LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

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1. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov: On the fate of newly synthesized proteins in the elements of the blood-brain barrier. 1st scientific meeting of the students and young scientists from the Higher Medical Institute in Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, May 10, 1986, Abstracts p. 7 (in Bulgarian).

2. Lazarov, N.: Electron microscopical localization of substance P-like immunoreactivity in the main sensory nucleus of the cat trigeminal nerve. IIIrd symposium and school for young scientists on peripheral and CNS synapses. Varna, October 12-16, 1987, Abstracts, p. 17.

3. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov, K. Ichev: Localization of newly synthesized protein precursors of basement membrane in the embryonic central nervous system as revealed by radioautography. Acta histochem. 82, 1987, 153-158.

4. Lazarov, N.: Ultrastructural localization of some phosphatases in the main sensory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve. Proceedings of the 2nd scientific session of the Higher Medical Institute in Stara Zagora, 1, 1988, 2838, (in Bulgarian).

5. Lazarov, N: Immunocytochemical demonstration of ß-endorphin in the Herbst corpuscles. Proceedings of the 2nd scientific session of the Higher Medical Institute in Stara Zagora, 1, 1988, 2839, (in Bulgarian).

6. Lazarov, N., I. Stoyanova: Histochemical localization of Na -,K -ATPase and alkaline phosphatase activities in the Herbst and Grandry corpuscles. Proceedings of the 2nd scientific session of the Higher Medical Institute in Stara Zagora. 1, 1988, 2841. (in Bulgarian).

7. Stoyanova, I., N. Lazarov: Histochemical demonstration of some phosphomonoesterases in the duck trigeminal ganglion. Proceedings of the 2nd scientific session of the Higher Medical Institute in Stara Zagora, 1, 1988, 2842, (in Bulgarian).

8. Lazarov, N.: Electron microscopical demonstration of ß-glucuronidase activty in the Herbst corpuscles in ducklings. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 1, 1988, 98-102 (in Bulgarian).

9. Lazarov, N.: Localization of neuropeptide immunoreactive structures in some mechanoreceptors of birds. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 1, 1988, 103-108 (in Bulgarian).

10. Lazarov, N., I. Stoyanova: Experimental histochemical studies on the 5-nucleotidase activity in the rabbit nodose ganglion. 3rd workshop "EXPERIMENTAL MORPHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS", Sofia, May 27-28, 1988, Abstracts, p. 15 (in Bulgarian).

11. Stoyanova, I., N. Lazarov: Electron microscopic localization of ATPase in rabbit trigeminal ganglion. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 1, 1988, 88-93 (in Bulgarian).

12. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov, M. Davidoff: Serotonin-like immunoreactivity in the cat trigeminal ganglion. Histochemistry 88, 1988, 637-639.

13. Nikolov, V., N. Lazarov, V. Kalaidjieva, A. Logofetov: Inhibition of kidney endocrinological function by experimental amanitin intoxication. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 1, 1988, 76-83 (in Bulgarian).

14. Logofetov, A., V. Nikolov, Zh. Zhelev, V. Kalaidjieva, N. Lazarov: Inhibition of hypoxi-stimulated kidney erythropoietin production in rabbits by amanitin and phalloidin intoxication. Acta physiol pharmac bulg, 14, suppl. 1, 1988, 56.

15. Lazarov, N.: Ultracytochemical localization of adenylate cyclase in the main sensory nucleus of the duck trigeminal nerve. Proceedings of III Balkan Congress on Electron Microscopy, Athens, Greece, 1989, 62.

16. Lazarov, N.: Immunocytochemical localization of substance P and somatostatin in primary trigeminal afferent neuron in duckling. Ann. High. Med. Inst. St. Zagora 2, 1989, 123-129.

17. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov: Neuropeptide immunoreactivity in the cat trigeminal ganglion. Anat. Anz. Suppl. 164, 1989, 207-208.

18. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov: Neuropeptide-like immunoreactivity in the trigeminal principal sensory nucleus of the cat. Gegenbaurs morphol. Jahrb. Leipzig, 135, 1989, 323.

19. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov: Localization of somatostatin-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the principal trigeminal sensory nucleus of the cat. Xth Jubilee National Congress of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology with International Participation. Stara Zagora, May 25-28, 1989, Abstracts p.62.

20. Lazarov, N., V. Nikolov, V. Kalaidjieva, A. Logofetov: Morphological and endocrinological changes in rabbit kidneys and liver after experimental treatment with amanitin and phalloidin. Xth Jubilee National Congress on Anatomy, Histology and Embryology with International Participation. Stara Zagora, May 25-28, 1989, Abstracts, p. 62.

21. Lazarov, N., I. Stoyanova, C. Chouchkov: Immunocytochemical localization of substance P and somatostatin in the cat trigeminal and nodose ganglia. Gegenbaurs morphol. Jahrb. Leipzig, 135, 1989, 324.

22. Ratchkova, M., N. Lazarov, E. Raikova, M. Zaneva: Accumulation of a cytostatic group-conjugated tyrosinase in rat thymus: a histochemical study. Gegenbaurs morphol. Jahrb. Leipzig, 135, 1989, 335.

23. Ratchkova, M., N. Lazarov, E. Raikova, M. Zaneva, M. Gulubova: Distribution of a cytostatic group-conjugated tyrosinase in rat thymus and spleen: a histochemical study. Xth Jubilee National Congress of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology with International Participation. Stara Zagora, May 25-28, 1989, Abstracts, p. 91.

24. Lazarov, N.: Functional properties of some neuropeptides in primary trigeminal afferent neuron of the duck. 5th workshop "FUNCTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL DATA" Sofia, November 30-December 1, 1990, Abstracts, p. 17.

25. Lazarov, N.: Cytochemical localization of 5-nucleotidase in the cat trigeminal nerve. Histochem. J. 22, 1990, 179.

26. Lazarov, N.: Electron microscopic localization of some phosphatases in the duck trigeminal ganglion. Med. Biol. Prob. 18, 1990, 37-46.

27. Lazarov, N.: Functional possibilities of some neuroactive peptides in the primary trigeminal afferent neuron in birds. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 4, 1990, 12-25.

28. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov: Localization of somatostatin-like immunoreactive fibers in the trigeminal principal sensory nucleus of the cat. Acta histochem. 89, 1990, 91-97.

29. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov, I. Stoyanova: Cytochemical localization of 5-nucleotidase activity in the nodose ganglion of the rabbit. Acta histochem. 89, 1990, 75-80.

30. Chouchkov, C, N. Lazarov: Substanz P-immunoreaktivität in den primären Trigeminusneuronen der Katze. In: G. H. Schumacher, J. Fanghänel und A. Brehmer (Eds.) Oral-Anatomie: Ostsee-Zeitung Verlag und Druck GmbH, Zweigwerk Greifswald, 1990, pp. 89-91.

31. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov: Immunocytochemical localization of serotonin in the principal sensory trigeminal nucleus of the cat. IX International Symposium on Morphological Sciences. NANCY, France, September 9-13, 1990, Abstracts, p. 31.

32. Lazarov. N., C. Chouchkov: Studies on membrane-bound enzyme histochemistry of the cat trigeminal ganglion. Anat. Anz., Suppl. 172, 1991, 165.

33. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov: Peptide- and serotonin-containing trigeminal primary afferents of the cat. Anat. Anz., Suppl. 172, 1991, 48.

34. Lazarov. N.: Immunocytochemical demonstration of some transmitter candidates in Merkel cell-axon complex of the cat. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 5, 1991, 24-35.

35. Lazarov, N.: Histochemical and immunocytochemical peculiarities of the primary trigeminal afferent neuron. Ph.D. thesis, Medical University of Stara Zagora, 1992, 160 pp.

36. Lazarov, N.: Somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in some avian mechanoreceptors. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 45, 1992, 125-127.

37. Lazarov, N.: Immunocytochemical demonstration of some neuropeptides and serotonin in the primary trigeminal afferent neuron of the cat. National Conference of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Varna, October 1-3, 1992, Abstracts, p. 17.

38. Lazarov, N., R. Lazarova: Comparison between the neuropeptide content of Merkel and Grandry cells in birds and mammals: a light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical study. Proceedings of the third scientific conference for young scientists "CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORETICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES", 3, 1992, 953-960.

39. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov: Cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity in the primary and central afferent trigeminal neurons of the cat. Anat. Anz. Suppl. 174, 1992, 39.

40. Lazarov, N.: Substance P-like immunoreactivity in the cat trigeminal sensory system. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 175, 1993, 219-220.

41. Chouchkov, C., N. Lazarov: Comparative distribution of some neuropeptides and serotonin within the trigeminal principal and mesencephalic nuclei of the cat. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 175, 1993, 7.

42. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov: Serotoninergic afferents to the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical study. Proceedings of the scientific session "10 YEARS HIGHER MEDICAL INSTITUTE STARA ZAGORA" 6, 1993, 738.

43. Lazarov, N., C. Chouchkov: Neuropeptides and serotonin in afferent projections to the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat. 11th Congress of Anatomists, Histologists and Embryologists, Sofia, September 23-26, 1993, Abstracts, p. 41.

44. Lazarov, N.: Primary trigeminal afferent neuron of the cat: I. Studies on membrane-bound enzyme histochemistry. J. Brain Res. 35, 1994, 355-371.

45. Lazarov, N.: Primary trigeminal afferent neuron of the cat: II. Neuropeptide- and serotonin-like immunoreactivity. J. Brain Res. 35, 1994, 373-389.

46. C. Chouchkov, N. Lazarov: Correlation of gamma-amino-butyric acid and tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the cat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 176, 1994, 68.

47. R. Lazarova, N. Lazarov, E. Christakieva, T. Gancheva: Pathological changes of the skin in case of Angioma serpeginosum: a light and electron microscopic study. Dermatol. Venereol. 33 , 1994, 26-29 (in Bulgarian).

48. N. Lazarov: Calcitonin gene-related peptide- and neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity in the trigeminal primary afferent neurons of the cat. Eur. J. Morphol. 33, 1995, 177-178.

49. N.E. Lazarov, C.N. Chouchkov: Serotonin-containing projections to the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat. Anat. Rec. 241, 1995, 136-142.

50. N.E. Lazarov, C.N. Chouchkov: Immunocytochemical localization of tyrosine hydroxylase and gamma-aminobutyric acid in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat: a light and electron microscopic study. Anat. Rec. 242, 1995, 123-131.

51. N. Lazarov: Distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide- and neuropeptide Y- like immunoreactivity in the trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat. Acta histochem. 97, 1995, 213-223.

52. C. Chouchkov, N. Lazarov: Neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat. J. Anat. 177, 1995, 229.

53. N. Lazarov: Distribution and morphology of synaptic contacts in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat: a quantitative ultrastructural study. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 177, 1995, 197.

54. C. Chouchkov, N. Lazarov: The mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat: Analysis of the neuronal structure and synaptic organization of peptidergic and monoaminergic afferents. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 177, 1995, 66.

55. C. Chouchkov, N. Lazarov, V. Chouchkova: Neuropeptides in the rabbit superior mesenteric ganglion. Acta Anat. 152, 1995, 268.

56. C. Chouchkov, N. Lazarov, I. Stoyanova: Neuropeptide-immunoreactive neuronal structures in the cat and rabbit superior mesenteric ganglion. The 2nd International Malpighi Symposium, Rome, Italy, 14-16 September, 1995.

57. N. Lazarov: Ultrastructure and synaptic organization of the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus in the cat. Proceedings of the 12 Congress Bulg. Anat. Soc., Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 5-8, 1995, pp. 91-92.

58. N. Lazarov: Fine structure and synaptic organization of the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat: a quantitative electron microscopic study. Eur. J. Morphol. 34, 1996, 95-106.

59. N.E. Lazarov, C.N. Chouchkov: Peptidergic innervation of the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus in the cat. Anat. Rec. 245, 1996, 581-592.

60. M.I. Rachkova, N. E. Lazarov, E.T. Raikova, M.A. Tzaneva, M.V. Gulubova: Distribution of cytostatic-conjugated tyrosinase in rat thymus and splees: histochemical investigation. Ann. Inst. Sup. Med. St. Zagora 6, 1996, 11-12.

61. K. Lieb, C. Andersen, N. Lazarov, R. Zienecker, I. Urban, I. Reisert, Ch. Pilgrim: Pre- and postnatal development of dopaminergic neuron numbers in the male and female midbrain. Dev. Brain Res. 94, 1996, 37-43.

62. N. Lazarov, U. Schmidt, I. Wanner, C. Pilgrim: Localization of D₁ dopamine receptor mRNA in the rat brain with non-radioactive in situ hybridization histochemistry. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 179, 1997, 319-320.

63. N. Lazarov, U. Schmidt, A. Mayerhofer, Ch. Pilgrim: Detection of dopamine receptor mRNAs in primary cultures from embryonic rat striatum with digoxigenin-labeled cRNA probes. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 179, 1997, 132-133.

64. C. Chouchkov, N. Lazarov, R. Angelov, J. Stoyanov, I. Stoyanova: Comparative study of the neuropeptide contents of the structures in the feline and rabbit cranial mesenteric ganglion. XIVth International Symposium on Morphological Sciences, September 9-13, 1997, Beijing, China, Abstracts, p. 278.

