Laboratory of Experimental Surgery
Department of Surgery
Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus
Jerusalem 91240, Israel
and Department of Physiology
Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
Work telephone: 972-2-5844721
Fax: 972-2-5823515
e-mail address: hananim@cc.huji.ac.il
Personal details
Born: July 29, 1945, Israel.
Citizenship: Israeli
Martial status: Married, two children
Higher Education
1968 - B.Sc. in Chemistry (secondary field: physics), The Hebrew University
1970 - M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry. The research work was done at the Physics Department, the Hebrew University, Supervisor, Prof. M. Schieber,
1973 - Visiting Student at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, and at the Institute for Neurobiology KFA, Jülich, Germany, Sponsor, Prof. H. Stieve
1976 - Ph.D. in Physiology (Neurobiology), The Hebrew University, Supervisor, Prof. P. Hillman
1976-8 Postdoctoral Fellow Lab. of Neurophysiology, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA, Sponsor, Dr. A. Lasansky
Academic appointments at the Hebrew University
1974 - 1976 Teaching Assistant and Instructor
1.10.1979 - 1985 Lecturer in Physiology
1986 - 1994 Senior Lecturer in Physiology
1994 - Associate Professor
Other Appointments at the Hebrew University
1968 – 1971 Research Assistant, Physics Department
Service at Other Institutions (Note: brief visits in institutions or laboratories are not listed; only visits of three weeks or longer, in which actual research was performed are listed.)
1976 - 1978 Visiting Fellow, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, USA
Aug. - Sept. 1978 Research Associate at the Marine Biological Laboratory,
Woods Hole, MA, USA
Sept. 1979-Jan. 1980 Honorary Research Fellow, University College, London, UK
Sept. - Oct. 1981 Research Associate, Ruhr University, Bochum, West Germany
Aug. - Nov. 1982 Research Fellow, University College London, UK
July - Aug. 1984 Special Project Associate, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
July- Sept. 1986 Special Project Associate, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
September 1987 Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Anatomy, University College, London, UK
June 1988 - Visiting Scientist, Department of Physiology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
July 1989-Sept. 1990 Visiting Scholar, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
October 1991 - Visiting Scientist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
September 1992 - Visiting Scientist, Cellular Neurobiology Lab., M. Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin, Germany
Nov. - Dec. 1992 Special Project Associate, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
July - August 1993 Research Associate, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Jan. - Feb. 1996 Visiting Scientist, Institute for Brain Research, Leipzig University, Germany
July - Oct. 1996 Visiting Scientist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Oct. 1997 - Visiting Scientist, Institute for Brain Research, Leipzig University, Germany
July-Aug. 1998 - Visiting Scientist, Institute for Brain Research, Leipzig University, Germany
Aug. - Oct. 1998 Visiting Scientist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Sept. - Oct. 1999 Visiting Scientist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
July-Sept. 2000 Academic Visitor, Oxford University, UK
July-Oct. 2002 - Visiting Scientist, Institute for Brain Research, Leipzig University, Germany
July-Aug. 2003 - Visiting Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
Aug.–Nov. 2004 - Visiting Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
Other Activities
Administrative Duties
1979 – present, Director of the Laboratory of Experimental Surgery Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.
I am responsible for all the aspects of running a research lab: obtaining financial support, design of research projects, negotiating with various levels of hospital management and administration, purchase of equipment, training and supervising technicians and students.
1982 - present. Member of the Research Committee of the Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.
1990-present Director of the animal facility of the Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.
Duties include: supervision of two technicians, budget management, ordering equipment and supplies, contacts with Ministry of Health and other authorities.
1994 - present Member of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School Committee on the Ethical Use of Animals.
1995 - 1998 Chairperson, Neurobiology Teaching Division, the Hebrew University. My duties included: interviewing candidates for the Graduate Program of Neurobiology of the Hebrew University, advising students and approving their courses, organizing new graduate course, assigning examiners for theses and final exams of Master’s degree students, assigning referees for Ph.D. lectures. In 1997-8 I organized the neurobiology seminar of the Hebrew University – the ‘Nervous Club’.
2000 - Chairperson, Research Committee of the Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.
Consultant Assignments
1994-9, Peptor Co., Rehovoth, Israel
1996-7, Neuromod Co., Boston, MA, USA
2000-5, NIH grant to Drs. Adam Rich and Gianrico Farrugia, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Guest Editor
Microscopy Research and Technique, Vol. 47, 1999, issues number 4 and 5 dedicated to the topic: “Interstitial Cells of Cajal”.
Reviewer of Journals and Serials
American Journal of Physiology
Autonomic Neuroscience
BMC Infectious Diseases
Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research
Cell and Tissue Research
Gastroenterology
European Journal of Neuroscience
Glia
Handbook of Physiology (American Physiological Society)
Histology and Histopathology
Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology
Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology
Journal of Comparative Physiology
Journal of Neurophysiology
Journal of Neurochemistry
Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Journal of Physiology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Neuroscience Letters
Pain
Pharmacological Research
Veterinary Research Communications
Reviewer of Grant Proposals
US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
Joint Research Fund of the Hebrew University and Hadassah
Israel Academy for Sciences and Humanities
Chief Scientist's Office, Israeli Ministry of Health
The Hebrew University Fund for Applied Research
The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel
German-Israel Foundation for Scientific Collaboration (GIF)
National University of Singapore
The Welcome Trust
Awards
ý Israel Labor Federation, Studentship, 1969-1970.
ý Poznansky Studentship, the Hebrew University, 1973-1974.
ý Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, Studentship, 1973.
ý National Institutes of Health, USA, Fogarty Fellowship, 1976-1978.
ý EMBO Fellowship, 1979 (not used)
ý Wellcome Foundation Fellowships at University College London, 1979, 1982.
ý Neufeld Prize from the BSF for the best research proposal in Biomedicine, 1999.
Recent and Current Research Grants
1992-1995 US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), grant #91-00135, "Studies on the Enteric “Nervous System", Co-Principal Investigator (with Prof. J.H. Szurszewski), (US$ 110,000/110,000).
1993-1999 Peptor Company, "Characterization of Peptide Receptors with Smooth Muscle Preparations", Principal Investigator, (US$ 40,000).
1994-1997 Israel Science Foundation, administered by Israel Academy for Sciences and Humanities, "An Investigation of Glial Cells", Principal Investigator, (US$ 85,000).
