Person

Becker, Thomas

Person ID
ZDB-PERS-980304-1
Email
thomas.becker@ed.ac.uk
URL
Affiliation
Catherina & Thomas Becker Lab
Address
Centre for Neuroregeneration School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Edinburgh Summerhall Edinburgh, EH9 1QH United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Phone
44-131-650 6105
Fax
44-131-650 6105
ORCID ID
Biography and Research Interest
Publications
Non-Zebrafish Publications
Becker CG, Becker T, Meyer RL (2001) Increased NCAM-180 immunoreactivity and maintenance of L1 immunoreactivity in injured optic fibers of adult mice. Exp Neurol 169:438-48Medline

Becker T, Anliker B, Becker CG, Taylor J, Schachner M, Meyer RL, Bartsch U (2000) Tenascin-R inhibits regrowth of optic fibers in vitro and persists in the optic nerve of mice after injury. Glia 29(4):330-46Medline

Becker CG, Becker T, Meyer RL, and Schachner M (1999) Tenascin-R inhibits the growth of optic fibers in vitro but is rapidly eliminated during nerve regeneration in the salamander Pleurodeles waltl. J. Neurosci 19:813-827.Medline

Becker CG, Artola A, Gerardy-Schahn R, Becker T, Welzl H, and Schachner M (1996) The polysialic acid modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule is involved in spatial learning and hippocampal long-term potentiation. J Neurosci Res 45:143-152. Medline

Becker T., Becker C.G., Niemann U., Naujoks-Manteuffel C., Bartsch U., Schachner M., and Roth G. (1995) Immunohistological localization of tenascin-C in the developing and regenerating retinotectal system of two amphibian species. J Comp Neurol 360:643-657. Medline

Becker CG, Becker T, Schmidt A, and Roth G (1994) Polysialic acid expression in the salamander retina is inducible by thyroxine. Dev Brain Res 79:140-146. Medline

Becker T, Becker CG, Niemann U, Naujoks-Manteuffel C, Gerardy-Schahn R, and Roth G (1993) Amphibian-specific regulation of polysialic acid and the neural cell adhesion molecule in development and regeneration of the retinotectal system of the salamander Pleurodeles waltl. J Comp Neurol 336:532-544. Medline

Becker CG, Becker T, and Roth G (1993) Distribution of NCAM-180 and polysialic acid in the developing tectum of the frog Discoglossus pictus and the salamander Pleurodeles waltl. Cell Tiss Res 272:289-302. Medline

Becker T, and Becker CG (1991) Cell migration along glial fibers in dissociated cell culture of the frog optic tectum. Brain Res 553:331-335. Medline