Laboratorio di Neurofisiologia
Direttore Prof. Andrea Cavaggioni

 
 
 
 
 

 





 

Prof.ssa Carla Mucignat, PhD

Professore Associato

Curriculum e Pubblicazioni

 

Curriculum

Nata nel 1966.

1988: laurea in Psicologia presso l'Universita' degli Studi di Padova.

1993: Dottorato di Ricerca in Neuroscienze presso l’ Universita' degli Studi di Parma.
Attualmente ricercatore in Fisiologia, presso il Dipartimento di Anatomia e Fisiologia Umana, Facolta' di Medicina, Universita' degli Studi di Padova.

Dal 2004 responsabile del Center of Excellence on Biomimetics for Artificial Olfaction, GOSPEL Network of Excellence (EU contract: 507610).

Reviewer per le seguenti riviste: 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.

 

Pubblicazioni

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