1996-1999 US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), grant #95-00568, "Studies on the Enteric “Nervous System", Co-Principal Investigator (with Prof. J.H. Szurszewski), (US$ 110,000/110,000).
1997-1998 Chief Scientist's Office, Israeli Ministry of Health, “A Study of Intussusception in Mice”, Principal Investigator, (US$12,000).
1999-2000 Hadasit and Horowitz Foundation, “Pharmacologically Active Agents in Bran”, Principal Investigator, (US$37,000).
1999-2002 US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), grant #98-00185, "An Investigation of Enteric Neurons and Interstitial Cells of Cajal", Co-Principal Investigator (with Prof. J.H. Szurszewski), (US$ 105,000/105,000). This application won the Neufeld prize for research in the health sciences, (additional US$10,000).
2003-2007 Israel Science Foundation, administered by Israel Academy for Sciences and Humanities, "Basic Mechanisms of Visceral Pain", Principal Investigator, US$180,000.
2004-2008 US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), grant #2003262 “Gap-Junctions – their Role in Pain Mechanisms”. Co-Principal Investigator (with Prof. D.C. Spray), US$132,000.
Society Memberships
§ Israel Society for Physiology and Pharmacology (1980)
§ Israel Society for Neuroscience (1992)
§ European Neuroscience Association (1980)
§ International Brain Research Organization (1982)
§ International Brain-Gut Society (1992)
§ Society for Neuro gastroenterology (1991)
§ International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (1991)
§ American Physiological Society (1997)
§ Center for Pain Research, the Hebrew University (1999)
Teaching Experience
§ 1974-1976, Instructor in student laboratories in the courses:
§ "Sensory Physiology" for biology students.
§ "General Physiology" for biology students.
§ "Vertebrate Anatomy" for medical students, nursing students and agronomy students.
§ 1979-1984, Instructor in student laboratories in the course "Systems Physiology" for medical students.
Teaching Duties at the Hebrew University since 1998
M.Sc. Students
Pavel Cherkas, 2001, Cum laude, #79,80
Tali Kobilo, 2002, Cum laude, #75,84
Uri Shpolanski, (with Prof. D. Lichtstein), 2001, Summa cum laude
Nir Duvdevani (with Prof. R. Rahamimoff), 2003, Summa Cum laude
Vitali Belzer #69,75,76,86
Pavel Dublin
Raya Kushnir
Ilan Schuldiner
Ph.D. Students
Tian Ying Huang, degree awarded 2006 #79,80,82,89,92,94,95,96
Pavel Cherkas, (with Prof. Michael Tal) #83,89,92
Post-doctoral Fellow:
Dr. Lin Zhong 1994-5 #54,64
MD Students Who Did Their Thesis Under my Supervision:
Annina Roitenberg, 2001
Amir Bar-Shai, 2002 #88
Residents Who Did the “Basic Science” Training Under my Supervision:
Dr, Mahmood Badriyah, 2000
Dr. Tzeela Cohen, 2001
Dr. Isabella Schwartz, 2002
Lecturer in the courses:
§ "Systems Physiology" for second year pharmacy students (GI physiology), 1985-2005 (a required course).
§ "Medical Physiology" for second year medical students (GI physiology), 1984-1985, 1991, 1994-2005, (a required course).
§ "Physiology" for second year nursing students (GI physiology) 1985,1986, 1995, 2000-2005 (a required course).
§ "Topics in the Physiology of the Digestive System and Kidney", for graduate students
§ (course coordinator), 1984-2005 (an elective course). "Advanced Physiology" for second year biology students, 1992 - 2001, (an elective course).
§ "Principles of Neurobiology", for graduate students, 1993- 2005, course coordinator 1995-1998 (a required course).
List of Publications
M.Sc. thesis: The effects of electric field and pressure on crystal growth. Supervisor: Prof. M. Schieber, 1970.
Ph.D. thesis: Electrophysiological examination of the light and dark adaptation process in invertebrate photoreceptors. Supervisor: Prof. P. Hillman 1976.
Articles
1. Hanani, M. and Schieber, M. Crystallization of Rochelle salt in electric fields. J. Appl. Physics 42: 206-210, 1971.
2. Hillman, P. and Hanani, M. Visual information processing - the many splendored photoreceptor. Advances in Behavioral Biology, 15: 11-19, 1975.
3. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Adaptation and facilitation in the barnacle photoreceptor. J. Gen. Physiol. 67: 235-249, 1976.
4. Stieve, H. and Hanani, M. Light and dark adaptation of crayfish visual cells depending on extracellular calcium concentration. Z. Naturforsch. 310: 324-327, 1976.
5. Hanani, M. and Shaw, C. A potassium contribution to the response of the barnacle photoreceptor. J. Physiol. (Lond.) 270: 151-163, 1977.
6. Hanani, M. Visual adaptation at the receptor level. Doc. Ophthalmol. Suppl. Ser. 11: 197-201, 1978.
7. Fein, A. and Hanani, M. Light induced increase in discrete waves in the dark in Limulus ventral photoreceptors. Brain Research 156: 157-161, 1978.
8. Shaw, C., Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Effects of Mn and Ca ions on the prolonged depolarizing afterpotentials in barnacle photoreceptors. Biophys. Struct. Mechanism 5: 223-230, 1979.
9. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Absorption of light by metarhodopsin modifies the effect of a conditioning light on the barnacle photoreceptor. Biophys. Struct. Mechanism, 5: 231-235, 1979.
10. Normann, R.A., Kolb, H., Hanani, M., Pasino, E. and Holub, R. Orientation of horizontal axon terminals in the streak of turtle retina. Nature 280: 60-62, 1979.
11. Hanani, M. and Vallerga, S. Rod and cone signals in the horizontal cells of the tiger salamander retina. J. Physiol. (Lond.) 298: 397-405, 1980.
12. Hanani, M. and Fein, A. Diamide, a sulfhydryl oxidizing agent, modifies the light response of Limulus ventral photoreceptors. Neuroscience Letters 21: 165-170, 1981.
13. Hanani, M., Baluk, P. and Burnstock, G. Myenteric neurons express electrophysiological and morphological diversity in tissue culture. J. Auton. Nervous System 5: 155-164, 1982.
14. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. The contribution of pigment transitions to sensitivity changes in the barnacle photoreceptors and the correlation with prolonged depolarizing after-potential. Bioph. Struct. Mechanism 8: 161-172, 1982.
