Erica S Levitt
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
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Available to mentor

Erica S Levitt
Associate Professor
  • Recent Publications
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    • Journal Article
      Inhibitory synaptic transmission is impaired in the Kölliker-Fuse of male, but not female, Rett syndrome mice.
      Whitaker-Fornek JR, Jenkins PM, Levitt ES. J Neurophysiol, 2023 Dec 1; 130 (6): 1578 - 1587. DOI:10.1152/jn.00327.2023
      PMID: 37965930
    • Journal Article
      Inhibitory synaptic transmission is impaired in the Kölliker-Fuse of male, but not female, Rett Syndrome Mice
      Whitaker-Fornek J, Jenkins P, Levitt E. 2023 DOI:10.1101/2023.10.02.560501
    • Journal Article
      Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptors in the Gustatory Cortex Influence Food Intake.
      Dossat AM, Kokoska MM, Whitaker-Fornek JR, Sniffen SE, Kulkarni AS, Levitt ES, Wesson DW. J Neurosci, 2023 Jun 7; 43 (23): 4251 - 4261. DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1668-22.2023
      PMID: 37127362
    • Journal Article
      Exploring sex differences in inhibitory synaptic transmission in the kolliker-fuse of rett syndrome mice
      Whitaker-Fornek J, Levitt E. Physiology, 2023 May; 38 (S1): 5731530 DOI:10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5731530
    • Journal Article
      Understanding and countering opioid-induced respiratory depression.
      Bateman JT, Saunders SE, Levitt ES. Br J Pharmacol, 2023 Apr; 180 (7): 813 - 828. DOI:10.1111/bph.15580
      PMID: 34089181
    • Journal Article
      Editorial: Opioid-induced respiratory depression: neural circuits and cellular pathways.
      Stucke AG, Levitt ES, Montandon G. Front Physiol, 2023 14: 1348910 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2023.1348910
      PMID: 38179143
    • Journal Article
      Opioid suppression of an excitatory pontomedullary respiratory circuit by convergent mechanisms.
      Bateman JT, Levitt ES. Elife, 2023 Jun 14; 12: DOI:10.7554/eLife.81119
      PMID: 37314062
    • Journal Article
      Activation of orexin-2 receptors in the Kӧlliker-Fuse nucleus of anesthetized mice leads to transient slowing of respiratory rate.
      Varga AG, Whitaker-Fornek JR, Maletz SN, Levitt ES. Front Physiol, 2022 13: 977569 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2022.977569
      PMID: 36406987