Antonio Jesús Jiménez Lara
Professor
Department of Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology
Universidad de Malaga
Spain
Biography
Antonio J Jiménez holds a degree and a PhD in Biological Sciences (1993) from the University of Málaga. He has been Professor of Cell Biology since 1996. His predoctoral research (1988-1993) focused on the study of two encephalic glands, the pineal organ and the subcommissural organ. He undertook a post-doctoral stay at the University of Oviedo (1993-94) The direction of Dr. José Manuel García Fernández, carrying out studies on retinal degeneration processes.
Research Interest
Etiology of congenital hydrocephalus and the search for therapies for its treatment.
Publications
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Paez P, Bátiz LF, Roales-Buján R, RodrÃguez-Pérez LM, RodrÃguez S, Jiménez AJ, RodrÃguez EM, Pérez-FÃgares JM. Patterned neuropathologic events occurring in hyh congenital hydrocephalic mutant mice. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2007; 66 (12): 1082-92.
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Jiménez AJ, GarcÃa-Verdugo JM, González CA, Bátiz LF, RodrÃguez-Pérez LM, Páez P, Soriano-Navarro M, Roales-Buján R, Rivera P, RodrÃguez S, RodrÃguez EM, Pérez-FÃgares JM. Disruption of the neurogenic niche in the subventricular zone of postnatal hydrocephalic hyh mice. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2009; 68 (9): 1006-20.
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Bátiz LF, Jiménez AJ, Guerra M, RodrÃguez-Pérez LM, Toledo CD, Vio K, Páez P, Pérez-FÃgares JM, RodrÃguez EM. New ependymal cells are born postnatally in two discrete regions of the mouse brain and support ventricular enlargement in hydrocephalus. Acta Neuropathol. 2011; 121 (6): 721-35.
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Roxas-Buján R, Páez P, Guerra M, RodrÃguez S, VÃo K, Ho-Plagaro A, GarcÃa-Bonilla M, RodrÃguez-Pérez LM, DomÃnguez-Pinos MD, RodrÃguez EM, Pérez-FÃgares JM, Jiménez AJ. Astrocytes acquire morphological and functional characteristics of ependymal cells following disruption of ependyma in hydrocephalus. Acta Neuropathol. 2012; 124 (4): 531-46.
