Edward E Custer PHD
Title Instructor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Microbiology & Physiological Systems
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
Telephone 508-856-6169
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Academic Background

1981, B.S., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
1988, M.S., Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
1992, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA

EdCuster

Publications
1. Knott TK, Hussy N, Cuadra AE, Lee RH, Ortiz-Miranda S, Custer EE, Lemos JR. Adenosine Trisphosphate Appears to Act via Different Receptors in Terminals Versus Somata of the Hypothalamic Neurohypophysial System. J Neuroendocrinol. 2012 Apr; 24(4):681-9.
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2. Custer EE, Knott TK, Cuadra AE, Ortiz-Miranda S, Lemos JR. P2X Purinergic Receptor Knockout Mice Reveal Endogenous ATP Modulation of Both Vasopressin and Oxytocin Release from the Intact Neurohypophysis. J Neuroendocrinol. 2012 Apr; 24(4):674-80.
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3. Lemos JR, Ortiz-Miranda SI, Cuadra AE, Velázquez-Marrero C, Custer EE, Dad T, Dayanithi G. Modulation/physiology of calcium channel sub-types in neurosecretory terminals. Cell Calcium. 2012 Mar; 51(3-4):284-92.
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4. McCracken JA, Custer EE, Schreiber DT, Tsang PC, Keator CS, Arosh JA. A new in vivo model for luteolysis using systemic pulsatile infusions of PGF(2a). Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2012 Mar; 97(3-4):90-6.
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5. Ortiz-Miranda SI, Dayanithi G, Velázquez-Marrero C, Custer EE, Treistman SN, Lemos JR. Differential modulation of N-type calcium channels by micro-opioid receptors in oxytocinergic versus vasopressinergic neurohypophysial terminals. J Cell Physiol. 2010 Oct; 225(1):276-88.
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6. Keator CS, Custer EE, Hoagland TA, Schreiber DT, Mah K, Lawson AM, Slayden OD, McCracken JA. Evidence for a potential role of neuropeptide Y in ovine corpus luteum function. Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2010 Feb; 38(2):103-14.
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7. Knott TK, Marrero HG, Custer EE, Lemos JR. Endogenous ATP potentiates only vasopressin secretion from neurohypophysial terminals. J Cell Physiol. 2008 Oct; 217(1):155-61.
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8. Custer EE, Ortiz-Miranda S, Knott TK, Rawson R, Elvey C, Lee RH, Lemos JR. Identification of the neuropeptide content of individual rat neurohypophysial terminals. J Neurosci Methods. 2007 Jul 30; 163(2):226-34.
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9. Knott TK, Marrero HG, Fenton RA, Custer EE, Dobson JG, Lemos JR. Endogenous adenosine inhibits CNS terminal Ca(2+) currents and exocytosis. J Cell Physiol. 2007 Feb; 210(2):309-14.
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10. Ortiz-Miranda S, Dayanithi G, Custer E, Treistman SN, Lemos JR. Micro-opioid receptor preferentially inhibits oxytocin release from neurohypophysial terminals by blocking R-type Ca2+ channels. J Neuroendocrinol. 2005 Sep; 17(9):583-90.
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11. De Crescenzo V, ZhuGe R, Velázquez-Marrero C, Lifshitz LM, Custer E, Carmichael J, Lai FA, Tuft RA, Fogarty KE, Lemos JR, Walsh JV. Ca2+ syntillas, miniature Ca2+ release events in terminals of hypothalamic neurons, are increased in frequency by depolarization in the absence of Ca2+ influx. J Neurosci. 2004 Feb 4; 24(5):1226-35.
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12. Ortiz-Miranda SI, Dayanithi G, Coccia V, Custer EE, Alphandery S, Mazuc E, Treistman S, Lemos JR. mu-Opioid receptor modulates peptide release from rat neurohypophysial terminals by inhibiting Ca(2+) influx. J Neuroendocrinol. 2003 Sep; 15(9):888-94.
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13. Wang G, Dayanithi G, Custer EE, Lemos JR. Adenosine inhibition via A(1) receptor of N-type Ca(2+) current and peptide release from isolated neurohypophysial terminals of the rat. J Physiol. 2002 May 1; 540(Pt 3):791-802.
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14. Knott TK, Dayanithi G, Coccia V, Custer EE, Lemos JR, Treistman SN. Tolerance to acute ethanol inhibition of peptide hormone release in the isolated neurohypophysis. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2000 Jul; 24(7):1077-83.
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15. McCracken JA, Custer EE, Lamsa JC. Luteolysis: a neuroendocrine-mediated event. Physiol Rev. 1999 Apr; 79(2):263-323.
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16. McCracken JA, Custer EE, Eldering JA, Robinson AG. The central oxytocin pulse generator: a pacemaker for the ovarian cycle. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars). 1996; 56(3):819-32.
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17. Custer EE, Lamsa JC, Eldering JA, McCracken JA. Identification of functional high and low affinity states of the prostaglandin F2 alpha receptor in the ovine corpus luteumin vivo and their role in hormone pulsatility. Endocrine. 1995 Oct; 3(10):761-4.
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18. McCracken JA, Custer EE, Lamsa JC, Robinson AG. The central oxytocin pulse generator: a pacemaker for luteolysis. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1995; 395:133-54.
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19. Custer EE, Lamsa JC, Eldering JA, McCracken JA. In vivo dynamics of oxytocin secretion by the ovine corpus luteum. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1995; 395:539-40.
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20. Custer EE, Beal WE, Wilson SJ, Meadows AW, Berardinelli JG, Adair R. Effect of melengestrol acetate (MGA) or progesterone-releasing intravaginal device (PRID) on follicular development, concentrations of estradiol-17 beta and progesterone, and luteinizing hormone release during an artificially lengthened bovine estrous cycle. J Anim Sci. 1994 May; 72(5):1282-9.
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21. Del Vecchio RP, Custer EE, Beal WE, Lewis GS. Jugular plasma concentrations of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2 alpha in prepubertal beef heifers treated with progestogen then challenged with oxytocin. Prostaglandins. 1992 Dec; 44(6):509-18.
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22. Custer EE, Berardinelli JG, Short RE, Wehrman M, Adair R. Postpartum interval to estrus and patterns of LH and progesterone in first-calf suckled beef cows exposed to mature bulls. J Anim Sci. 1990 May; 68(5):1370-7.
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23. Short RE, Bellows RA, Staigmiller RB, Berardinelli JG, Custer EE. Physiological mechanisms controlling anestrus and infertility in postpartum beef cattle. J Anim Sci. 1990 Mar; 68(3):799-816.
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Pituitary Gland, Posterior
Oxytocin
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Presynaptic Terminals
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Cuadra, Adolfo
Fogarty, Kevin
Lemos, Jose
Ortiz-Miranda, Sonia
Treistman, Steven
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Singer, Joshua
Baker, Richard
Bao, Rongfeng
Morrison, Trudy

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