Victor J. Ruiz-Velasco All publications ( 10 ) Margas W. Sedeek K. Ruiz-Velasco V. Coupling specificity of NOP opioid receptors to pertussis toxin-sensitive G{alpha} proteins in adult rat stellate ganglion neurons using small interference RNA. 2008 Jun 18. J Neurophysiol. . Margas W. Ruiz-Velasco V. Electrophysiological and immunofluorescence characterization of Ca(2+) channels of acutely isolated rat sphenopalatine ganglion neurons. 2007 Jun 4. Neurosci Lett. 419(3):207-12. Margas W. Zubkoff I. Schuler HG. Janicki PK. Ruiz-Velasco V. Modulation of Ca2+ channels by heterologously expressed wild-type and mutant human micro-opioid receptors (hMORs) containing the A118G single-nucleotide polymorphism. 2007 Feb. J Neurophysiol. 97(2):1058-67. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Janicki PK. Schuler G. Francis D. Bohr A. Gordin V. Jarzembowski T. Ruiz-Velasco V. Mets B. A genetic association study of the functional A118G polymorphism of the human mu-opioid receptor gene in patients with acute and chronic pain. 2006 Oct. Anesth Analg. 103(4):1011-7. Yang Q. Sumner AD. Puhl HL. Ruiz-Velasco V. M(1) and M(2) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes mediate Ca(2+) channel current inhibition in rat sympathetic stellate ganglion neurons. 2006 Nov. J Neurophysiol. 96(5):2479-87. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Ruiz-Velasco V. Puhl HL. Fuller BC. Sumner AD. Modulation of Ca2+ channels by opioid receptor-like 1 receptors natively expressed in rat stellate ganglion neurons innervating cardiac muscle. 2005 Sep. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 314(3):987-94. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Ruiz-Velasco V. Ikeda SR. A splice variant of the G protein beta 3-subunit implicated in disease states does not modulate ion channels. 2003 Apr 16. Physiol Genomics. 13(2):85-95. National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health Ruiz-Velasco V. Ikeda SR. Puhl HL. Cloning, tissue distribution, and functional expression of the human G protein beta 4-subunit. 2002 Feb 11. Physiol Genomics. 8(1):41-50. National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health Ruiz-Velasco V. Ikeda SR. Functional expression and FRET analysis of green fluorescent proteins fused to G-protein subunits in rat sympathetic neurons. 2001 Dec 15. J Physiol. 537(Pt 3):679-92. National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health Ruiz-Velasco V. Ikeda SR. Multiple G-protein betagamma combinations produce voltage-dependent inhibition of N-type calcium channels in rat superior cervical ganglion neurons. 2000 Mar 15. J Neurosci. 20(6):2183-91. National Institute of General Medical Sciences