15. Jessen, K., Saffrey, M.J., Baluk, P., Hanani, M. and Burnstock, G. The enteric nervous system in tissue culture. III. Studies on neuronal survival and retention of biochemical and morphological differentiation. Brain Research 262: 44-62, 1983.
16. Hanani, M. Receptive field properties of horizontal cells in the tiger salamander retina: contributions of rods and cones. Vision Research 23: 1115-1119, 1983.
17. Nissan, S., Vinograd, I., Hadary, A., Merguerian, P., Zamir, O., Lernau, O.Z. and Hanani, M. Physiological and pharmacological studies on the internal anal sphincter. J. Pediatr. Surg. 19: 12- 14, 1984.
18. Hanani, M. and Burnstock, G. Substance P evokes slow and fast responses in cultured myenteric neurons. Neuroscience Letters 48: 19-23, 1984.
19. Hanani, M. Electrophysiological studies of myenteric neurons in tissues culture. In: Mechanisms of Intestinal Motility and Secretion. A. Bennett and G. Velo, eds., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 73-86, 1984.
20. Vinograd, I., Hanani, M., Hadary, A., Merguerian, P., Goldberg, M. and Nissan, S. Neuropharmacological study of the internal anal sphincter in an animal model. Harefuah 57: 221-224, 1984. (in Hebrew)
21. Vinograd, I., Hanani, M., Hadary, A., Merguerian, P. and Nissan, S. An animal model for the study of internal anal sphincter activity. Europ. Surg. Res. 17: 259-263, 1985.
22. Hanani, M. and Burnstock, G. The actions of substance P and serotonin on myenteric neurons in tissue culture. Brain Research 358: 276-281, 1985.
23. Hanani, M. and Burnstock, G. Synaptic activity of myenteric neurons in tissue culture. J. Auton. Nervous System 14: 49-61, 1985.
24. Goldberg, M., Hanani, M. and Nissan, S. The effects of serotonin on the internal anal sphincter: in-vivo manometric study in rats. Gut 27: 49-54, 1986.
25. Hanani, M. The relation between sensitivity changes and response time scale in the barnacle photoreceptor. Vision Research 26: 819-825, 1986.
26. Hanani, M. and Nissan, S. Phenazine methosulfate induces acetylcholine release in the guinea-pig ileum. Life Sciences 39: 1508-1812, 1986.
27. Hanani, M., Lernau, O.Z., Zamir, O. and Nissan, S. Nerve mediated responses to drugs and electrical stimulation in aganglionic muscle segments in Hirschsprung's disease. J. Pediatr. Surg. 21: 848-851, 1986
28. Vatashsky, E., Haskel, Y., Nissan, S. and Hanani, M. Effects of morphine on mechanical activity of the common bile duct isolated from the guinea-pig. Anesth. Analg. 66:245-258, 1987.
29 Goldberg, M., Vatashsky, E., Haskel, Y., Nissan, S. and Hanani, M. The effect of meperidine on the guinea-pig extrahepatic biliary tract. Anesth. Analg. 66:1282-1286, 1987.
30. Hanani, M., Selinger, Z., Chorev, M. and Gilon, C. The actions of receptor-selective substance P analogs on myenteric neurons: an electrophysiological investigation. Europ. J. Pharmacol. 153:247-253, 1988.
31. Hanani, M., Zamir, O. and Baluk, P. Glial cells in the guinea pig myenteric plexus are dye coupled. Brain Research, 497:245-249, 1989.
32. Hanani, M., Lernau, O.Z., Zamir, O. and Nissan, S. Hirschsprung’s diseases: recent advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology. In: Nerves and the Gastrointestinal Tract. M.V. Singer and H. Goebell, eds., MTP Press, Lancaster, pp. 611-617, 1989.
33. Hanani, M. Rapid effects of MPTP in the mouse colon. Europ. J. Pharmacol. 175:273-277, 1990.
34. Ron, D., Hanani, M., Gilon, C., Selinger, Z. and Chorev, M. CCK receptor subtypes: Studies with CCK analogs. In: Peptides 1990, Proceedings of the 21th European Peptide Symposium 1990, E. Giralt and D. Andreu, eds., Leiden, ESCOM, pp. 702-703, 1990.
35. Zamir, O. and Hanani, M. Dye-coupling in intestinal smooth muscle. Are gap junction required for intercellular coupling? Experientia 46:1002-1005, 1990.
36 Bauer, A.J., Hanani, M., Muir T.C. and Szurszewski, J.H. Intracellular recordings from the gallbladder ganglia of the opossum. Am. J. Physiol. 260: G299-G306, 1991.
37. Hanani, M. The actions of oxidation-reduction agents on neurotransmitter release. In: Presynaptic Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release: a Handbook.‚ Feigenbaum, J.J. and Hanani, M. (eds.)‚ Freund Publishing Co., London and Tel Aviv, pp. 1321-1331, 1991.
38. Hanani, M. and Wood, J.D. Corticotropin releasing hormone excites myenteric neurons in the guinea-pig small intestine. Europ. J. Pharmacol. 211:23-27, 1992
39. Hanani, M. Visualization of enteric and gallbladder ganglia with a vital fluorescent dye. J. Auton. Nervous System 38:77-84, 1992.
40. Maudlej, N. and Hanani, M. Modulation of dye coupling among glial cells in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses of the guinea pig. Brain Research 578:94-98, 1992.
41. Vromen, A. and Hanani, M. Pentazocine reduces cholinergic responses in the guinea-pig extrahepatic biliary tract by a non opiate mechanism. J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol. 3:71-79, 1992.
42. Ron, D., Gilon, C., Hanani, M., Vromen, A., Selinger, Z. and Chorev, M. N-methylated analogs of Ac[Nle28,31]CCK(26-33) - synthesis, activity and receptor selectivity. J. Med. Chem. 35:2806-2811, 1992.
43. Hanani, M., Udassin, R., Ariel, I. and Freund, H.R. A simple and rapid method for staining the enteric ganglia: application for Hirschsprung's disease. J. Pediatr. Surg. 28:939-941, 1993.
44. Christofi, F.L., Hanani, M., Maudlej. N. and Wood, J.D. Enteric glial cells are major contributors to formation of cAMP in myenteric plexus cultures from adult guinea-pig small intestine. Neuroscience Letters 159:107-110, 1993.
