Gary A. Iwamoto
Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
Professional Interests: My research
interests concern the neural control of the cardiorespiratory and locomotor
apparatuses with a special emphasis on the response and adaptation to
exercise. We have conducted a great many studies on how specific
areas of the nervous system respond to exercise related stimuli. We
are now in the process of determining how the nervous system itself adapts
to exercise training.
My teaching interests involve trying to preserve as much of the excellence
in the teaching of anatomy as I can for the current generation of students. Our
approaches which some view as innovative are no more than the modern
adaptation of classical approaches to this subject which somehow became
lost over time. Both experts in teaching and the students themselves
view these as important to the educational process.
Selected Publications:
Nelson AJ, JM Juraska, TI Musch and GA Iwamoto. Neuroplastic adaptations to exercise: neuronal remodeling in cardiorespiratory and locomotor areas, J Appl Physiol. 99:2312-2322, 2005.
Ragan BG, AJ Nelson, JH Foreman, GW Bell and GA Iwamoto. Effects of a menthol-based analgesic balm on pressor responses evoked from muscle afferents in cats. Am J Vet Res. 65:1204-1210, 2004.
Nelson AJ, BG Ragan, GW Bell, RM Ichiyama and GA Iwamoto. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 36:444-450, 2004.
Ichiyama RM, TG Waldrop and GA Iwamoto. Neurons in and near insular cortex are responsive to muscular contraction and have sympathetic and/or cardiac related discharge. Brain Res. 1008:273-277, 2004.
Ichiyama RM, AB Gilbert, TG Waldrop and GA Iwamoto. Changes in the exercise activation of diencephalic and brainstem cardiorespiratory areas after training. Brain Res, 947:225-233, 2002.
Ichiyama RM, BR Ragan, GW Bell and GA Iwamoto. Effects of Topical analgesics on the pressor response evoked by group III and IV muscle afferents. Med Sci Sports Exer. 34:1440-1445, 2002.
Heine RA, JA Taylor, GA Iwamoto, DB Bubahn and PS.Cooke. Increased adipose tissue in male and female estrogen receptor-alpha knockout mice. National Academy of Sciences. 97:12729-12734, 2000 (Proceedings)