65. E. Hristozov, D. Djelebov, N. Lazarov, R. Lazarova: A rare case of xeroderma pigmentosum subtype C: A clinical and histpathological study. IInd Regional Clinicopathological Colloquim and Ist Platform on the Progress of Dermatology and Dermatopathology in Middle-East, Balkanian and Caucasian Countries, September 19-21, 1997, Antalya, Turkey, Abstracts, Dermatopatoloji Dergisi 6(1-2) Suppl. 1, 1997, 31.

66. N. Lazarov, C. Pilgrim: Localization of D₁ and D₂ dopamine receptors in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus by immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization. Neurosci. Lett. 236, 1997, 83-86.

67. N.E. Lazarov, C.N. Chouchkov: Neurochemistry of the cat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Biomed. Rev. 8, 1997, 1-20.

68. N.E. Lazarov, U. Schmidt, I. Wanner, Ch. Pilgrim: Mapping of D₁ dopamine receptor mRNA by non-radioactive in situ hybridization. Histochem. Cell Biol. 109, 1998, 271-279.

69. N. Lazarov, C. Pilgrim: Distribution of dopamine D ₁ and D₂ receptors in the rat trigeminal nuclei. 40. Symposium of the Society for Histochemistry, September 22-25, 1998, Giessen, Germany, Abstracts, p. 56.

70. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov: Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase/nitric oxide synthase in the trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat. A histochemical and immunohistochemical study. Acta Anat. 163, 1998, 191-200.

71. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, C. Chouchkov: Comparative localization of nitric oxide synthase and NADPH-diaphorase in the feline trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 180, 1998, 307.

72. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, C. Chouchkov: Ultrastructural relationships between glutamate- and gamma-aminobutyric acid-immunoreactivity patterns in the cat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 180, 1998, 136.

73. N. Lazarov, R. Lazarova: Immunohistochemical evidence for psoriasis-related marker substances. Symposium Internationale Tertium Anatomiae Clinicae, October 9-11, 1998, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 30, Suppl. 3, 1998, 29.

74. R. Lazarova, T. Gancheva, N. Lazarov, E. Hristozov, E. Hristakieva: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum - perforating variant: a light- and electronmicroscopic study. Dermatol. Venereol. 37, 1998, 24-27 (in Bulgarian).

75. D.N. Djelebov, E.T. Hristozov, R.D. Lazarova, N.E. Lazarov: A rare case of Xeroderma pigmentosum associated with a limbal form of Keratoconjunctivitis vernalis: a clinical and histopathological study. 1998 CLAO Annual Meeting, January 29-31, 1998, Las Vegas, USA, Abstracts, p. 56.

76. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, I. Stoyanova, C. Chouchkov: Calcium-binding proteins in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the cat. Arch. Physiol. Biochem. 106, 1998, 370-377.

77. I. Stoyanova, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov, C. Chouchkov: GABA- and glutamate-immunoreactivity in sensory ganglia of cat: a quantitative analysis. Arch. Physiol. Biochem 106, 1998, 362-369.

78. E.A.J.F. Lakke, J.M. Guldemond, N.E. Lazarov, K.G. Usunoff, E. Marani: Nigro-trigeminal and commissural nigral projections in the rat: an anterograde tracer study using biotinylated dextran amine. First Congress of Bulgarian Society for Neuroscience, September 24-26, 1998, Sofia, Bulgaria, Abstracts, pp. 18-19.

79. D. Michelot, A. Zheleva, Z. Zhelev, N.E. Lazarov: Sensitivity of alpha-amanitin to oxidation by a lactoperoxidase hydrogen peroxide system. Toxicon 36, 1998, 1743.

80. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, I. Stoyanova, C. Chouchkov: Expression of neuropeptides and their mRNAs in the cat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus after peripheral axotomy of the masseteric nerve. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 181, 1999, 129-130.

81. I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, C. Chouchkov: Calbindin-D28k- and parvalbumin-immunoreactivity in some sensory ganglia of the cat. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 181, 1999, 176.

82. N. Lazarov, C. Pilgrim: Distribution of dopamine D ₁ receptor mRNA in the rat hippocampal formation. Eur. J. Morphol. 37, 1999, 57.

83. N. Lazarov, C. Pilgrim: Detection of dopamine D ₁ and D₂ receptor mRNAs in the rat cerebellum with digoxigenin-labeled cRNA probes. Eur. J. Morphol. 37, 1999, 58.

84. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, I. Stoyanova, C. Chouchkov: Axotomy-induced alterations in the neurochemical content of cat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus neurons. It. J. Anat. Embryol. 104 Suppl.1, 1999, 386.

85. E. Hristakieva, R. Lazarova, N. Lazarov, A. Stanimirović, J. Shani: Markers for vitiligo related neuropeptides in human skin nerve fibers. Acta med. Croatica 53, 1999, 53-57.

86. Lazarov, N.: The mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus - ultrastructure, synaptic organization and neurochemical characteristics. D.Sc. thesis, Medical University of Stara Zagora, 2000, 372 pp.

87. N.E. Lazarov: The mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus in the cat. Adv. Anat. Embryol. Cell Biol. 153, 2000, pp.1-103.

88. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov: Ultrastructural patterns of glutamate and GABA immunolabeling in the cat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 53, 2000, 109-112.

89. N. Lazarov, C. Beyer: Localization of estrogen receptor-a and b mRNAs in the developing male and female mouse forebrain and midbrain by non-radioactive in situ hybridization. Symposium Internationale Quartum Anatomiae Clinicae, October 6-8, 2000, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 32 Suppl. 1, 2000, 38.

90. E.A.J.F. Lakke, N.E. Lazarov, K.G. Usunoff, E. Marani: A direct nigro-trigeminal projection in the rat: An anterograde tracer study using biotylated dextran amine. Eur. J. Neurosci. 12, Suppl. 11, 2000, 135.

91. R. Lazarova, N. Lazarov: An immunohistochemical study of neuronal markers in the skin of psoriasis vulgaris. Dermatol. Venereol. 39, 2000, 8-12 (in Bulgarian).

92. R. Lazarova, E. Hristakieva, N. Lazarov, J. Shani: Vitiligo-related neuropeptides in nerve fibers of the skin. Arch. Physiol. Biochem. 108, 2000, 262-267.

93. N. Lazarov: Distribution of D1 and D2 dopamine receptor mRNAs in the rat basal ganglia and forebrain. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 183, 2001, 113-114.

94. I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Glutamate: a common neurotransmitter of primary sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic nucleus of the cat. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 183, 2001, 158-159.

95. N. Lazarov: Mismatches between transmitter and receptor localizations in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. XV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society. Stara Zagora, June 1-3, 2001, Abstracts, pp. 7-8.

96. I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Comparative study on the distribution of NADPH-diaphorase in some sensory ganglia. XV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society. Stara Zagora, June 1-3, 2001, Abstracts, p. 17.

97. I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) in migraine pain and trigeminal neuralgia. Pro Otology 1, 2001, 33-35.

