Dr Eva Patak - Researcher Profile

Biography

Eva works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as an Assistant Lecturer.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

SCIENCE (HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2002

Publications

Journal Articles

Pennefather, J.N., Patak, E.N., Ziccone, S., Lilley, A., Pinto, F.M., Page, N.M., Story, M.E., Grover, S., Candenas, M.L., 2006, Regulation of the stimulant actions of neurokinin A and human hemokinin-1 on the human uterus: a comparison with histamine, Biology of Reproduction, vol 75, issue 3, Society for the Study of Reproduction, Madison WI 53711-2021 USA, pp. 334-341.

Patak, E.N., Pinto, F.M., Story, M.E., Pintado, C.O., Fleming, A.J., Page, N.M., Pennefather, J.N., Candenas, M.L., 2005, Functional and molecular characterization of tachykinins and tachykinin receptors in the mouse uterus, Biology of Reproduction, vol 72, issue 5, Society for the Study of Reproduction, Madison USA, pp. 1125-1133.

Pennefather, J.N., Patak, E.N., Pinto, F.M., Luz Candenas, M., 2004, Mammalian tachykinins and uterine smooth muscle: the challenge escalates, European Journal of Pharmacology, vol 500, issue 1-3, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 15-26.

Pennefather, J.N., Lecci, A.M., Luz Candenas, M., Patak, E.N., Pinto, F.M., Maggi, C.A., 2004, Tachykinins and tachykinin receptors: a growing family, Life Sciences, vol 74, issue 12, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 1445-1463.

Patak, E.N., Luz Candenas, M.L., Pennefather, J.N., Ziccone, S., Lilley, A., Martin, J.D., Flores, C., Mantecon, A.G., Story, M.E., Pinto, F.M., 2003, Tachykinins and tachykinin receptors in human uterus, British Journal of Pharmacology, vol 139, issue 3, Nature Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 523-532.

Patak, E.N., Pennefather, J.N., Fleming, A.J., Story, M.E., 2002, Functional characterization of thachykinin NK1 receptors in the mouse uterus, British Journal of Pharmacology, vol 137, issue 8, Nature Publishing Group, London England, pp. 1247-1254.

Patak, E.N., Ziccone, S., Story, M.E., Fleming, A.J., Lilley, A., Pennefather, J.N., 2000, Activation of neurokinin NK2 receptors by tackykinin peptides causes contraction of uterus in pregnant women near term, Molecular Human Reproduction, vol 6 issue 6, Oxford University Press, Oxford England, pp. 549-554.

Patak, E.N., Pennefather, J.N., Story, M.E., 2000, Effects of tachykinins on uterine smooth muscle, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, vol 27, Blackwell, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 922-927.

Conference Proceedings

Patak, E.N., Fleming, A.J., Story, M.E., Pennefather, J.N., 1998, The effects of tachykinins on isolated preparations of gravid human myometrium, Proceedings of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists, Hobart, TAs, December 1998, ASCEPT, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 131.