NeuroReport  10:1913-1917.
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Doucet, J.R., A.T. Ross, M.B. Gillespie, D.K. Ryugo (1999)
Glycine immunoreactivity of multipolar neurons in the ventral cochlear nucleus which project to the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 408:515-531.
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Sharp, A.H., F.C. Nucifora Jr., O. Blondel, C.A. Sheppard, C. Zhang, S.H. Snyder, J.T. Russell, D.K. Ryugo, and C.A. Ross (1999)
Differential cellular expression of isoforms of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors in neurons and glia in brain. Journal of Comparative Neurology 406:207-220.
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Ryugo, D.K., B.T. Rosenbaum, P.J. Kim, J.K. Niparko, and A.A. Saada (1998)
Single unit recordings in the auditory nerve of congenitally deaf white cats: Morphological correlates in the cochlea and cochlear nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 397:532-548.
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Doucet, J.R., and D.K. Ryugo (1997)
Projections from the ventral cochlear nucleus to the dorsal cochlear nucleus in rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 385:245-264.
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Ryugo, D.K., T. Pongstaporn, D.M. Huchton, and J.K. Niparko (1997)
Ultrastructural analysis of primary endings in deaf white cats: Morphologic Alterations in Endbulbs of Held. Journal of Comparative Neurology 385:230-244.
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Huchton, D.M., T. Pongstaporn, J.K. Niparko, and D.K. Ryugo (1997)
Ultrastructural changes in primary endings of deaf white cats. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 116:286-293.
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Ryugo, D.K. and S. Sento (1996)
Auditory nerve terminals and cochlear nucleus neurons: Endbulbs of Held and spherical bushy cells. In: Advances in Speech, Hearing and Language Processing, (series ed. W.A. Ainsworth). JAI Press, Greenwich, CT, pp. 19-40.
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Lee, S., D.W. Eisele, A.R. Schwartz, and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Peripheral course of genioglossal motor axons within the hypoglossal nerve of the rat. Laryngoscope 106:1274-1279.
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Saada, A.A., J.K. Niparko, and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Morphological changes in the cochlear nucleus of congenitally deaf white cats. Brain Research 736:315-328.
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Weedman, D.L. and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Projections from auditory cortex to the cochlear nucleus in rats: synapses on granule cell dendrites. Journal of Comparative Neurology 371:311-324.
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Gates, T.S., D.L. Weedman, T. Pongstaporn, and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Immunocytochemical localization of glycine in a subset of cartwheel cells of the dorsal cochlear nucleus in rats. Hearing Research 96:157-166.
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Weedman, D.L., and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Pyramidal cells in primary auditory cortex project to cochlear nucleus in rat. Brain Research 706:97-102.
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Wright, D.D., and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Mossy fiber projections from the cuneate nucleus to the cochlear nucleus in the rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology 365:159-172.
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Weedman, D.L., Tan Pongstaporn, and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Ultrastructural study of the granule cell domain of the cochlear nucleus in rats: mossy fiber endings and their targets. Journal of Comparative Neurology 369:345-360.
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Ryugo, D.K., M.M. Wu, and T. Pongstaporn (1996)
Activity-related features of sypnapse morphology: A study of endbulbs of Held. Journal of Comparative Neurology 365:141-158.
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Wright, D.D., C.D. Blackstone, R.L. Huganir, and D.K. Ryugo (1996)
Immunocytochemical localization of the mGluR1. Metabotropic glutatmate receptor in the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 364:729-745.
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Ryugo, D.K., T. Pongstaporn, D.D. Wright, and A.H. Sharp (1995)
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate receptors: Immunocytochemical localization in the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 358: 102-118.
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Szpir, M.R., D.D. Wright, and D.K. Ryugo (1995)
Neuronal organization of the cochlear nuclei in alligator lizards: a light and electron microscopic investigation. Journal of Comparative Neurology 357:217-241.
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Sharp, A.H., S.J. Loev, G. Schilling, S-H Li, X-J Li, J. Bao, M.V. Wagster, J.A. Kotzuk, J.P. Steiner, A. Lo, J. Hedreen, S. Sisodia, S.H. Snyder, T.M. Dawson, D.K. Ryugo, and C.A. Ross (1995)
Widespread expression of Huntington's disease gene (IT15) protein product. Neuron 14:1065-1074.
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Morgan, Y.V., D.K. Ryugo, and M.C. Brown (1994)
Central trajectories of type II (thin) fibers of the auditory nerve in cats. Hearing Research 79:74-82.
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Manis, P.B., G.A. Spirou, D.D. Wright, S. Paydar, and D.K. Ryugo (1994)
Physiology and morphology of complex spiking neurons in the guinea pig dorsal cochlear nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 348:261-276.
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Cunningham, A.M., D.K. Ryugo, A.H. Sharp, R.R. Reed, S.H. Snyder, and G.V. Ronnett (1993)
Neuronal inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor localized to the plasma membrane of olfactory cilia. Neuroscience 57:339-352.
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Ryugo, D.K., D.D. Wright, and T. Pongstaporn (1993)
Ultrastructural analysis of synaptic endings of auditory nerve fibers in cats: Correlations with spontaneous discharge rate. In: The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei: Organization and Function, (eds. M.A. Merchan et al.). Plenum Press, New York, NY, pp. 65-80.
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Spirou, G.A., B.J. May, D.D. Wright, and D.K. Ryugo (1993)
Frequency organization of the dorsal cochlear nucleus in cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 329:36-52.
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Ryugo, D.K. and S.K. May (1993)
The projections of intracellularly labeled auditory nerve fibers to the dorsal cochlear nucleus of cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 329:20-35.