98. D. Djelebov, E. Hristozov, R. Lazarova, N. Lazarov, Z. Trifonov, P. Dimov: Xeroderma pigmentosum associated with a limbal form of Keratoconjuctivitis vernalis and skin changes of both auricula. Pro Otology 1, 2001, 36-40.

99. E. Küppers, T. Ivanova, M. Karolczak, N. Lazarov, K. Föhr, C. Beyer: Classical and nonclassical estrogen action on the developing midbrain. Hormone Behav. 40, 2001, 196-202.

100. N. Lazarov: Localization of D1 and D2 dopamine receptor mRNAs in the rat forebrain. 43 Symposium of the Society for Histochemistry: Secretion and Endocytosis, September 26-29, 2001, Vienna, Austria, Abstracts, p. 72.

101. N. Lazarov: Comparative analysis of the neurochemical content of the trigeminal primary afferent neurons in the cat. Eur. J. Morphol. 40, 2002, 128-129.

102. I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, C. Chouchkov: Quantitative immunoassay of calcium-binding proteins in feline sensory ganglia. Eur. J. Morphol. 40, 2002, 133.

103. N. Lazarov: Expression of D ₁ and D₂ dopamine receptor mRNAs in the rat hindbrain. Ann. Anatomy Suppl. 184, 2002, 99-100.

104. N. E. Lazarov: Comparative analysis of the chemical neuroanatomy of the mammalian trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Prog. Neurobiol. 66, 2002, 19-59.

105. N. Lazarov: Nonradioactive in situ hybridization: principles and applications in neurobiological research. 12^thScientific session of the Higher Medical Institute in Pleven, Pleven, May 16-18, 2002, Abstracts, p. 43 (in Bulgarian).

106. N. Lazarov, R. Lazarova: Immunohistochemical localization of nitric oxide synthases in psoriasis. Vth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 11-13, 2002, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 34 Suppl. 1, 2002, 34-35.

107. R. Lazarova, N. E. Lazarov, T. Gantcheva, M. Ganeva: Morphological features of the Netherton syndrome: A light and electron microscopic study. In: Proceedings of the Jubilee Scientific Conference "20 years Higher Medical Institute/Faculty of Medicine Stara Zagora", Vol. 2, Clinical Medicine. Kota, Stara Zagora, 2002, pp. 180-184.

108. Zh. Penkova, M. Draganov, I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Immunocytochemical localization of galanin in trigeminal primary sensory neurons of the cat. In: Proceedings of the Jubilee Scientific Conference "20 years Higher Medical Institute/Faculty of Medicine Stara Zagora", Vol. 1, Biomedical Sciences. Kota, Stara Zagora, 2002, pp. 11-15.

109. M. Draganov, Zh. Penkova, I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Histaminergic innervation of trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal neurons: A light microscopic study in the cat. In: Proceedings of the Jubilee Scientific Conference "20 years Higher Medical Institute/Faculty of Medicine Stara Zagora", Vol. 1, Biomedical Sciences. Kota, Stara Zagora, 2002, pp. 16-20.

110. N. Lazarov, M. Draganov: Expression of dopamine and estrogen receptors in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. IInd National Congress of Neuroscience with International Participation, October 24-26, 2002, Sofia, Abstracts, pp. 27-28.

111. A. Dandov, Zh. Penkova, N. Lazarov: Expression of mRNAs encoding D₁ and D₂ dopamine receptors in cultured embryonic rat striatum. IInd National Congress of Neuroscience with International Participation, October 24-26, 2002, Sofia, Abstracts, pp. 8-9.

112. A. Ivanov, N. Lazarov, N. Grozeva: Ultrastrutural study of Sarcocystis species in sheep and goats. Bulg. J. Vet. Med. 5, 2002, 189-194.

113. N. Lazarov, K. Usunoff: Descending projections from the trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Trakia J. Sci. 1, 2003, 5-14.

114. N. Lazarov: The anatomical basis of psychosomatic disorders. In: D.L. Dumitrascu (Ed.) Psychosomatic Medicine: Recent Progress and Current Trends. "Iuliu Hatieganu" University Publishing House, Cluj, 2003, pp. 13-17.

115. N. Lazarov, Zh. Penkova, V. Nikolov: Localization of estrogen receptors in the dorsal root ganglia of female intact and ovariectomized rats by non-radioactive in situ hybridization. In: W. Ovtscharoff, A. Bozhilova-Pastirova, D. Brazitzova (Eds.) Anatomical Collection: 85^th Anniversary of the Department of Anatomy and Histology . Bolid Publishing House, Sofia, 2003, pp. 52-54.

116. A. Dandov, Zh. Penkova, N. Lazarov: Nitric oxide comes early on stage. XVI National Congress of Anatomy with International Participation. Sofia, June 5-7, 2003, Abstracts, p. 20.

117. K. Usunoff, D.E. Itzev, D. Duridanova, N. Lazarov, A. Wree: Divergent projections to the thalamus and the cerebral cortex from the brain stem in the rat. A fluorescent retrograde tracer study. In: W. Ovtscharoff, A. Bozhilova-Pastirova, D. Brazitzova (Eds.) Anatomical Collection: 85^th Anniversary of the Department of Anatomy and Histology . Bolid Publishing House, Sofia, 2003, pp. 93-94.

118. N. E. Lazarov, R. Lazarova: Immunohistochemical localization of nitric oxide synthases in psoriasis. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 56, 2003, 91-96.

119. L. Kasakov, V. Nikolov, A. Logofetov, N. Lazarov, M. Vlaskovska: The effect of phytoestrogens on pain and inflammation. Vth National Congress on Pharmacology and Toxilogy. Sofia, October 21-23, 2004, Abstracts, p. 76.

120. N. Lazarov: How does the nervous system in health and digestive diseases work? International Symposium on Organic and Functional Disturbances of the Digestive System. Baia Mare, Romania, July 16, 2004.

121. M. Draganov, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: A direct trigemino-solitary projection in the rat: An anterograde tracer study using biotinylated dextran amine. Proceedings of the VIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 8-10, 2004, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 36 Suppl. 1, 2004, 58-59.

122. I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Substance P- and calcitonin gene-related peptide-containing neurons in the feline spinal and superior mesenteric ganglia projecting to the distal ileum. Acta morhologica et antropologica 10, 2005, 16-19.

123. I.I. Stoyanova, N.E. Lazarov: Localization of nitric oxide synthase in rat trigeminal primary afferent neurons using NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry. J. Mol. Histol. 36, 2005, 187-193.

124. N. Lazarov: Phylogenese und Ontogenese des Nervus trigeminus. EWMM-Kongress. Bochum, Germany, May 20-21, 2005.

125. N. Lazarov: Functional morphology and neurochemistry of the trigeminal sensory system. IIIrd National Congress of Neuroscience, June 3-4, 2005, Sofia, Abstracts, p. 18.