45. Hanani, M. Neurons and glial cells of the enteric nervous system: studies in tissue culture. J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol. 4:157-179, 1993.
46. Hanani, M. Are gap junctions necessary for cell-to-cell coupling in smooth muscle? An update. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 71:625-626, 1993.
47. Haskel, Y. and Hanani, M. Inhibition of gastrointestinal motility by MPTP via adrenergic and dopaminergic mechanisms. Digest. Dis. Sci. 39:2364-2367, 1994.
48. Hanani, M., Xia, Y. and Wood J.D. Myenteric ganglia from the adult guinea-pig small intestine in tissue culture. Neurogastroenterol. Motility 6: 103-118, 1994.
49. Hanani, M. and Reichenbach, A. Morphology of HRP-injected glial cells in the myenteric plexus of the guinea-pig. Cell Tissue Res. 278:153-160, 1994.
50. Hanani, M., Ermilov, L., Louzon, V., Schmalz, P.F., Miller, S.M. and Szurszewski, J.H. Three dimensional reconstruction of myenteric neurons of the guinea-pig. SPIE Proc. 359:730-735, 1994.
51. Hanani, M., Louzon, V., Udassin, R., Freund, H.R., Karmeli, F. and Rachmilewitz, D. Nitric oxide-containing nerves in bowel segments of patients with Hirschsprung's disease. J. Pediatr. Surg .30:818-822, 1995.
52. Hanani, M. and Maudlej, N. Intracellular recordings from intramural neurons in the guinea-pig urinary bladder. J. Neurophysiol. 74:2358-2365, 1995.
53. Lernau, O.Z. and Hanani, M. Hirschsprung's disease, clinical and neurophysiological aspects. In: Handbook of Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction, A.D. Korczyn, ed., Marcel Dekker, pp. 117-128, 1995.
54. Bitan, G., Beherens, S., Matha, B., Mashriki, Y., Hanani, M., Kessler, H. and Gilon, C. New backbone cyclic substance P analogs. Lett. Peptide Sci. 2:121-124, 1995.
55. Miller, S.M., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P.F. Kuntz, S. and Szurszewski, J.H. A light, electron, and confocal microscopy study of the mouse superior mesenteric ganglion. J. Comp. Neurol 365:427-444, 1996.
56. Abu-Dalu, R., Zhang, J.M. and Hanani, M. The actions of ketotifen on intestinal smooth muscles. Europ. J. Pharmacol., 309:189-193, 1996.
57. Bitan, G., Zeltser, I., Byk, G., Halle, D., Mashriki, Y., Glushov, E.V., Sukhotinski, I., Hanani, M., Selinger, Z. and Gilon, C. Backbone cyclization of C-terminal part of substance P. Part 1: The important role of the sulphur in position 11. J. Peptide Sci. 2:261-269, 1996.
58. Nissan, A. Mashriki, Y., Zhang, M.J., Haskel, Y. and Freund, H.R. and Hanani, M. Direct inhibitory effect of erythromycin on the gallbladder muscles. J Gastroint. Surgery 1:331-336, 1997.
59. Nissan A, Zhang, MJ, Lin Z, Haskel, Y, Freund, HR and Hanani, M The contribution of inflammatory mediators and nitric oxide to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intussusception in mice. J. Surg. Res. 69:205-207, 1997.
60. Bitan, Sukhotinski, I., Mashriki, Y., Hanani, M., Selinger, Z. and Gilon, C. Synthesis and biological activity of novel backbone-bicyclic substance P analogs containing lactam and disulfide bridges. J. Peptide Res. 49:421-426, 1997.
61. Hanani, M., Lin, Z., Louzon, V, Brenner, T. and Boneh, A. Phorbol esters alter the morphology of cultured myenteric glia via a PKC-independent mechanism. Neuroscience Letters, 233:61-64, 1997.
62. Parr, E.J., Myles, E.B., Hanani, M., Seror D., Riabowol, K.T. and Sharkey, KA. Immunoreactivity for the FAS ligand in the mammalian enteric nervous system. Cell Tissue Res. 290:21-29, 1997.
63. Nissan, A., Zhang, J.M., Haskel, Y., Freund, H.R. and Hanani, M. Erythromycin directly inhibits contraction of rat urinary bladder smooth muscle. Surgical Forum, 50:780-782, 1997.
64. Hanani, M. Microscopic analysis of pressure ejection drugs from micropipettes. J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol, 8:57-71, 1997.
65. Hanani, M. and Lasser-Ross, M. Activity dependent changes in intracellular calcium in myenteric neurons. Am. J. Physiol. 273:G1359-G1363, 1997.
66. Granovsky-Grisaru, S., Dan, I., Grisaru, D., Lavie, O., Aboulafia, I., Diamant, Y.Z. and Hanani, M. Effects of erythromycin on contractility of isolated myometrium from pregnant rats. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 178:171-174, 1998.
67. Hanani, M. Louzon, V., Miller, S.M. and Faussone-Pellegrini SM. Visualization of interstitial cells of Cajal in the mouse colon with vital staining. Cell Tissue Res. 292:275-282, 1998.
68. Hanani, M., Ermilov, L.G., Schmalz, P.F., Louzon, V., Miller S.M. and Szurszewski, J.H. The three dimensional structure of myenteric neurons. J. Auton. Nervous System. 71:1-9, 1998.
69. Lin Z., Cohen P., Nissan A., Haskel, Y, Allweis, T., Freund, H.R. and Hanani, M. Bacterial wall lipopolysaccharide as a cause for intussusception in mice. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 27:301-305, 1998.
70. Hanani, M. Interstitial cells of Cajal -- the pacemaker cells of the gastrointestinal system. Harefuah 136:307-312, 1999 (in Hebrew).
71. Nissan, A., Maudlej, N., Beglaibter, N., Haskel, Y., Freund H.R. and Hanani, M. A direct inhibitory effect of erythromycin on rat urinary bladder smooth muscle.
J. Urology, 161:1006-1009, 1999
72. Hanani, M., Maudlej, N. and Härtig, W. Morphology and intercellular communication in glial cells of the intrinsic ganglia of the guinea-pig urinary bladder. J. Auton. Nervous System, 76:62-67, 1999.