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Ryugo, D.K. (1992)
The auditory nerve: Peripheral innervation, cell body morphology, and central projections. In: Mammmalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy, (eds. D.B. Webster et al.). Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, pp. 23-65.
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Ryugo, D.K., L.W. Dodds, T.E. Benson, and N.Y. Kiang (1991)
Unmyelinated axons of the auditory nerve in cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 308:209-223.
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Berglund, A.M. and D.K. Ryugo (1991)
Neurofilament antibodies and spiral ganglion neurons of the mammalian cochlea. Journal of Comparative Neurology 306:393-408.
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Ryugo, D.K. and S. Sento (1991)
Synaptic connections of the auditory nerve in cats: Relationship between endbulbs of Held and spherical bushy cells. Journal of Comparative Neurology 305:35-48.
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Szpir, M.R., S. Sento, and D.K. Ryugo (1990)
Central projections of cochlear nerve fibers in the alligator lizard. Journal of Comparative Neurology 295:530-547.
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Sento, S. and D.K. Ryugo (1989)
Endbulbs of Held and spherical bushy cells in cats: Morphological correlates with physiological properties. Journal of Comparative Neurology 280:553-562.
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Brown, M.C., M.C. Liberman, T.E. Benson, and D.K. Ryugo (1988)
Brainstem branches from olivocochlear axons in cats and rodents. Journal of Comparative Neurology 278:591-603.
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Brown, M.C., A.M. Berglund, N.Y. Kiang, and D.K. Ryugo (1988)
Central trajectories of type II spiral ganglion neurons. Journal of Comparative Neurology 278:581-590.
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Ryugo, D.K., and E.M. Rouiller (1988)
Central projections of intracellularly labeled auditory nerve fibers in cats: morphometric correlations with physiological properties. Journal of Comparative Neurology 271:130-142.
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Berglund, A.M., and D.K. Ryugo (1987)
Hair cell innervation by spiral ganglion neurons in the mouse. Journal of Comparative Neurology 255:560-570.
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Berglund, A.M., and D.K. Ryugo (1986)
A monoclonal antibody labels type II neurons of the spiral ganglion. Brain Research 383:327-332.
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Rouiller, E.M., R. Cronin-Schreiber, D.M. Fekete, and D.K. Ryugo (1986)
The central projections of intracellularly labeled auditory nerve fibers in cats: an analysis of terminal morphology. Journal of Comparative Neurology 249:261-278.
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Ryugo, D.K., and F.H. Willard (1985)
The dorsal cochlear nucleus of the mouse: a light microscopic analysis of neurons that project to the inferior colliculus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 292:381-391.
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Fekete, D.M., E.M. Rouiller, M.C. Liberman, and D.K. Ryugo (1984)
The central projections of intracellularly labeled auditory nerve fibers in cats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 229:432-450.
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Rouiller, E.M., and D.K. Ryugo (1984)
Intracellular marking of physiologically characterized cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus of the cat. Journal of Comparative Neurology 225:167-186.
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Benson, T.E., D.K. Ryugo, and J.W. Hinds (1984)
Effects of sensory deprivation on the developing mouse olfactory system: a light and electron microscopic, morphometric analysis. Journal of Neuroscience 4:638-653.
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Willard, F.H., and D.K. Ryugo (1983)
Anatomy of the central auditory system.  In: The Auditory Psychobiology of the Mouse, (ed., J.F. Willott).  Charles C Thomas Publisher, Springfield, IL, pp. 201-304.
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Ryugo, D.K., and D.M. Fekete (1982)
Morphology of primary axosomatic endings in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus of the cat: A study of the endbulbs of Held. Journal of Comparative Neurology 210:239-257.
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Kiang, N.Y.S., J.M. Rho, C.C. Northrop, M.C. Liberman, and D.K. Ryugo (1982)
Hair-cell innervation by spiral ganglion cells in adult cats. Science 217:175-177.
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Ryugo, D.K., F.H. Willard, and D.M. Fekete (1981)
Differential afferent projections to the inferior colliculus from the cochlear nucleus in the albino mouse. Brain Research 210:342-349.
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Ryugo, D.K., N.M. Weinberger (1978)
Differential plasticity of morphologically distinct neuron populations in the medical geniculate body of the cat during classical conditioning. Behavioral Biology 22(3):275-301.
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Ryugo, D.K., N.M. Weinberger (1976)
Corticofugal modulation of the medial geniculate body. Experimental Neurology 51(2):377-91.
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Killackey, H.P., G. Belford, R. Ryugo, D.K. Ryugo (1976)
Anomalous organization of thalamocortical projections consequent to vibrissae removal in the newborn rat and mouse. Brain Research 104(2):309-15.
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Ryugo, D.K., R. Ryugo, H.P. Killackey (1975)
Changes in pyramidal cell density consequent to vibrissae removal in the newborn rat. Brain Research 96(1):82-7.
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Ryugo, D.K., R. Ryugo, A. Globus, H.P. Killackey (1975)
Increased spine density in auditory cortex following visual or somatic deafferentation. Brain Research 90(1):143-6.
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Ryugo, R., D.K. Ryugo, H.P. Killackey (1975)
Differential effect of enucleation on two populations of layer V pyramidal cells. Brain Research 88(3):554-9.
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Ryugo, D.K., H.P. Killackey (1974)
Differential telencephalic projections of the medial and ventral divisions of the medial geniculate body of the rat. Brain Research 82(1):173-7.
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Delgado, J.M., F.V. DeFeudis, R.H. Roth, D.K. Ryugo, B.M. Mitruka (1972)
Dialytrode for long term intracerebral perfusion in awake monkeys. Archives internationales de pharmacodynamie et de therapie 198(1):9-21.
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