126. N. Lazarov: Neurotransmitters in arterial chemoreception: Role of histamine and histamine receptors. First Romanian-Bulgarian Symposium of Internal Pathology: Clinical Application of Basic Research. Cluj-Napoca, Romania, July 8, 2005.

127. N. Lazarov, S. Reindl, V. Rey-Ares, M. Gratzl: Expression of histamine receptors in the carotid body chemosensory system of adult rats. XVII National Congress of Anatomy with International Participation. Hissar, June 10-12, 2005, Abstracts, p. 20.

128. I. Stoyanova, N.Lazarov: Localization of orexin A-immunoreactive fibers in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the rat . XVII National Congress of Anatomy with International Participation. Hissar, June 10-12, 2005, Abstracts, p. 36.

129. M. Draganov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: De novo synthesis of certain neuropeptides in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus after peripheral axotom y. XVII National Congress of Anatomy with International Participation. Hissar, June 10-12, 2005, Abstracts, p. 8.

130. I.I. Stoyanova, N.E. Lazarov: Localization of orexin-A-immunoreactive fibers in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the rat . Brain Res. 1054, 2005, 82-87.

131. N. Lazarov: The anatomical background of neurogastroenterology. In: D.L. Dumitrascu, L. Nedelcu (Eds.) Neurogastroenterology: From Basic Knowledge to Clinical Practice. "Iuliu Hatieganu" University Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2005, pp. 19-24.

132. N. Lazarov, S. Reindl, V. Rey-Ares, M. Gratzl: Evidence for a histaminergic signal transduction in rat carotid body neural pathways. Anniversary Scientific Conference 10 Years Trakia University, Stara Zagora, September 29, 2005.

133. N.E. Lazarov, C. Pilgrim: Forebrain dopamine receptors in cognitive, memory and learning processes. Biomed. Rev. 16, 2005, 59-75.

134. D. Prangova, E. Hristozov, N. Lazarov, R. Lazarova, T. Gantcheva, M. Tzaneva: Idiopathic variant of skin ochronosis. Trakia J. Sci. 3, 2005, 70-72.

135. A. Dandov, M. Draganov, N. Lazarov: Synthesis of galanin and neuropeptide Y in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus after injury of n. massetericus. Trakia J. Sci. 3(3), 2005, 1-5.

136. M. Draganov, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: An anterograde tracer study of a direct trigemino-nigral projection in the rat brain using biotinylated dextran amine (BDA). Trakia J. Sci. 3(4), 2005, 6-9.

137. N. Lazarov, M. Rozloznik, S. Reindl, V. Rey-Ares, M. Dutschmann, M. Gratzl: Expression of histamine receptors and effect of histamine in the rat carotid body chemoafferent pathway. J. Vasc. Res. 43, 2006, 556.

138. V. Rey, N. Lazarov, D. Berg, U. Berg, L. Kunz, A. Mayerhofer: Ovarian dopamine receptor D2: Functional studies in human granulosa-luteal cells. Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes 114, 2006, S40-S41.

139. M. Draganov, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: Descending projections from the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus to the caudal brainstem in the rat: An anterograde tracer study using biotinylated dextran amine. Acta morhologica et antropologica 11, 2006, 3-8.

140. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Diaphorase activity expression in dissociated cortical cultures from murine embryos. IInd Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days. Koprivshtitsa, June 2-4, 2006.

141. M. Draganov, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: Direct projections of mesencephalic trigeminal neurons to trigeminalmotoneurons and interneurons in the rat. IInd Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days. Koprivshtitsa, June 2-4, 2006.

142. N. Lazarov, M. Gratzl: Selective expression of histamine receptors in rat mesencephalic trigeminal neurons.Neurosci. Lett. 404, 2006, 67-71.

143. N. Lazarov, M. Rozloznik, S. Reindl, V. Rey-Ares, M. Dutschmann, M. Gratzl: Expression of histamine receptors and effect of histamine in the rat carotid body chemoafferent pathway. Eur. J. Neurosci. 24, 2006, 3431-3444.

144. A. Dandov, I. Stoyanova, N. Pirovski, N. Lazarov: De novo synthesis of galanin and neuropeptide Y seven and fourteen days after an axotomy of n. massetericus. Trakia J. Sci. 5, Suppl. 2, 2007, 17-18.

145. A. Dandov, I. Stoyanova, N. Lazarov: Functional aspects of neuronal cell cultures. Trakia J. Sci. 5, Suppl. 2 , 2007, 8-9.

146. N. Lazarov, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: Expression of neurotransmitters and their receptors in the rat and human carotid body. Trakia J. Sci. 5, Suppl. 2, 2007, 4-5.

147. N. Lazarov: Twenty-Five Years The Department of Anatomy in Stara Zagora. Trakia J. Sci. 5, Suppl. 2, 2007, 1-3.

148. N. Lazarov: Functional morphology of the enteric nervous system in health and digestive diseases. In: Dan L. Dumitrascu (Ed.) Current Topics in Neurogastroenterology. Proceedings of the 2^nd International Symposium of Neurogastroenterology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2007, pp. 18-25.

149. Zh. Penkova, B. Hirt, M. Mueller, H. Loewenheim, P. Dimov, N. Lazarov: Aquaporin 2 in the inner ear - apotential volume regulator of the endolymph. IB ORL Journal 2 , 2007, 53-56.

150. K.G. Usunoff, D.E. Itzev, N.E. Lazarov, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Interconnections between the central amygdaloid nucleus and the bed nucleus of stria terminalis in the rat. An anterograde and retrograde tracing study. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 60, 2007, 1127-1132.

151. K.G. Usunoff, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Cholinergic neuronal system of rat amygdala. An immunocytochemical study. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 60, 2007, 1215-1220.

152. V. Rey-Ares, N. Lazarov, D. Berg, U. Berg, L. Kunz, A. Mayerhofer: Dopamine receptor repertoire of human granulosa cells. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 5, 2007, 40-49, doi:10.1186/1477-7827-5-40.

153. N.E. Lazarov: Neurobiology of orofacial proprioception. Brain Res. Rev. 56(2), 2007, 362-383.

154. K.G. Usunoff, O. Schmitt, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Efferent projections of the claustrum to the dorsal and ventral striatum, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and parabrachial nuclei. Retrograde tracing study in the rat. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 61(6), 2008, 817-825.

155. K.G. Usunoff, O. Schmitt, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Differential projections to the dorsal and ventral striatum from the dopaminergic, noradrenergic, serotonergic and cholinergic neuronal groups of the brain stem. A retrograde tracing study in the rat. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 61(7), 2008, 945-954.

156. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Diaphorase activity expression in dissociated cortical cultures from mouse embryos. Acta morhologica et antropologica 13, 2008, 10-12.

157. M. Draganov, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: Direct projections from the mesencephalic trigeminal neurons to the trigeminal motoneurons and interneurons in the rat. Acta morhologica et antropologica 13, 2008, 13-16.