73. Hanani, M. Introduction to interstitial cells of Cajal. Microscopy Res. Tech. 47:221-222, 1999.
74. Hanani, M. and Belzer, V., Rich A., and Faussone-Pellegrini S.M. Visualization of interstitial cells of Cajal in intact tissues. Microscopy Res. Tech. 47:336-343, 1999.
75. Hanani, M., Francke, M., Härtig, W., Grosche, J., Reichenbach, A., and Pannicke, T. A patch clamp study of neurons and glial cells in isolated myenteric ganglia. Am. J. Physiol. 278:G645-G651, 2000.
76. Ermilov, L.G., Miller, S.M., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P.F. and Szurszewski, J.H. The three-dimensional structure of the guinea-pig inferior mesenteric and pelvic-hypogastric ganglia. Autonomic Neuroscience, 83:116-126, 2000.
77. Hanani, M. and Freund H.R. Interstitial cells of Cajal -- their role in pacing and signal transmission in the digestive system. Acta Physiol Scand. 170:177-190, 2000.
78. Hanani, M. and Brading, A.F. Electrical coupling among smooth muscle cells, is it universal? J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol. 11:321-330, 2000.
79 Haskel, Y., Udassin, R., Zhang, J.M., Hanani, M. and Freund, H.R. Liquid enteral diets induce bacterial translocation by increasing enteral flora without changing intestinal motility. JPEN J. Parenteral Enteral Nutrition, 25:60-64, 2001.
80. Belzer, V., Kobilo, T., Rich A. and Hanani M. Intercellular Coupling among interstitial cells of Cajal in the guinea-pig small intestine. Cell Tissue Res. 307:15-21, 2002.
81. Freund, H.R. and Hanani, M. The metabolic role of branched-chain amino acids. Nutrition. 18:287-288, 2002.
82. Rich, A., Hanani M., Ermilov, L.G., Malysz, J., Belzer, V., Szurszewski, J.H., Farrugia, G. Physiological study of interstitial cells of Cajal identified by vital staining. Neurogastroenetrol Motil. 14:189-196, 2002.
83. Nissan, A., Freund, H.R., and Hanani, M. Direct inhibitory effect of erythromycin on human alimentary tract smooth muscle. Am. J. Surgery 183:413-418, 2002.
84. Hanani M., Huang, T.Y., Cherkas P.S., Ledda, M., Pannese E. Glial cell plasticity in sensory ganglia induced by nerve damage. Neuroscience, 114:279-283, 2002.
85. Pannese, E., Ledda, M., Huang, T.Y., Cherkas, P.S., Hanani, M. Satellite cell reactions to axon injury of sensory ganglion neurons: increase in number of gap junctions and formation of bridges connecting previously separate perineuronal sheaths. Anat. Embryol., 206:337-347, 2003.
86. Ermilov, L.G., Schmalz, P.F. Miller, S.M., Hanani, M., Lennon, V.A. and Szurszewski, J.H. Morphological characteristics and immunohystochemical detection of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in intestinofugal afferent neurons of the guinea-pig colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 15:289-298, 2003.
87. Hanani, M., Ledder, O., Yutkin, V., Abu-Dalu, R , Huang, T.Y., Härtig, W., Vannucchi, M.G. and Faussone-Pellegrini, M.S. Regeneration of myenteric plexus in the mouse colon after experimental denervation with benzalkonium chloride. J Comp. Neurol. 462:315-327, 2003.
88. Weick, M., Cherkas, P.S., Härtig, W. , Pannicke, T., Uckermann, O., Bringmann, A., Tal, M., Reichenbach, A., and Hanani, M. P2 Receptors in satellite glial cells in trigeminal ganglia of mice. Neuroscience 120:969-77, 2003.
89. Kobilo, T., Szurszewski, J.H., Farrugia, G., Hanani, M. Coupling and innervation patterns of interstitial cells of Cajal in the deep muscular plexus (ICC-DMP) of the guinea-pig. Neurogastroenterol Motil., 15:1-7, 2003.
90. Braun, N., Sévigny, J., Robson. S.C., Hammer, K., Hanani, M., and Zimmermann, H. Association of the Ecto-ATPase NTPDase2 with glial cells of the peripheral nervous system. Glia 45:124-132, 2004.
91. Belzer, V., Nissan, A., Freund, H.R. Hanani, M. Coupling among interstitial cells of Cajal in the human ileum. Neurogastroenterol. Motil., 16:75-80, 2004.
92. Hanani, M. Multiple myenteric networks in the human appendix. Auton. Neurosci. 110:49-54, 2004.
93. Reichenbach, A., Derouiche A., Grosche, J. and Hanani, M. Structural association of glia with the various specialized compartments of neurons. In: Hatton, G.I. & Parpura, V. (eds), Neuron Glia Interactions, Kluwer Publishers, 53-97, 2004.
94. Bar-Shai, A., Maayan, C., Vromen, A., Udassin, R., Nissan, A., Freund, H.R., Hanani, M. Decreased density of ganglia and neurons in the myenteric plexus of familial dysautonomia patients. J. Neurol. Sci. 220:89-94, 2004.
95. Cherkas, P.S., Huang, T.Y., Pannicke, T., Tal, M., Reichenbach, A., Hanani, M. The effects of axotomy on neurons and satellite glial cells in mouse trigeminal ganglion. Pain, 110: 290-298, 2004.
96. Hanani, M., Fellig, Y., Udassin, R., Freund, H.R. Age-related changes in the morphology of the myenteric plexus of the human colon. Autonomic Neuroscience, 113:71-78, 2004.
97. Hanani, M., Farrugia, G., Komuro, T. Intercellular coupling among interstitial cells of Cajal in the digestive tract. Int. Rev. Cytol. 242:249-282, 2005.
98. Huang, T.Y., Cherkas, P.S., Rosenthal, D.W., Hanani, M. Dye coupling among satellite glial cells in mammalian dorsal root ganglia. Brain Res. 1036:42-49, 2005.
99. Hanani, M. Satellite glial cells in sensory ganglia: from form to function. Brain Res. Rev. 48:457-476, 2005.
100. Huang, T.Y. Hanani, M. Morphological and Electrophysiological Changes in Mouse Dorsal Root Ganglia after Partial Colonic Obstruction. Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 289:G670-G678, 2005.
