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Barbara Woodside
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Latest papers
Effects of maternal mild hyperglycemia associated with snack intake on offspring metabolism and behavior across the lifespan.
Physiology & behavior · 2024
Energetic demands of lactation produce an increase in the expression of growth hormone secretagogue receptor in the hypothalamus and ventral tegmental area of the rat despite a reduction in circulating ghrelin.
Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2022
Sex differences in developmental patterns of neocortical astroglia: A mouse translatome database.
Cell reports · 2022
Latest funding
- $200,000
The maternal brain: influences of hormones, neuropeptides and environment on maternal care
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
- $105,000
The Role of Neuropeptide Y and Activation of Specific NPY Receptors in Lactation
CIHR · 2008 · Supervisor
- $183,100
Contributions of changes in neuroendocrine pathways to ingestive and maternal behavior in rats
NSERC · 2006 · Principal investigator
27 publications.
Effects of maternal mild hyperglycemia associated with snack intake on offspring metabolism and behavior across the lifespan.
Martins MG, Woodside B, Kiss ACI
Energetic demands of lactation produce an increase in the expression of growth hormone secretagogue receptor in the hypothalamus and ventral tegmental area of the rat despite a reduction in circulating ghrelin.
Wellman M, Budin R, Woodside B, Abizaid A
Sex differences in developmental patterns of neocortical astroglia: A mouse translatome database.
Rurak GM, Simard S, Freitas-Andrade M, Lacoste B, Charih F, Van Geel A, Stead J, Woodside B, Green JR, Coppola G, Salmaso N
Effects of snack intake during pregnancy and lactation on reproductive outcome in mild hyperglycemic rats.
Martins MG, Cruz AGD, Oliveira GP, Woodside B, Horta-Júnior JACE, Kiss ACI
Astroglial cells as neuroendocrine targets in forebrain development: Implications for sex differences in psychiatric disease.
Rurak GM, Woodside B, Aguilar-Valles A, Salmaso N
Experience of Adversity during a First Lactation Modifies Prefrontal Cortex Morphology in Primiparous Female Rats: Lack of Long Term Effects on a Subsequent Lactation.
Opala EA, Verlezza S, Long H, Rusu D, Woodside B, Walker CD
Gating of the neuroendocrine stress responses by stressor salience in early lactating female rats is independent of infralimbic cortex activation and plasticity.
Hillerer KM, Woodside B, Parkinson E, Long H, Verlezza S, Walker CD
Central ghrelin receptor stimulation modulates sex motivation in male rats in a site dependent manner.
Hyland L, Rosenbaum S, Edwards A, Palacios D, Graham MD, Pfaus JG, Woodside B, Abizaid A
Mood, Food, and Fertility: Adaptations of the Maternal Brain.
Woodside B
Physiological mechanisms, behavioral and psychological factors influencing the transfer of milk from mothers to their young.
Jonas W, Woodside B
The maternal brain: influences of hormones, neuropeptides and environment on maternal care
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
The Role of Neuropeptide Y and Activation of Specific NPY Receptors in Lactation
Principal investigators: Bellefontaine, Nicole H
Keywords: Lactational Infertility; Lutenizing Hormone; Neuroendocrinology; Npy
Contributions of changes in neuroendocrine pathways to ingestive and maternal behavior in rats
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
Contributions of changes in neuroendocrine pathways to ingestive and maternal behavior in rats
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
A cryostat for use in the study of changes in neuroendocrine pathways during pregnancy and lactation
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
Contributions of changes in neuroendocrine pathways to ingestive and and nursing behavior in the rat
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
An image analysis system for visualization and processing of immunohistochemical and histochemical data
Principal investigators: Amir, Shimon
Effect of central prolactin administration on food intake in rats
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
Hormonal effects on diet selection and homeostasis during pregnancy and lactation in the rat
Principal investigators: Woodside, Barbara
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Natalina Salmaso and Argel Aguilar Valles: 6 shared papers
- Joanna Pohl and Barbara Woodside: 3 shared papers
- Claire-Dominique Walker and Barbara Woodside: 2 shared papers
- Natalina Salmaso and Baptiste Lacoste: 2 shared papers
- Natalina Salmaso and Barbara Woodside: 2 shared papers
- Alfonso Abizaid and Barbara Woodside: 2 shared papers
- Michelle Chretien and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Fulton and Uri Shalev: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Fulton and Baptiste Lacoste: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Fulton and Peter Shizgal: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Fulton and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Shimon Amir and Uri Shalev: 1 shared paper
- Shimon Amir and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Alfonso Abizaid and Argel Aguilar Valles: 1 shared paper
- Uri Shalev and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Baptiste Lacoste and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Argel Aguilar Valles and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Peter Shizgal and Barbara Woodside: 1 shared paper
- Neuroscience, Institute of
- Director, Center for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology
- Business Administration
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Neuroscience
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Other
Co-authors at Concordia University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Joanna Pohl
Business Administration
3 shared papers, latest 2014
Natalina Salmaso
Neuroscience, Institute of
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Claire-Dominique Walker
Department of Psychiatry
2 shared papers, latest 2019
Alfonso Abizaid
Neuroscience, Institute of
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Baptiste Lacoste
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Argel Aguilar Valles
Department of Neuroscience
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Michelle Chretien
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2007
Peter Shizgal
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Stephanie Fulton
Département de nutrition
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Shimon Amir
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Uri Shalev
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2010
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