158. Zh. Penkova, B. Hirt, M. Mueller, H. Loewenheim, P. Dimov, N. Lazarov: Localization of aquaporin 5 in the cochlea. Trakia J. Sci. 6, Suppl. 1, 2008, 28-31.

159. K.G. Usunoff, N.E . Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree. Projections from the central amygdaloid nucleus to the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus in the rat. IIIrd Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days, Koprivshtitsa, May 30-June 1, 2008.

160. N. Lazarov, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: Evidence for histamine as a transmitter of hypoxic chemosensitivity in the human carotid body. VIIIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 10-12, 2008, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 40 Suppl. 1, 2008, 28.

161. N.E. Lazarov, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: ASIC4, an acid-sensing ion channel, is expressed in the human carotid body. IVth National Congress of Neuroscience, Sofia, September 26-27, 2008.

162. K.G. Usunoff, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Efferent projections of the medial amygdaloid nucleus in the mouse. IVth National Congress of Neuroscience, Sofia, September 26-27, 2008.

163. K.G. Usunoff, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Efferent projections of the central amygdaloid nucleus to the brainstem in the rat: An anterograde tracing study. VIIIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 10-12, 2008, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 40 Suppl. 1, 2008, 37.

164. K.G. Usunoff, D.E. Itzev, O.A. Lyubashina, N.E. Lazarov, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Nitric oxide-producing neurons in the amygdaloid nuclear complex of rat. An immunohistochemical study. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 61(10), 2008, 1357-1366.

165. K.G. Usunoff, O. Schmitt, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Amygdala and subcortical vision: Recognition of threat and fear. Biomedical Reviews 19, 2008, 1-16.

166. D.E. Itzev, N.E. Lazarov, K.G. Usunoff, N.N. Negrev, R.G. Radomirov: Age-related changes in the substance P-immunoreactive nerve structures of the rat recto-anal region. XIX National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation. Pleven, May 29-31, 2009, Abstracts, p. 25.

167. N.E. Lazarov, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: Neurotransmitters and their receptors in the rat superior cervical ganglion. XIX National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation. Pleven, May 29-31, 2009, Abstracts, pp. 4-5.

168. A.D. Dandov, Zh. Penkova, N. Lazarov: Substance P expression in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus after a peripheral neuronal injury. XIX National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation. Pleven, May 29-31, 2009, Abstracts, p. 5.

169. N.Е. Lazarov, S. Reindl, F. Fischer, M. Gratzl: Histaminergic and dopaminergic traits in the human carotid body. Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 165, 2009, 131-136.

170. Zh. Penkova, B. Hirt, M. Mueller, H. Loewenheim, N. Lazarov: Vasopressin induced endolymphaic hydrops in guinea pigs. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 62(3), 2009, 401-404.

171. Zh. Penkova, B. Hirt, M. Mueller, H. Loewenheim, N. Lazarov: Pilocarpine mediated Aquaporin-5 translocation in the inner ear. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 62(4), 2009, 525-528.

172. Zh. Penkova, B. Hirt, M. Mueller, H. Loewenheim, N. Lazarov: Aquaporins in the inner ear: Distribution and pathophysiological implications. Acta morhologica et antropologica 14, 2009, 156-162.

173. N. Lazarov, D. Itzev, K. Usunoff, N. Negrev, R. Radomirov: Changes in substance P-immunoreactive nerve structures of the rat recto-anal region in aging. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 62(8), 2009, 1047-1052.

174. N.E. Lazarov, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: Neurotransmitters and their receptors in the rat superior cervical ganglion. J. Biomed. Clin. Res. 2, 2009, 19-25.

175. D.E. Itzev, N.E. Lazarov, N.N. Negrev, R.G. Radomirov: Changes in the substance P-immunoreactivity of the rat recto-anal region in aging. Autonomic & Autacoid Pharmacology 30 , 2009, 25.

176. K.G. Usunoff, O. Schmitt, D.E. Itzev, S. J.-P. Haas, N.E. Lazarov, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Efferent projections of the anterior and posterodorsal regions of the medial nucleus of the amygdala in the mouse. Cells Tissues Organs 190(5), 2009, 256-285.

177. J. Tchekalarova, D. Pechlivanova, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov, P. Markova, A. Stoinev: Diurnal rhythms of spontaneous reccurent seizures and behavioural alterations of Wistar and spontaneously hypertensive rats in the kainate model of epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 17, 2010, 23-32.

178. N. Lazarov, D. Itzev, K. Usunoff, N. Negrev, R. Radomirov: Age-related changes in substance P-immunoreactive nerve structures of the rat recto-anal region. Cent. Eur. J. Med. 5(3), 2010, 358-364.

179. E. Marani, N.E. Lazarov, T. Heida, K.G. Usunoff. Nigro-subthalamic and nigro-trigeminal projections in the rat. In: P.D. Barnidis and N. Pallikarakis (Eds.) MEDICON 2010 ( XII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 27-30 May, Chalkidiki, Greece), IFMBE Proceedings Vol. 29, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, pp. 184-187. ISSN 1680-0737 ISBN 978-3-642-13038-0.

180. M. Stefanov, D. Vladova, R. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Ultrastructural localization of protein gene product 9.5 and neuron specific enolase in the normal prostate. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 63(3), 2010, 455-460.

181. N.E. Lazarov, D.Y. Atanassova, D.E. Itzev, N.N. Negrev, G.Ts. Stavreva, R.G. Radomirov: Morphological evidence for age-related changes in the NADPH-d activity of myenteric neurons in the rat recto-anal region. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 63(8), 2010, 1239-1246.

182. K.G. Usunoff, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Projections from the central amygdaloid nucleus to the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus in the rat. Acta morhologica et antropologica 15, 2010, 11-15.

183. A. Dandov, Zh. Penkova, N. Lazarov: De novo expression of neuropeptides in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the rat after masseteric nerve injury. Acta morhologica et antropologica 15, 2010, 27-30.

184. N. Lazarov, K. Usunoff, D. Itzev, O. Schmitt, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Orexinergic innervation of the rat amygdala. IVth Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days. Koprivshtitsa, June 4-6, 2010.

185. N. Lazarov, D. Atanassova, D. Itzev, N. Negrev, R. Radomirov: Age-related changes in the NADPH-d activity of the myenteric neurons of the rat recto-anal region. IVth Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days. Koprivshtitsa, June 4-6, 2010.

186. O. Lyubashina, D. Atanassova, A. Dorofeeva, D. Itzev, S. Pantaleev, N. Lazarov: Expression of c-Fos and co-localization with NADP-d in the rat medulla oblongata after colorectal distention. IVth Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days. Koprivshtitsa, June 4-6, 2010.

187. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: The MTN neurons and how they react to peripheral trauma (the morphological aspect). IVth Koprivshtitsa Morphological Days. Koprivshtitsa, June 4-6, 2010.