101. Huang TY, Hanani M, Ledda M, De Palo S, Pannese E. Aging is associated with an increase in dye coupling and in gap junction number in satellite glial cells of murine dorsal root ganglia. Neuroscience 137:1185-1192, 2006.
102. Faussone-Pellegrini, M.S., Vannucchi, M.G., Ledder, O., Huang, T.Y., Hanani, M. Interstitial cells of Cajal plasticity: A study in the mouse colon Cell Tiss Res (in press).
Invited Commentary
Hanani, M. and Rachmilewitz, D. Commentary on: Tomita, R. and Tanjoh, K. Role nitric oxide in the colon of patients with ulcerative colitis. World J. Surg. 22:93, 1998.
Popular Science
Hanani M. Why NO? (The biology of nitric oxide), Galileo No. 30, 22-26, 1998 (in Hebrew)
Hanani, M. A crisis in science? (on the peer review system), Galileo No. 53, 42-46, 2003 (in Hebrew).
Co-Editor of a Book
Feigenbaum, J.J. and Hanani, M. (editors):‚ Presynaptic Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release: a Handbook.‚ Freund Publishing Co., London and Tel Aviv, 1991. The book consists of 48 chapters by leading scientists from 12 countries. It contains 1400 pages in 3 volumes and includes a 43-page index.
Guest Editor
Microscopy Research and Technique, Vol. 47, 1999, issues number 4 and 5 dedicated to the topic: “Interstitial Cells of Cajal”.
Abstracts
1. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. A mechanism for light and dark adaptation in the barnacle photoreceptor. Israel J. Med. Sci. 11: 76, 1975.
2. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Regulation of sensitivity to light by two antagonistic processes in the barnacle photoreceptor. Israel J. Med. Sci. 11: 858, 1975.
3. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Facilitation in the barnacle photoreceptor. Abstracts of the ARVO Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, April 1975.
4. Hanani, M. Visual adaptation at the receptor level. Abstracts of the ISERG Symposium, Ginossar, Israel, April 1975.
5. Hanani, M. Calcium-induced increase in potassium conductance in photoreceptors. Israel J. Med. Sci. 12: 1218, 1976.
6. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Role of pigment transfer in facilitation in the barnacle photoreceptor. Israel J. Med. Sci. 12: 1512, 1976.
7. Hanani, M. and Fein, A. Discrete wave frequency increases after bright illumination in Limulus ventral photoreceptors. Biol. Bull. 152: 428, 1977.
8. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Pigment influences on adaptation-facilitation balance in barnacle photoreceptor. Proc. Int. Union Physiol. Sci. 13: 363, 1977.
9. Hanani, M. and Fein, A. Post-stimulus increase of discrete wave frequency in Limulus photoreceptors. Biophysical J. 21: 117a, 1978.
10. Vallerga, S. and Hanani, M. Rod and cone contribution to horizontal cell responses. Abstracts of the ARVO Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, April 1978.
11. Hanani, M. and Fein, A. Discrete wave frequency in Limulus photoreceptors increases after bright illumination. Abstracts of the ARVO Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, April 1978.
12. Hanani, M. and Fein, A. A dual effect of diamide, a thiol oxidizing agent, on the photoresponse of the Limulus ventral eye. Biol. Bull., 153, 1978.
13. Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Pigment transitions and facilitation in the barnacle photorereceptor. Neuroscience Letters Suppl. 6: 406, 1978.
14. Hanani, M. and Vallerga, S. Rod and cone inputs to retinal horizontal cells. Israel J. Med. Sci., 15: 949-950, 1979.
15. Shaw, C., Hanani, M. and Hillman, P. Does alcohol mimic effects of light on bump rate Limulus ventral photoreceptors? Israel J. Med. Sci. 15: 952, 1979.
16. Normann, R.A., Kolb, H., Hanani, M., Pasino, E. and Holub, R. Orientation sensitivity of horizontal cells in the visual streak. Abstracts of the ARVO Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, April 1979.
17. Hanani, M. and Fein, A. Effects of diamide on the light response of Limulus ventral photoreceptors. Israel J. Med. Sci. 16: 614, 1980.
18. Shaw, C., Hanani, M., Atzmon, Z. and Hillman, P. The effects of alcohol on receptor potentials, adaptation and discrete wave rate in invertebrate photoreceptors. Abstracts of the ARVO Symposium, Orlando, Florida, April 1980.
19. Hanani, M., Baluk, P. and Burnstock, G. Electrophysiology and morphology of myenteric neurons in tissue and culture. Neuroscience Letters Suppl. 10: S231, 1982.
20. Vinograd, I., Hanani, M., Hadary, A. and Nissan, S. An animal model for studying the physiology and pharmacology of the anal sphincter. Israel J. Med. Sci., 19: 100, 1983.
21. Hanani, M., Chorev, M., Gilon, C. and Selinger, Z. The effects of receptor-specific substance P analogs on myenteric neurons. Rev. Clin. Basic Pharmacol. 6:252, 1987.
22. Bauer, A.J., Muir, T.C., Hanani, M. and Szurszewski, J.H. Cholecystokinin (CCK) modulates synaptic transmission in intramural ganglia of opossum gallbladder. Dig. Dis. Sci. 32: 902, 1987
23. Hanani, M. A.J. Bauer and J.H. Szurszewski. Electrophysiology and morphology of the intrinsic neurons of the opossum gallbladder. Rev Clin. Basic Pharmacol. 6:362, 1987.
24. Selinger, Z., Laufer, R., Chorev, M., Gilon, C. and Hanani, M. Tachykinin receptor-selective analogs-ionic mechanism and specific behavioral effects. Regul. Peptides. 22:170, 1988.
25. Hanani, M. and Zamir, O. Dye-coupling among intestinal smooth muscle cells. Pfluegers Arch. 413: R34, 1989.
26. Hanani, M., Madlag, N., Baluk, P. and Zamir, O. Dye-coupling among cells in ganglia that innervate the GI tract. J. Gastroint. Motil. 1:70, 1989.
27. Hanani, M. and Zamir, O. Evidence for dye coupling among longitudinal smooth muscle cells in the small intestine. J. Gastroint. Motil. 1:70, 1989.
28. Hanani, M. and Zamir, O. Dye coupling study of intestinal smooth muscle cells. The Physiologist 32:176, 1989.
29. Hanani, M. and Wood, J.D. Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) simulates slow synaptic excitation in the myenteric plexus. Gastroenterology 98:357A, 1990.
