Dr. Walter Scott Young M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
11116 Pinion Ct Gaithersburg MD, 20878About
Dr. Walter Young is a distinguished Neurologist in Gaithersburg, MD. Dr. Young specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Young employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Young is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1977
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide is a sympathoadrenal neurotransmitter involved in catecholamine regulation and glucohomeostasis.
- Melatonin synthesis enzymes in Macaca mulatta: focus on arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.87).
- Cloning of rat ARHGAP4/C1, a RhoGAP family member expressed in the nervous system that colocalizes with the Golgi complex and microtubules.
- Mice lacking D5 dopamine receptors have increased sympathetic tone and are hypertensive.
- Rapid amplification of cDNA ends.
- Transgenesis and the study of expression, cellular targeting and function of oxytocin, vasopressin and their receptors.
- Social motivation is reduced in vasopressin 1b receptor null mice despite normal performance in an olfactory discrimination task.
- miR-7b, a microRNA up-regulated in the hypothalamus after chronic hyperosmolar stimulation, inhibits Fos translation.
- The acute intoxicating effects of ethanol are not dependent on the vasopressin 1a or 1b receptors.
- The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response to stress in mice lacking functional vasopressin V1b receptors.
- Social approach behaviors in oxytocin knockout mice: comparison of two independent lines tested in different laboratory environments.
- Inactivation of the oxytocin and the vasopressin (Avp) 1b receptor genes, but not the Avp 1a receptor gene, differentially impairs the Bruce effect in laboratory mice (Mus musculus).
- Vasopressin: behavioral roles of an "original" neuropeptide.
- The role of the arginine vasopressin Avp1b receptor in the acute neuroendocrine
- A conditional knockout mouse line of the oxytocin receptor.
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