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Training:
- Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, B.A., Biophysics, 1987
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Ph.D. Physiology & Biophysics, 1996
Research Interests:
Dr. Barton is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. She has been a member of the Penn Dental Medicine faculty since 2003. Her research interests focus on muscle physiology, where she is studying mechanisms of muscle repair and mechanical signal transduction through membrane complexes. The ultimate goal is to develop therapies which can aid in muscle disease. Dr. Barton is the course director for the physiology course at Penn Dental Medicine and also teaches in histology.
Selected Publications:
• Barton, E.R. (2006) Viral expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I isoforms promotes different responses in skeletal muscle. J. Appl. Physiol. 100(6): 1778-84 (Epub 2006 Jan 26).
• Barton, E.R. (2006) Impact of sarcoglycan complex on mechanical signal transduction in murine skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 290(2): C411-C419 (Epub 2005 Sep 14).
• Barton, E.R., L. Morris, M. Kawana, L.T.Bish, and T. Toursel. (2005) Systemic administration of L-arginine benefits skeletal muscle function in mdx mice. Muscle and Nerve, 32(6): 751-760.
• Barton, E.R., J.A. Gimbel, G.R. Williams and L.J. Soslowsky (2005) Rat supraspinatus muscle atrophy after tendon detachment. J. Orthopaedic Research . 23(2):259-265.
• Barton, E.R., L. Morris, A. Musaro, N. Rosenthal. and H.L. Sweeney. (2002) Muscle specific expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor I counters muscle decline is mdx mice. J. Cell Biology. 157 (1): 137-147.
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