30. Miller, S. Hanani, M., Geddes, R. and Szurszewski, J.H. Projections of neurons in the superior mesenteric ganglion revealed by intracellular labeling with horseradish peroxidase. Gastroenterology 100: A470, 1991.
31. Christofi, F.L. Hanani, M. and Wood, J.D. Use of cytosine arabinoside to assess neuronal and glial cAMP in adult myenteric cultures. Gastroenterology 100: A429, 1991.
32. Hanani, M. and Wood, J.D. Cultured myenteric ganglia from the adult guinea-pig: developmental, morphological and electrophysiological characterization. J. Gastroint. Motil. 3:183, 1991.
33. Hanani, M., Udassin, R., Ariel, I. and Freund, H.R. Vital fluorescent staining of the enteric nervous system (ENS): clinical and research applications. J. Gastroint. Motil. 3:183, 1991.
34. Hanani, M. and Wood, J.D. Neuron-glia interactions in cultured myenteric ganglia from adult guinea-pigs. J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol. Suppl. 2/3:B45, 1992.
35. Maudlej, N. and Hanani, M. Dye coupling among glial cells in autonomic ganglia and its modulation. J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol. Suppl. 2/3:B46, 1992.
36. Maudlej, N. and Hanani, M. electrophysiological study of intramural neurons in the guinea-pig urinary bladder. J. Basic Clin. Physiol. Pharmacol. Suppl. 2/3:34, 1992.
37. Hanani, M., Louzon, V., Vromen, A., Udassin, R. and Freund H.R. NADPH-diaphorase staining of enteric neurons in the human colon. J. Gastoint. Motil. 5:195, 1993.
38. Miller, S., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P. and Szurszewski, J.H. Three dimensional reconstruction of VIP innervation of smooth muscle of the mouse large intestine. J. Gastroint. Motil. 5:206, 1993.
39. Hanani, M., Miller, S.M. and Szurszewski, J.H. Confocal microscopic study of the innervation of single intestinal smooth muscle cells. Abstracts of the second annual meeting of the Israel Neuroscience Society, Eilat, 34, 1993.
40. Hanani, M., Louzon, V., Udassin, R., Freund, H.R., Karmeli, F. and Rachmilewitz, D. Nitric oxide in Hirschsprung's disease. Gastroenterology 106:A507, 1994.
41. Hanani, M. and Reichenbach, A. Morphometric and fractal analysis of glial cells in the myenteric plexus. Abstracts of the third annual meeting of the Israel Neuroscience Society, Eilat, 18, 1994.
42. Hanani, M., Nissan, A., Mashriki, Y., Zhang, J.M., Haskel, Y. and Freund, H.R. Direct inhibitory action of erythromycin on the gallbladder muscles. Gastroenterology 108:A1222, 1995.
43. Hanani, M. and Lasser-Ross, N. Combined electrical and calcium transient measurements in guinea-pig myenteric neurons. Neurogastroenterol. Motil. 7:262, 1995.
44. Louzon, V. Miller, S.M. and Hanani, M. Visualization of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC's) in living tissues. Neurogastroenterol. Motil. 7:271, 1995.
45. Louzon, V., Lin, Z. and Hanani, M. Phorbol esters alter the morphology of cultured enteric glia. Israel J. Med. Sci. 31:754, 1995.
46. Maudlej, N. and Hanani, M. The effect of substance P (SP) analogs on intramural neurons in the guinea-pig urinary bladder. Israel J. Med. Sci. 31:761, 1995.
47. Granovsky-Grisaru, S., Dan, I., Lavie, O., Abulafia Y., Diamant, Z.Y. and Hanani, M. Effects of erythromycin on contractility of isolated myometrium from pregnant rats. Am. J. Obstset. Gynecol. 74:482, 1996.
48. Hanani, M., Nissan, A., Lin, Z., Cohen, P. and Freund H.R. Introduction of intussusception in mice by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide. Gastroenterology 110:A1389, 1996.
49. Nissan, A., Hanani, M., Mashriki, Y., Zhang, J.M., Haskel, Y. and Freund, H.R. Direct inhibitory effect of erythromycin on human gastrointestinal tract smooth muscle. Gastroenterology, 110:A1407, 1996.
50. Ermilov, L.G., Hanani, M. Miller, S.M., Szurszewski, J.H. Three dimensional morphology of neurons of the "colon-inferior mesenteric ganglion" reflex pathway. Gastroenterology, 110:A660, 1996
51. Hanani, M. and Lasser-Ross, N. Characterization of myenteric neurons by simultaneous electrical and calcium measurements. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 32:S42, 1996.
52. Miller, S.M, Ermilov, L.G., Hanani, M.., and Szurszewski, J.H. The neuritic processes of Dogiel type II colonofugal neurons are arranged parallel to the circular muscle layer of the mouse colon. Gastroenterology, 112:A789, 1997.
53. Hanani, M., Lin, Z., Louzon, V, Brenner, T. and Boneh, The morphology of cultured myenteric glia is altered by phorbol esters. Gastroenterology 112:A744, 1997.
54. Neuhaus, J., Hanani, M., Maudlej, N. and Dorschner W. Comparative study on the morphology and immunocytochemistry of lower urinary tract autonomic ganglia. Soc. for Neurosci. Abst. 23:1051, 1997.
55. Kachalsky, S.G., Ivancheva, C., Radomirov, R., Rahamimoff, R. and Hanani, M. Calcium confocal imaging of isolated myenteric ganglia. Isr. J. Med Sci. 33:830, 1997.
56. Rosenthal, D., Cherkas, P. and Hanani, M. Satellite glial cells in the mammalian dorsal root ganglion are dye coupled. Neuroscience Letters Suppl. 48:S42, 1997.
57. Hanani, M., Francke, M., Kachalski, S., Rahamimoff, R. and A. Reichenbach. Patch recordings and confocal microscopic Ca2+ imaging in isolated myenteric ganglia. Neurogastroenterol Motil 10:74, 1998.
58. Ermilov, L.G., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P.F. Miller, S.M. and Szurszewski, J.H. Distribution of nicotinic receptors in intestinofugal neurons of the guinea-pig. Neurogastroenterol Motil 10:69, 1998.