188. N. Lazarov, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: Neurotransmission in the human carotid body: Focus on the role of dopamine and histamine in hypoxic chemoreception. Acta morhologica et antropologica 16, 2010, 3-9.

189. N.E. Lazarov, D.Y. Atanassova, D.E. Itzev, N. Negrev: Substance P-ergic innervation of the recto-anal region in the rat. Zdrave&Nauka 1, 2011, 31-33 (in Bulgarian).

190. N.E. Lazarov, K.G. Usunoff, O. Schmitt, D.E. Itzev, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Amygdalotrigeminal projection in the rat: An anterograde tracing study. Ann. Anat. 193(2), 2011, 118-126.

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191. D.Y. Atanassova, N.E. Lazarov: Dopamine and dopaminergic innervation of the rat carotid body. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 64(5), 2011, 751-756.

192. N. Lazarov, V. Lazarov, A. Bulling, M. Gratzl: Body Explorer 3.0: an easily accessed multi user web system for studying cross-sectional anatomy. Abstracts for the Joint Meeting of Anatomical Societies, 19-22 May 2011, Bursa, Turkey. Anatomy 5 Suppl., 2011, S18, doi:10.2399/ana.11.001s.

193. N.E. Lazarov, D.Y. Atanasova, S. Reindl, M. Gratzl: Dopamine and histamine: two major transmitters in hypoxic chemosensitivity in the human carotid body. Clujul Medical 84, Suppl. 2(2), 2011, 84-88.

194. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Down-regulation of calcium-binding proteins in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus following a peripheral injury. XXth National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society and VIIIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, September 30- October 1, 2011, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 43(2), 2011, 87.

195. N. Lazarov, V. Lazarov, A. Bulling, M. Gratzl: Body Explorer 3.0: an easily accessed multi user web system for studying cross-sectional anatomy. XXth National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society and VIIIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, September 30- October 1, 2011, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 43(2), 2011, 93.

196. D. Atanasova, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: A morphological study of the rat carotid body. XXth National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society and VIIIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, September 30-October 1, 2011, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 43(2), 2011, 108-109.

197. D. Atanasova, D. Itzev, N. Lazarov: Histamine, an important neuromodulator of hypoxic chemosensitivity in the rat carotid body. XXth National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society and VIIIth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, September 30- October 1, 2011, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 43(2), 2011, 109.

198. N. Lazarov, D. Itzev, G. Stavreva, R. Radomirov: The role of some neurotransmitters in the recto-anal motility in a rat model. In: Dan L. Dumitrascu, Vasile Drug (Eds.) Functional and Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Proceedings of the Humboldt Kolleg NeurogastRO 2011 and 3^rd International Symposium of Neurogastroenterology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2011, pp. 239-251.

199. N. Lazarov, K. Usunoff, D. Itzev, A. Rolfs, A. Wree, O. Schmitt: Orexinergic innervation of the rat extended amygdala. Acta morhologica et antropologica 17, 2011, 10-14.

200. D. Y. Atanasova, M.E. Iliev, N.E. Lazarov: Morphology of the rat carotid body. Biomedical Reviews 22, 2011, 41-55.

201. O. Schmitt, K.G. Usunoff, N.E. Lazarov, D.E. Itzev, P. Eipert, A. Rolfs, A. Wree: Orexinergic innervation of the extended amygdala and basal ganglia in the rat. Brain Struct. Funct. 217(2), 2012, 233-256.

202. N. Lazarov: The neurochemical anatomy of trigeminal primary afferent neurons. In: C.M. Contreras (Ed.) Neuroscience - Dealing with Frontiers, InTech, Rijeka, 2012, pp. 167-194, ISBN 978-953-51-0207-6.

203. T. Heida, J. Stegenga, M.A.J. Lourens, H. Meijer, S.A. van Gils, N.E. Lazarov, E. Marani: Simulating idiopathic Parkinson's disease by in vitro and computational models . In: G.R. Naik (Ed.) Applied Biological Engineering - Principles and Practice, InTech, Rijeka, 2012, pp. 209-236, ISBN 978-953-51-0412-4.

204. S.Y. Nikolova, D.H. Toneva, Y.A. Yordanov, N.E. Lazarov: Absence of foramen spinosum and abnormal middle meningeal artery in cranial series. Anthropologischer Anzeiger (Anthrop. Anz.) 69(3), 2012, 351-366.

205. O. Lyubashina, D. Atanasova, S. Panteleev, D. Itzev,N. Lazarov: Differential c-fos expression in nuclei of thecaudal medulla oblongata following noxious colorectal distension in anaesthetized rats. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 65(5), 2012, 709-716.

206. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova: The human carotid body in health and disease. Vth Morphological Days. Sofia, June 1-3, 2012.

207. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Expression of some neuropeptides in the rat carotid body. Vth Morphological Days. Sofia, June 1-3, 2012.

208. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Neurochemical plasticity of rat mesencephalic trigeminal neurons following а peripheral axonal injury. Vth Morphological Days. Sofia, June 1-3, 2012.

209. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova, G. Stavreva: Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of ATP-containing structures in the rat colon. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci.65(11), 2012, 1613-1618.

210. G. Stavreva, R. Radomirov, N. Lazarov: Effect of cibacron blue and suramin on non-adrenergic non-cholinergic motor responses in rat anorectum. 6 ^th European Congress of Pharmacology, Granada, July 17-20, 2012.

211. N. Lazarov, M. Iliev, D. Atanasova: Enzyme histochemical investigations of the mammalian carotid body. Jubilee symposium "50 years of the Departmeny of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University-Varna", Varna, November 1-2, 2012.

212. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Neurochemical plasticity of rat mesencephalic trigeminal neurons following peripheral axonal injury. Jubilee symposium "50 years of the Departmeny of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University-Varna", Varna, November 1-2, 2012.

213. Е.A. Ivanov, N.E. Lazarov: Postnatal development of the afferent innervation of the mammalian cochlea. Biomed. Rev. 23, 2012, 37-52.

214. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Expression of some neuropeptides in the rat carotid body. Acta morphologica et anthropologica 19, 2012, 15-19.

215. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova: The human carotid body in health and disease. Acta morphologica et anthropologica 19, 2012, 135-140.

216. J. Tchekalarova, Z. Petkova, D. Pechlivanova, S. Moyanova, L. Kortenska, R. Mitreva, V. Lozanov, D. Atanasova, N . Lazarov, A. Stoynev: Prophylactic treatment with melatonin after status epilepticus: Effects on epileptogenesis, neuronal damage and behavioral changes in kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 27(1), 2013, 174-187.

217. N. Lazarov, M. Iliev, D. Atanasova: Enzyme histochemical investigations of the mammalian carotid body. Scripta Scientifica Medica 45, Suppl. 1, 2013, 34-38.

218. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Expression of some neurotrophic factors and their corresponding receptors in the rat carotid body. 108^th Annual Meeting of the Anatomische Gesellschaft, Magdeburg, Germany, March 22-25, 2013.

