Laboratory of Neurophysiology
Director Prof. Andrea Cavaggioni

 
 
 
 
 

 





 

Prof. Carla Mucignat, PhD

Associate Professor

Curriculum and Publications

 

Curriculum

Born on 1966.

1988: Degree in Psychology, University of Padova, Italy.

1993: Ph.D. in Neurosciences, University of Parma, Italy.

At present: Researcher in Physiology, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Schhol, University of Padova.

From 2004 responsible for the Center of Excellence on Biomimetics for Artificial Olfaction, GOSPEL Network of Excellence (EU contract: 507610).

Reviewer for the following Journals: Animal Behaviour, Journal of Biosciences, Theriogenology, Journal of Urology, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Chemical Senses, European Psychiatry, Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, Frontiers in Zoology.

 

Publications

MERIGO F, MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., ZANCANARO C. (2005). Timing of neuronal intermediate filament proteins expression in the mouse vomeronasal organ during pre- and postnatal development. An immunohistochemical study. CHEMICAL SENSES. vol. 30, pp. 707-717

MUCIGNAT C., BENATI D, RIGHETTI C, ZANCANARO C. (2004). High-resolution magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the mouse vomeronasal organ. CHEMICAL SENSES. vol. 29, pp. 693-696

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., BONDI' M, CARETTA A. (2004). Endocrine status affects bladder size and postvoid residual urinary volume in mice. HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. vol. 46, pp. 11-18

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., BONDI' M, CARETTA A. (2004). Animal models of depression: olfactory lesions affect amygdala, subventricular zone, and aggression. NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE. vol. 16, pp. 386-395

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (2004). Regional variations in the localization of insoluble kinase A regulatory isoforms during rodent brain development. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY. vol. 27, pp. 201-212

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CAVAGGIONI A, CARETTA A. (2004). Male urinary chemosignals differentially affect aggressive behavior in male mice. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. vol. 30, pp. 777-791

CAVAGGIONI A, MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., ZAGOTTO G. (2003). Absolute configuration of 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole in male mouse urine. CHEMICAL SENSES. vol. 28, pp. 791-797

ZAFFARONI M, MUCIGNAT C., PECERE T, ZAGOTTO G, FRAPOLLI R, D'INCALCI M, ZUCCHETTI M. (2003). High-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the determination of Aloe Emodin in mouse plasma. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES. vol. 796, pp. 113-119

ALTAVILLA G., CALISTRI A., CAVAGGIONI A., FAVERO M., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., PALU' G. (2002). Brain resistance to HSV-1 encephalitis in a mouse model. JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY. vol. 8, pp. 180-190

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C. (2002). Modulation of exploratory behavior in female mice by protein-borne male urinary molecules. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. vol. 28, pp. 1853-1863

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (2002). Clustered distribution of cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory isoform RIalpha during the development of the rat brain. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY. vol. 451, pp. 324-333

ZANCANARO C, MERIGO F, MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CAVAGGIONI A. (2002). Neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in the mouse vomeronasal organ during prenatal development. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. vol. 16, pp. 1-6

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (2001). Localization of Triton-insoluble cAMP-dependent kinase type RIbeta in rat and mouse brain. JOURNAL OF NEUROCYTOLOGY. vol. 30, pp. 885-894

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (2001). Visualization of detergent insoluble cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase RIalpha aggregates in the rat brain. BRAIN RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. vol. 6, pp. 185-189

BOGGIAN I., BUZZACARO E., CALISTRI A., CALVI P., CAVAGGIONI A., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., PALU' G. (2000). Asymptomatic herpes simplex type I virus infection of the mouse brain. JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY. vol. 6, pp. 303-313

CAVAGGIONI A., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C. (2000). Major Urinary Proteins, alpha2U-globulins and aphrodisin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. vol. 1482, pp. 218-228

MARCHLEWSKAKOJ A., CAVAGGIONI A., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., OLEJNICZAK P. (2000). Stimulation of estrus in female mice by male urinary proteins. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. vol. 26, pp. 2355-2366

