Professor of Physiology
Dr. St. John joined the faculty of Dartmouth Medical School in 1976 and became Emeritus Professor of Physiology in 2008. He will close his research laboratory at Dartmouth in July 2009 but will continue as Visiting Scientist at the University of Bristol, England.
Paton, J.F.R., A.P.L. Abdala, H. Koizumi, J.C. Smith and W.M. St.-John. Respiratory rhythm generation during gasping depends on persistent sodium current. Nature Neurosciences 9: 311-316, 2006.
Paton, J.F.R. and W.M. St.-John. Medullary pacemakers are essential for the neurogenesis of gasping, but not eupnea. Journal of Applied Physiology (Point – Counterpoint) 103: 718-722, 2007.
St.-John, W.M., H. Waki, M. Dutschmann and J.F.R. Paton. Maintenance of eupnea of in situ and in vivo rats following riluzole, a blocker of persistent sodium channels. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology 155: 97-100, 2007.
St.-John, W.M. and J.C. Leiter. High frequency oscillations in phrenic activity
during pontile and medullary respiratory rhythms in rats. Experimental Physiology 92: 457 – 466, 2007.Toppin, V.A.L., M.B. Harris, A.M. Kober, J.C. Leiter and W.M. St.-John. Persistence of eupnea and gasping following blockade of both serotonin type 1 and 2 receptors in the in situ juvenile rat preparation. Journal of Applied Physiology. 103: 220-227, 2007.
St.-John, W.M. and J.C. Leiter. Maintenance of gasping and restoration of eupnea after hypoxia is impaired following blockers of serotonin 5HT2 and α-1 adrenergic receptors. Journal of Applied Physiology 104: 665-673, 2008.
St.-John, W.M. Rhythmic respiratory activity of in situ rats persists following blockers of both types of in vitro burster activities Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology 160: 353-356, 2008.
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