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Edward K. Stauffer, Ph.D.



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Contact Information

Phone: 218-726-7930
Fax: 218-726-6356
Email:estauffe@d.umn.edu
Address:

349 SMed
1035 University Drive
Duluth, MN  55812


http://www.med.umn.edu/duluth

Associate Professor

Education

1964 - BS degree (Zoology)
Utah State University Logan


1969 - MS degree (Physiology)
Utah State University Logan


1974 - PhD degree (Physiology)
University of Arizona Tucson

Teaching

  • Course Director, Phsl 5601 Physiology of Organ Systems I
  • Course Director, Phar 6061 Physiology and Neurophysiology Systems
  • Membrane Electrophysiology
  • Segmental and Suprasegmental Motor Control Neurophysiology

Publications

Manuscripts:

Binder, M., Kroin, J., Moore, G. P., Stauffer, E. K. & Stuart, D. G.  1976.  Correlation analysis of muscle spindle responses to single motor unit contractions.  J. Physiol. (Lond.) 257:325-336.

Gerlach, R. L., Stauffer, E. K., Goslow, G. E. & Stuart, D. G.  1976.  Relation between nerve axon size and muscle unit size and speed in motor units of cat hind limb muscles.  Electromyography. Clin. Neurophysiol.  16:177-190.

Goslow, G. E., Nemeth, W. C., Stauffer, E. K. & Stuart, D. G.  1972.  Digit flexor muscles of the cat:  their action and motor units.  J. Morph.  137:335-352.

Goslow, G/ E., Stauffer, E. K., Nemeth, W. C. & Stuart, D. G.  1973.  The cat step cycle:  responses of muscle spindles and tendon organs to passive stretch within the locomotor range.  Brain Res. 60:35-54.

Heller, L. J. & Stauffer, E. K 1981.  Membrane potentials and contractile events of hypertrophied rat cardiac muscle.  Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med.  166:141-147.

Hornby, T. G., Stauffer, E. K. & Stuart, D. G.  2001.  Open issues on the functional role of the plateau potential in the repetitive discharge of motoneurons in experimental animals and humans.  In: Sensorimotor Control (Dengler, R. & Kossev, A., eds) 326:65-74.  Amsterdam:IOS Press

Moore, G. P., Reinking, R. M., Stauffer, E. K. & Stuart, D. G.  White noise analysis of mammalian muscle receptors.  1975.  Proc. lst Symp. on Testing and Ident. Nonlinear Systems.  C.I.T.

Pozos, R. S., Stauffer, E. K., Iaizzo, P. A., Mills, W. J., Howard, D. & Israel, D.  1986.  Shivering and other forms of tremor.  In:  Living in the Cold:  Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations.  Heller, H. C., Masacchia, X. J., & Wang, L. C. H., eds., pp. 531-537.  Elsevier:  New York.

Spielmann, J. A. & Stauffer, E. K.  1986.  Morphological observation of motor units connected in-series to Golgi tendon organs.  J. Neurophysiol.  55:147-162.

Stauffer, E. K. & Stephens, J. A.  1975.  The tendon organs of cat soleus:  static sensitivity to active and passive forces.  Exp. Brain Res.  23:279-291.

Stauffer, E. K. & Stephens, J. A.  1977.  Responses of Golgi tendon organs to ramp-and-hold profiles of contractile force.  J. Neurophysiol.  40:681-691.

Stauffer, E. K. & Watt, D. G. D.  1976.  Referencing procedure for location of lumbosacral a-motoneurons.  Pflugers Arch.  366:269-271.

Stauffer, E. K., Watt, D. G. D., Taylor, A., Reinking, R. M. & Stuart, D. G.  1976.  Analysis of muscle receptor connections by spike triggered averaging.  II.  spindle group II afferents.  J. Neurophysiol.  39:1393-1402.

Stauffer, E. K., Auriemma, R. A. & Moore, G. P.  1986.  Responses of Golgi tendon organs to concurrently active motor units.  Brain Res.  375:157-162.

Stauffer, E. K. & Ziegler, R. J.  1989.  Loss of functional voltage-gated sodium channels in persistent mumps virus-infected PC12 cells.  J. gen. Virol.  70:749-754.

Stauffer, E. K., Stuart, D. G., McDonagh, J. C., Hornby, T. G., & Reinking, R. M.  2005.  Afterhyperpolarization-firing rate relation of turtle spinal neurons.  J. Comp. Physiol. A. 191:135-146.

