Gerard Heck, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 
Physiology and Biophysics Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States 
Area:
Taste system, sensory transduction, sodium taste
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Robert E. Stewart post-doc 1994-1996 VCU

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John A. DeSimone collaborator 1978-2009 VCU
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Qian J, Mummalaneni S, Phan TT, et al. (2017) Cyclic-AMP regulates postnatal development of neural and behavioral responses to NaCl in rats. Plos One. 12: e0171335
DeSimone JA, Phan TH, Mummalaneni S, et al. (2015) Regulatory Effects of Ca2+ and H+ on the Rat Chorda Tympani Response to NaCl and KCl. Chemical Senses. 40: 401-12
Mummalaneni S, Qian J, Phan TH, et al. (2014) Effect of ENaC modulators on rat neural responses to NaCl. Plos One. 9: e98049
Desimone JA, Ren Z, Phan TH, et al. (2012) Changes in taste receptor cell [Ca2+]i modulate chorda tympani responses to salty and sour taste stimuli. Journal of Neurophysiology. 108: 3206-20
DeSimone JA, Phan TH, Heck GL, et al. (2011) Involvement of NADPH-dependent and cAMP-PKA sensitive H+ channels in the chorda tympani nerve responses to strong acids. Chemical Senses. 36: 389-403
Feldman GM, Heck GL, Smith NL. (2009) Human salt taste and the lingual surface potential correlate. Chemical Senses. 34: 373-82
Lyall V, Phan TH, Mummalaneni S, et al. (2007) Effect of nicotine on chorda tympani responses to salty and sour stimuli. Journal of Neurophysiology. 98: 1662-74
Treesukosol Y, Lyall V, Heck GL, et al. (2007) A psychophysical and electrophysiological analysis of salt taste in Trpv1 null mice. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 292: R1799-809
Lyall V, Pasley H, Phan TH, et al. (2006) Intracellular pH modulates taste receptor cell volume and the phasic part of the chorda tympani response to acids. The Journal of General Physiology. 127: 15-34
Lyall V, Heck GL, Phan TH, et al. (2005) Ethanol modulates the VR-1 variant amiloride-insensitive salt taste receptor. II. Effect on chorda tympani salt responses. The Journal of General Physiology. 125: 587-600
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