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Karen E. Weis

Research Scientist (PI: Dr. Lori Raetzman)

Additional Campus Affiliations

Research Specialist, Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Recent Publications

Ge, X., Weis, K. E., & Raetzman, L. (2024). Glycoprotein hormone subunit alpha 2 (GPHA2): A pituitary stem cell-expressed gene associated with NOTCH2 signaling. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 586, Article 112163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2024.112163

Cutia, C. A., Leverton, L. K., Weis, K. E., Raetzman, L. T., & Christian-Hinman, C. A. (2023). Female-specific pituitary gonadotrope dysregulation in mice with chronic focal epilepsy. Experimental Neurology, 364, Article 114389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114389

De La Torre, K. M., Lee, Y., Safar, A., Laws, M. J., Meling, D. D., Thompson, L. M., Streifer, M., Weis, K. E., Raetzman, L. T., Gore, A. C., & Flaws, J. A. (2023). Prenatal and postnatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls alter follicle numbers, gene expression, and a proliferation marker in the rat ovary. Reproductive Toxicology, 120, Article 108427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108427

Gonigam, R. L., Weis, K. E., Ge, X., Yao, B., Zhang, Q., & Raetzman, L. T. (2023). Characterization of Somatotrope Cell Expansion in Response to GHRH in the Neonatal Mouse Pituitary. Endocrinology, 164(10). https://doi.org/10.1210/endocr/bqad131

Weis, K. E., Thompson, L. M., Streifer, M., Guardado, I., Flaws, J. A., Gore, A. C., & Raetzman, L. T. (2023). Pre- and postnatal developmental exposure to the polychlorinated biphenyl mixture aroclor 1221 alters female rat pituitary gonadotropins and estrogen receptor alpha levels. Reproductive Toxicology, 118, Article 108388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108388

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