Stauffer, E. K., McDonagh, J. C., Hornby, T. G., Reinking, R. M. & Stuart, D. G.  2007.  Historical reflections on the afterhyperpolarization-firing rate relation of vertebrate spinal neurons.  J. Comp. Physiol. A  193:145-158.

Taylor, A., Watt, D. G. D., Stauffer, E. K., Reinking, R. M. & Stuart, D. G.  1975.  Use of afferent triggered averaging to study the central connections of muscle afferents.  Prog. Brain Res. 44:171-182.

Watt, D. G. D., Stauffer, E. K., Taylor, A., Reinking, R. M. & Stuart, D. G.  1976.  Analysis of muscle receptor connections by spike triggered averaging.  I.  spindle primary and tendon organ afferents.  J. Neurophysiol.  39:1375-1392.

Ziegler, R. J. & Stauffer, E. K.  1987.  Mumps virus-induced alterations in cellular excitability during persistent infections.  J. Gen. Virol.  68:1423-1428.

Abstracts (listed chronologically):

Goslow, G. E., Stauffer, E. K., Nemeth, W. C. & Stuart, D. G.  1970.  Motor units of the digit flexors of the cat hind limb.  American Zoologist  10:558.

Stauffer, E. K., Nemeth, W. C., Goslow, G. E. & Stuart, D. G.  1970.  Motor units and actions of the plantaris muscle of the cat.  Physiologist  13:314.

Stauffer, E. K. & Stephens, J. A.  1974.  Responses of tendon organs to ramp changes of active whole muscle force.  Fed. Proc. 33:341.

Stauffer, E. K. & Stephens, J. A.  1974.  Responses of tendon organs to ramp changes of active in-series motor unit force.  Soc.  Neurosci. Absts.  4:653.

Reinking, R. M., Stauffer, E. K., Stuart, D. G., Taylor, A. & Watt, D. G. D.  1975.  The inhibitory effects of muscle spindle afferents investigated by the afferent triggered averaging method.  J. Physiol. (Lond.)  248:20-22p.

Stauffer, E. K. & Stephens, J. A.  1975.  The dynamic responses of Golgi tendon organs.  J. Physiol. (Lond.)  249:53p.

Stauffer, E. K.  1975.  Physiological analysis of motor unit-tendon organ anatomy.  Anat. Rec. 181:486.

Moore, G. P., Stuart, D. G., Stauffer, E. K. & Reinking, R. M.  1975.  White noise analysis of mammalian muscle receptors.  Cal. Tech. Conference on Testing and Identification of Non-Linear Systems

Stauffer, E. K., Watt, D. G. D., Stuart, D. G., Taylor, A. & Reinking, R. M.  1975.  Synaptic effects of single Ib and II muscle afferent fibers onto lumbosacral motoneurons.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 1:169.

Watt, D. G. D., Stauffer, E. K., Stuart, D. G., Taylor, A. & Reinking, R. M.  1975  Ia disynaptic pathways studied by spike triggered averaging of synaptic noise.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 1:169.

Binder, M. D., Kroin, J. S., Moore, G. P., Stauffer, E. K. & Stuart, D. G.  1975.  Muscle receptor responses to contraction of single motor units.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 1:183.

Moore, G. P., Stuart, D. G., Reinking, R. M. & Stauffer, E. K.  1975.  White noise analysis of mammalian muscle receptors.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 1:156.

Heller, L. J., Stauffer, E. K. & Fox, W. D.  1978.  Electrical and mechanical properties of cardiac muscle from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).  Fed. Proc.  37:349.

Stauffer, E. K., Auriemma, R. A. & Moore, G. P.  1978.  Muscle receptor responses to contractions of small groups of concurrently and independently active motor units.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst.  4:305.

Heller, L. J. & Stauffer, E. K.  1979.  Altered electrical and contractile properties of hypertrophied cardiac muscle (SHR and DOCA-treated WKY).  Fed. Proc.  38:975.

Stauffer, E. K., Moore, G. P. & Auriemma, R. A.  1980.  White noise analysis of tendon organ afferents.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 6:396.

Burgstahler, S. A. & Stauffer, E. K.  1982.  Spectral analysis of crossed extensor contractions in the decerebrate cat.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 8:535.