59. Fellig, Y., Vromen, A., Udassin, R., Freund, H.R. and Hanani, M. Age related changes in the myenteric plexus of the human colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil 10:72, 1998.
60. Faussone-Pellegrini, M.S., Louzon, V., Miller, S.M. and Hanani, M. Ultrastructural visualization of interstitial cells of Cajal in the mouse colon with vital staining. Neurogastroenterol Motil 10:71, 1998.
61. Hanani, M. and Gross, A. Imaging of myenteric neurons in the intact intestine of living animals. Neurogastroenterology and Motility 10:74, 1998.
62. Fellig, Y., Vromen, A., Udassin, R., Freund, H.R. and Hanani, M. The morphology of myenteric plexus of the human colon is altered with age. Gastroenterology 114:S0042, 1998.
63. Cherkas, P.S. and Hanani, M. Axotomy induces extensive coupling among cells in sensory ganglia. Neuroscience Letters Suppl. 51:S10, 1998.
64. Rich, A., Ermilov, L.G., J., Hanani, M., V., Farrugia, G. and Szurszewski, J.H. Confocal imaging of interstitial cells of Cajal in the guinea-pig small intestine. Gastroenterology 116:A1070, 1999.
65. Francke, M., Hanani, M. Pannicke T. and Reichenbach, A. Patch clamp recordings from glia and neurons in freshly isolated myenteric ganglia. In Goettingen Neurobiology Report. Proc. of the 1st Goettingen Conference of the German Neuroscience Soc., Vol. 2, N. Elsner and U. Eysel, eds. p. 720, Stuttgart, Thieme, 1999.
66. Rich, A., Ermilov, L.G., Malysz. J., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P.F., Belzer, V., Farrugia, G. and Szurszewski, J.H. Electrical recording from interstitial cells of Cajal in the myenteric region of the guinea-pig small intestine. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 11:285, 1999.
67. Ermilov, L.G., Rich, A., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P.F., Belzer, V., Farrugia, G. and Szurszewski, J.H. Three-dimensional visualization of interstitial cells of Cajal in the myenteric region of the guinea-pig small intestine. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 11:260, 1999.
68. Belzer, V. and Hanani, M. Dye coupling among interstitial cells of Cajal and its modulation. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 11:250, 1999.
69. Hanani, M., Cherkas, P. and Tal, M. Axotomy induces changes in cell coupling in the mouse trigeminal ganglion. Neuroscience Lett. Suppl. 54, S19-S20, 1999.
70. Efron, L., Hanani, M., Gilon C. The use of reduced pseudodipeptides as building units for backbone cyclization: synthesis and incorporation into the C-terminal backbone cyclic hexapeptide analogs of substance P. Peptides 25:488-499, 1999.
71. Hanani, M. Calcium dynamics in myenteric neurons. Autonomic Neuroscience 82: 67, 2000.
72. T. Huang , P. Cherkas and M. Hanani. Glial dye coupling changes with age in sensory ganglia. Neuroscience Lett. Suppl. 55:S25, 2000.
73. Kobilo, T. and Hanani, M. The innervation of intestinal smooth muscle cells: a quantitative study. Neuroscience Lett. Suppl. 55:S29, 2000.
74. Zardo, C., Huang, T., Hanani, M. Faussone-Pellegrini, M.S. Light- and electron-microscopic study of re-innervation process in the mouse colon after experimental denervation . Ital. J. Anat. Embryol. 106:suppl. 1, 277, 2001.
75. Kobilo, T., Belzer, V. and Hanani, M. Coupling and innervation pattern of interstitial cells of Cajal and its modulation. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 13:406, 2001.
76. Hanani, M., Ledder, O., Vannucchi M.G., Faussone-Pellegrini, M.S. Light- and electron-microscopic study of nerves and ICC in the mouse colon after the acute phase of experimental denervation. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 13:395, 2001.
77. Belzer, V. and Hanani, M. Coupling among interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the human small intestine. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 13:373, 2001.
78. Huang, T.Y. and Hanani, M. Changes in morphology and electrophysiology of neurons and glial cells in mouse sensory ganglia following partial obstruction of colon. Neural Plasticity 8:179, 2001.
79. Huang, T.Y, Hanani, M. Partial colonic obstruction alters the morphology and electrophysiology of neurons and glial cells in mouse sensory ganglia. Gastroenterology 122:A-25, 2002.
80. Huang TY, Hanani, M., Cherkas, P.S., Ledda, M. and Pannese E. Glial cell coupling and growth in sensory ganglia after axotomy: ultrastructural evidence. Neural Plasticity 9:91, 2002.
81. Cherkas, P.S., Weick, M., Hartig, W., Pannicke, T., Huang, T.Y. Tal, M., Reichenbach, A., and Hanani, M. P2Y4 receptors in trigeminal ganglia of mice. Neural Plasticity 9:78, 2002.
82. Ermilov, L.G., Hanani, M., Schmalz, P.F. Miller, S.M., Lennon, V.A. and Szurszewski, J.H. Characterization of intestinofugal afferent neurons of guinea-pig colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil 14:427, 2002.
83. Hanani, M. Huang, T.Y., Cherkas, P.S., Ledda, M., Pannese, E. (2002) Glial cell plasticity in sensory ganglia induced by nerve damage. FENS Abstr. vol. 1, A050.9.
84. Cherkas PS, Weick M, Härtig W, Bringmann A, Tal M, Reichenbach A, Hanani M, Pannicke T. (2003) P2 receptors in satellite glial cells in trigeminal ganglia of mice. Proceedings of the 29th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference and the 5th Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society 2003. (Elsner N, Zimmermann H, eds.) Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Nr. 220, p. 330-331.
85. Hanani, M., Ledder, O., Huang, TY, Vannucchi, M.G., Faussone-Pellegrini, M.S. (2003) Plasticity and neurogenesis in the adult myenteric plexus following injury. Neurogastroenterol. Motil. 15:10.
86. Hanani, M. (2003) An unusual arrangement of the myenteric ganglia in the human appendix. Neurogastroenterol. Motil. 15:11.
87. Hanani, M. and Huang, T.Y. (2004) Contribution of gap junctions in sensory ganglia to inflammatory pain. FENS Abstr. vol. 2, A121.7.
88. Hanani, M. and Huang T.Y. (2005) Gap junctions in sensory ganglia contribute to visceral pain. Rev Neurosci 16: suppl. 1:S29.
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