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Surprising origins of sex differences in the brain
McCarthy MM, Pickett LA, VanRyzin JW, & Kight KE. Hormones and Behavior, 2015.
Morphological and phagocytic profile of microglia in the developing rat cerebellum
Perez-Pouchoulen M, VanRyzin JW, & McCarthy MM. eNeuro, 2015.
Temporary depletion of microglia during the early postnatal period induces lasting sex-dependent and sex-independent effects on behavior in rats
VanRyzin JW, Yu SJ, Perez-Pouchoulen M, & McCarthy MM. eNeuro, 2016.
Activation of both CB1 and CB2 endocannabinoid receptors is critical for masculinization of the developing medial amygdala and juvenile social play behavior
Argue KJ, VanRyzin JW, Falvo DJ, Whitaker AR, Yu SJ, & McCarthy MM. eNeuro, 2017.
Microglia: Driving critical periods and sexual differentiation of the brain
VanRyzin JW, Pickett LA, & McCarthy MM. Developmental Neurobiology, 2018.
Microglial phagocytosis of newborn cells is induced by endocannabinoids and sculpts sex differences in juvenile rat social play
VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, Argue KJ, Vecchiarelli HA, Ashton SE, Arambula SE, Hill MN, & McCarthy MM. Neuron, 2019.
Assessing rough-and-tumble play behavior in juvenile rats
VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, & McCarthy MM. Bio-Protocols, 2020.
Developmental origins of sex differences in the neural circuitry of play
VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, & McCarthy MM. International Journal of Play, 2020.
Idebenone has distinct effects on mitochondrial respiration in cortical astrocytes compared to cortical neurons due to differential NQO1 activity
Jaber SM, Ge SX, Milstein JL, VanRyzin JW, Waddell J, & Polster BM. Journal of Neuroscience, 2020.
Microglia and sexual differentiation of the developing brain: A focus on extrinsic factors
VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, & McCarthy MM. Glia, 2020.
Generation of an Iba1-EGFP transgenic rat for the study of microglia in an outbred rodent strain
VanRyzin JW, Arambula S, Ashton S, Blanchard A, Burzinski M, Davis K, Edwards S, Graham E, Holley A, Kight K, Marquardt AE, Perez-Pouchoulen M, Pickett L, Reinl E, & McCarthy MM. eNeuro, 2021.
Phagocytic microglia in development: Are they what they eat?
VanRyzin JW. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 2021.
Maternal-fetal transmission of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its metabolites following inhalation and injection exposure during pregnancy in rats
Baglot S, VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, Aukema R, Petrie G, Hume C, Reinl E, Bieber J, McLaughlin R, McCarthy MM, & Hill MN. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2022.
Fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition and N-arachidonoylethanolamine modulation by isoflavonoids: A novel target for upcoming antidepressants
Zada W, VanRyzin JW, Perez-Pouchoulen M, Baglot SL, Hill MN, Abbas G, Clark SM, Rashid U, McCarthy MM, & Mannan A. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2022.
The mouse claustrum synaptically connects cortical network motifs
Qadir H, Stewart BW, VanRyzin JW, Wu Q, Chen S, Seminowicz DA, & Mathur BN. Cell Reports, 2022.
Social Play Experience in juvenile rats is indispensable for appropriate socio-sexual behavior in adulthood in males but not females
Marquardt AE, VanRyzin JW, Fuquen RW, & McCarthy MM. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2023.
Microglia phagocytosis mediates the volume and function of the rat sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area
Pickett LA, VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, & McCarthy MM. PNAS USA, 2023.
Viral-mediated inflammation by Poly I:C induces the chemokine CCL5 in NK cells and its receptors CCR1 and CCR5 in microglia in the neonatal rat cerebellum
Perez-Pouchoulen M, Holley AS, Reinl ES, VanRyzin JW, Mehrabani A, Dionisos C, Mirza M, & McCarthy MM. Neuroimmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2024.
Neurochemical characterization of dopaminoceptive cells in song control nuclei of canaries and their activation during song production: a multiple fluorescent in situ hybridization study
Haakenson CM, Balthazart J, VanRyzin JW, Marquardt AE, Ashton SE, McCarthy MM, & Ball GF. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2024.
The transcriptome of playfulness is sex-biased in the juvenile rat medial amygdala: a role for inhibitory neurons
Marquardt AE, Basu M, VanRyzin JW, Ament S, & McCarthy MM. Cell Reports, 2025.