Spielmann, J. M. & Stauffer, E. K.  1983.  Histological reconstruction of motor unit/tendon organ (MU/TO) anatomy.  Fed. Proc. 42:1104.

Spielmann, J. M. & Stauffer, E. K.  1983.  Anatomical correlates of motor unit/tendon organ (MU/TO) response patterns.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 9:863.

Stauffer, E. K., Pozos, R. S. & Pierce, R. F.  1984.  Spectral analysis of tremor patterns associated with stuttering speech.  Am. Soc. Biomech.  8:93-94.

Stauffer, E. K.  1984.  Effects of deafferentation and anisometricity on reflex contractions in decerebrate cats.  Neurosci. Abst. 10:637.

Stauffer, E. K. & Pozos, R. S.  1985.  Quantitation of electromyogram (EMG) patterns of clonic-like muscle contractions in decerebrate cats.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 11:698.

Ziegler, R. J., Stauffer E. K. & Carrigan, D. R.  1985.  RNA virus infections of mouse sensory neurons in culture.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 11:932.

Ziegler, R. J. & Stauffer, E. K.  1986.  Effects of mumps virus on the excitability of PC-12 and TE-671 cells.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 12(1):87.

Stauffer, E. K. & Ziegler, R. J.  1987.  Further studies of the excitable properties of TE-671 cells.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 13(1) 499.

Stauffer, E. K. & Ziegler, R. J.  1988.  Effects of mumps virus (MV) on Na+ and Ca++channels of PC12 and TE671 cells.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 14(2):1300.

Ziegler, R. J., Stauffer, E. K. & Trachte, G.  l989.  Effects of persistent measles and mumps virus infections on neurotransmission.  J. Neurochem. 52:S15.

Stauffer, E. K. & Ziegler, R. J.  1993.  No effect of HIV gp120 on cholinergic currents in cultured human neural cells.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst.19(2):1672.

Kanwal, S., Elmquist, B. J., Stauffer, E. K. & Trachte, G. J.  1995.  Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits evoked catecholamine release by altering sensitivity to calcium.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst.20(1):52.

Kaplan, N., Stauffer, E.K. & Di Salvo, J.  1996.  Vasopressin (AVP) activation of A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC):  Protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PTP) and [Ca2+]iBiophys. J.  70(2):A286.

Stauffer, E. K., Hornby, T. G., Reinking, R. M. & Stuart, D. G.  2001.  Does AHP predict a spinal neuron¿s peak firing rate?  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 27:000.

Stauffer, E. K., Stuart, D. G., McDonagh, J. C., Hornby, T. G. & Reinking, R. M.  2005.  Reflections on the afterhyperpolarization (AHP)-firing rate relation of spinal motoneurons and interneurons in vertebrates.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst., in prep.

Stuart, D. G., Hornby, T. G., Stauffer, E. K., McDonagh, J. C. and Reinking, R. M.  2002.  A Kernell-type analysis of spinal interneurons and motoneurons in the turtle.  International Symposium on Motoneurones and Muscles-The Output Machinery.  University of Groningen:The Netherlands.

Stuart, D. G., Stauffer, E. K., Hornby, T. G., McDonagh, J. C., and Reinking, R. M.  2002.  Effects of excitatory modulation on the stimulus current-spike frequency relation and afterhyperpolarization of turtle motoneurons.  International Symposium on Motor Control and Proprioception, Paris, France.

Barnes, B. D., Stauffer, E. K., Vasquez, P., and Pozos, R. S.  2003.  Motor control in rapid goal-directed movement tasks.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. Viewer:  Online.

Vasquez, P., Hom, C., Pozos, R. S., Stauffer, E. K., and Rodriquez, A.  2004.  Skeletal muscle fatique and tissue oxygen levels.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. Viewer:  Online.

Stauffer, E. K., McDonagh, J. C., Hornby, T. G., Reinking, R. M. and Stuart, D. G.  2005. Reflections on the afterhyperpolarization (AHP)-firing rate relation of spinal motoneurons and interneurons in vertebrates.  Soc. Neurosci Abst. Viewer:  Online.

Stauffer, E. K., McDonagh, J. C., Hornby, T. G., Reinking, R. M. & Stuart, D. G.  2006.  Power relation between firing rate and afterhyperpolarization (AHP) in turtle motoneurons.  Program No. 55.13, Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.  Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.



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