PhD, City University of New York, 1983

Phone: (732) 235-3404
Fax: (732) 235-4029

email: crockett@umdnj.edu

Research interests:
Anatomy of the somatosensory system; Development and maintenance of sensory maps; localization of neurotrophic receptors; response to injury

Selected Publications 1

Crockett, D. P., Maslany, S., Harris, S.L. and Egger , M.D. 1993 Enhanced cytochrome-oxidase staining of the cuneate nucleus in the rat reveals a modifiable somatotopic map. Brain Res., 612, 41-55.

Crockett, D. P., Maslany, S. and Egger, M.D. 1996 Synaptophysin immunoreactivity and distributions of calcium-binding proteins highlight the functional organization of the rat's dorsal column nuclei. Brain Res 707, 31-46.

Crockett, D. P., Wang, L., Zhang, R.X. and Egger, M.D. 1999 Distribution of the low-affinity neurotrophin receptor (p75) in the developing trigeminal brainstem complex in the rat.Anat. Rec. 254: 549-565.

Crockett, D.P., Harris, S.L. and Egger, M.D. 2000 The neurotrophin receptor (p75) in the trigeminal thalamus of rat: Development, response to injury, transit vibrissa-related patterning and retrograde transport. Anat. Rec., 259, 446-460.

Stern, J.M., Yu, Y.-L.. and Crockett, D.P. Dorsol ateal columns of the spinal cord are necessary for both suckling-induced neuroendocrine reflexes and kyphotic nursing posture in lactating rats. In press.