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C. (2000). Aggregates of cAMP-dependent kinase RIalpha characterize a type of cholinergic neurons in the rat brain. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH. vol. 80, pp. 233-236

PECERE T., GAZZOLA V., MUCIGNAT C., PAROLIN C., DALLA VECCHIA F., CAVAGGIONI A., BASSO G., DIASPRO A., SALVATO B., CARLI M., PALU'G. (2000). Aloe-emodin is a new type of anticancer agent with selective activity against neuroectodermal tumours. CANCER RESEARCH. vol. 60, pp. 2800-2804

CAVAGGIONI A., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., TIRINDELLI R. (1999). Pheromone signalling in the mouse:role of urinary proteins and vomeronasal organ. ARCHIVES ITALIENNES DE BIOLOGIE. vol. 137, pp. 193-200

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (1999). Urinary chemical cues affect light-avoidance behaviour in male laboratory mice, Mus musculus. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. vol. 57, pp. 765-769

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (1999). Chemical signals in male house mice urine: protein-bound molecules modulate interaction between sexes. BEHAVIOUR. vol. 136, pp. 331-343

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CONTI V., CARETTA A. (1999). cAMP-dependent protein kinase type RI is found in clusters in the rat detergent-insoluble neuronal fraction. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. vol. 273, pp. 1-4

ZANCANARO C., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., MERIGO F., CAVAGGIONI A. (1999). Immunohistochemical investigations of the vomeronasal organ. Nitric Oxide Synthase expression in the mouse during postnatal development. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. vol. 269, pp. 5-8

ZANCANARO C., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., MERIGO F., CAVAGGIONI A., OSCULATI F. (1999). alpha-Gustducin expression in the vomeronasal organ of the mouse. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. vol. 11, pp. 4473-4475

ZANCANARO C., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., MERIGO F., OSCULATI F. (1999). Neuropeptide expression in the mouse vomeronasal organ during postnatal development. NEUROREPORT. vol. 10, pp. 2023-2027

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C. (1998). Changes in female cognitive performance after energetic drink consumption: a preliminary study. PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. vol. 22, pp. 1035-1042

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A., BALDINI E. (1998). Protein-bound male urinary pheromones: differential responses according to age and gender. CHEMICAL SENSES. vol. 23, pp. 67-70

TIRINDELLI R., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., RYBA N.J.P. (1998). Molecular aspects of pheromonal communication via the vomeronasal organ of mammals. TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES. vol. 21, pp. 482-486

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A. (1997). Binding of two fluorescent cAMP analogues to type I and II regulatory subunits of cAMP-dependent protein kinases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. vol. 1357, pp. 81-90

ZANCANARO C., MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., BOLNER A., SBARBATI A., NORDERA G.P., OSCULATI F. (1997). Biogenic amines in the vomeronasal organ. CHEMICAL SENSES. vol. 22, pp. 439-445

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A., CAVAGGIONI A. (1995). Pheromonally accelerated puberty is enhanced by previous experience of the same stimulus. PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. vol. 57, pp. 901-903

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A., CAVAGGIONI A. (1995). Acceleration of puberty onset in female mice by male urinary proteins. JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. vol. 486, pp. 517-522

BISIACCHI P., MARZI C.A., NICOLETTI R., CARENA G., MUCIGNAT C., TOMAIUOLO F. (1994). Left-right asymmetry of callosal transfer in normal human subjects. BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. vol. 64, pp. 173-178

MUCIGNAT-CARETTA C., CARETTA A., CAVAGGIONI A. (1994). Murine Major Urinary Proteins are involved in pheromonal modulation of female puberty. ADVANCES IN THE BIOSCIENCES. vol. 93, pp. 309-311

UMILTA' C., MUCIGNAT C., RIGGIO L., BARBIERI C., RIZZOLATTI G. (1994). Programming shifts of spatial attention. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. vol. 6, pp. 23-41

CASTIELLO U., BENNETT K.M.B., MUCIGNAT C. (1993). The reach to grasp movement of blind subjects. EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. vol. 96, pp. 152-162