Michael C. Reed

A Stochastic Compartmental Model for Fast Axonal Transport (2009)

McKinley, Scott A., Popovic, Lea, Reed, Michael C.

In this paper we develop a probabilistic micro-scale model and use it to study macro-scale properties of axonal transport, the processes by which materials are moved in the axons of neurons. By...

Homeostatic mechanisms in dopamine synthesis and release: a mathematical model (2009)

Best, Janet A, Nijhout, H Frederik, Reed, Michael C

Abstract Background Dopamine is a catecholamine that is used as a neurotransmitter both in the periphery and in the central nervous system. Dysfunction in various dopaminergic systems is known to be...

A mathematical model of glutathione metabolism (2008)

Reed, Michael C, Thomas, Rachel L, Pavisic, Jovana, James, S Jill, Ulrich, Cornelia M, Nijhout, H Frederik

Abstract Background Glutathione (GSH) plays an important role in anti-oxidant defense and detoxification reactions. It is primarily synthesized in the liver by the transsulfuration pathway and...

In silico experimentation with a model of hepatic mitochondrial folate metabolism (2006)

Nijhout, H Frederik, Reed, Michael C, Lam, Shi-Ling, Shane, Barry, Gregory, Jesse F, Ulrich, Cornelia M

Abstract Background In eukaryotes, folate metabolism is compartmentalized and occurs in both the cytosol and the mitochondria. The function of this compartmentalization and the great changes that...

A mathematical model for LH release in response to continuous and pulsatile exposure of gonadotrophs to GnRH (2004)

Washington, Talitha M, Blum, J Joseph, Reed, Michael C, Conn, P Michael

Abstract In a previous study, a model was developed to investigate the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) from pituitary cells in response to a short pulse of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)....

A mathematical model for LH release in response to continuous and pulsatile exposure of gonadotrophs to GnRH

Washington, Talitha M, Blum, J Joseph, Reed, Michael C, Conn, P Michael

In a previous study, a model was developed to investigate the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) from pituitary cells in response to a short pulse of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). The model...

A mathematical model for LH release in response to continuous and pulsatile exposure of gonadotrophs to GnRH

Washington, Talitha M, Blum, J Joseph, Reed, Michael C, Conn, P Michael

In a previous study, a model was developed to investigate the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) from pituitary cells in response to a short pulse of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). The model...

Flavin-Dependent Thymidylate Synthase ThyX Activity: Implications for the Folate Cycle in Bacteria▿ †

Leduc, Damien, Escartin, Frédéric, Nijhout, H. Frederik, Reed, Michael C., Liebl, Ursula, Skouloubris, Stéphane, ...

Although flavin-dependent ThyX proteins show thymidylate synthase activity in vitro and functionally complement thyA defects in heterologous systems, direct proof of their cellular functions is...