219. Z. Petkova, J. Tchekalarova, D. Pechlivanova, V. Lozanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, A. Stoynev: Effects of long-term treatment with melatonin on epileptogenesis, neuronal damage and behavioral changes in kainate model of epilepsy in SHRs. 4^th London-Innsbruck-Colloquium on Status Epilepticus, 4-6 April 2013, Salzburg, Austria, Epilepsia 54, Suppl. 6, p. 107.

220. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova: Expression of some neurotrophic factors and their corresponding receptors in the carotid body of spontaneously hypertensive rats. XXIst National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31- June 2, 2013, Sofia, Abstracts, pp. 6-7.

221. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Localization of nitrergic structures in the carotid body and superior cervical ganglion in rats. XXIst National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31- June 2, 2013, Sofia, Abstracts, pp. 11-12.

222. A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Morpho-neurochemical alterations in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the rat after peripheral axonal injury. XXIst National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31- June 2, 2013, Sofia, Abstracts, pp. 75-76.

223. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Expression of some neurotrophic factors and their corresponding receptors in the rat carotid body. 55^th Symposium of the Society for Histochemistry, June 11-14, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, Abstracts, p. 84.

224. N. Lazarov, V. Lazarov, A. Bulling, M. Gratzl: Body Explorer 3.0: an interactive multilingual web system for studying cross-sectional anatomy. Humboldt-Kolleg 2013 Resources of Danubian Region: The Possibility of Cooperation and Utilization. June 12-15, 2013, Belgrade, Serbia.

225. N.E. Lazarov: Neuroanatomical tract-tracing using biotinylated dextran amine. In: Renping Zhou, Lin Mei (Eds.) Neural Development: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1018, Humana Press, Springer Science+Business Media, New York, LLC, 2013, pp. 323-334, ISBN 978-1-62703-443-2.

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226. D.Y. Atanasova, A. Martseva, O. Lyubashina, D. Itzev, S. Panteleev, N. Lazarov: Neuronal processing of noxious colonic input in the caudal medulla of the rat. 45^th European Brain and Behaviour Society Meeting, 6-9 September 2013, Munich, Germany, P102, Abstracts, p. 81.

227. D.Y. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova, Z. Petkova, D. Pechlivanova, N. Lazarov: Treatment with melatonin after kainate-induced status epilepticus: Effects on epileptogenesis, neuronal damage and behavioral changes in spontaneously hypertensive rats. 45^th European Brain and Behaviour Society Meeting, 6-9 September 2013, Munich, Germany, P184, Abstracts, p. 163.

228. S.P. Pencheva, E.A. Ivanov, N.E. Lazarov: Granule cells of the cochlear nucleus in rats: Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study. XIXth Session of the Balkan Medical Days and the Second Congress of Emergency Medicine of the Republic of Moldova, 22-24 September 2013, Chisinau, Moldova, Archives of the Medical Union 48, Suppl. 3, 2013, p. 110.

229. N.E. Lazarov, V.N. Lazarov, A. Bulling, M. Gratzl: Body Explorer 3.0: an interactive multilingual web system for studying cross-sectional anatomy. In: L.C. Popovic, M. Vidakovic, D.S. Kostic (Eds.) Resources of Danubian Region: The Possibility of Cooperation and Utilization. Proceedings of the Humboldt Kolleg Belgrade 2013, Humboldt-Club Serbien, Belgrade, Serbia, 2013, pp. 197-202.

230. Z. Petkova, J. Tchekalarova, D. Pechlivanova, V. Lozanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, A. Stoynev: Effects of long-term treatment with melatonin on epileptogenesis, neuronal damage and behavioral changes in kainate model of epilepsy in SHRs. 4^th London-Innsbruck-Colloquium on Status Epilepticus, 4-6 April 2013, Salzburg, Austria, Epilepsia 54, Suppl. 6, p. 107.

231. D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Immunohistochemical localization of some neurotrophic factors and their receptors in the rat carotid body. Neurosci. Med. 4(4), 2013, 284-289.

232. Е.A. Ivanov, S.P. Doseva, N.E. Lazarov: Postnatal development of the inner ear efferent innervation in mammals. Biomed. Rev. 24, 2013, 33-48.

233. J. Tchekalarova, Z. Petkova, D. Pechlivanova, S. Moyanova, L. Kortenska, R. Mitreva, D. Popov, P. Markova, V. Lozanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, A. Stoynev: Treatment with melatonin after status epilepticus attenuates seizure activity and neuronal damage but does not prevent the disturbance in diurnal rhythms and behavioral alterations in spontaneously hypertensive rats in kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 31, 2014, 198-208.

234. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, Y. Yordanov, N. Lazarov: Multiple Wormian bones and their relation with definitepathological conditions in a case of an adult cranium. Anthropologischer Anzeiger (Anthrop. Anz.) 71(3), 2014, 169-190.

235. D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Expression of neurotrophic factors and their receptors in the carotid body of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Resp. Physiol. Neurobiol. 202, 2014, 6-15.

236. S.Y. Nikolova, D.H. Toneva, Y.A. Yordanov, N.E. Lazarov: Variations in the squamous part of the occipital bone in medieval and contemporary cranial series from Bulgaria. Folia Morphol. 73(4), 2014, 429-438.

237. P. Goranova, I. Michailova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Structure of the rat carotid body. XIII International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 8-11, 2014, Tribuna Medica LXVI, Suppl. 1, 2014, 69.

238. I. Michailova, P. Goranova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Ultrastructure of the carotid body in rats. XIII International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 8-11, 2014, Tribuna Medica LXVI, Suppl. 1, 2014, 70.

239. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Histochemical localization of tripeptidyl aminopeptidase I in the rat carotid body. 3^rd Balkan Scientific Conference on Biology, Plovdiv, May 30-June 1, 2014, Abstracts p. 122.

240. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova, A. Ivanov: Thermal stress-induced expression of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the rat rostral pons. VIth Morphological Days. Sofia, June 6-8, 2014.

241. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Hypertension alters the neurotrophic factor profile in the carotid body of adult rats. 9^thFENS Forum of Neuroscience, July 5-9, 2014, Milan, Italy, P: E001.

242. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, Y. Yordanov, N. Lazarov: A case of multiple Wormian bones in a combination with completely preserved metopic suture in adult skull. 20^th European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association, August 26-31, 2014, Lund, Sweden, Abstracts, p. 65.

243. N. Lazarov: The carotid body in health and disease. 4 ^th Congress of the Serbian Anatomical Society and 1^st Congress of Serbian Clinical Anatomy, September 18-20, 2014, Belgrade, Serbia, Plenary Lecture, Abstracts, p. 45.

244. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Localization of nitrergic structures in the carotid body in spontaneously hypertensive rats. 109 ^th Annual Meeting of the Anatomische Gesellschaft, September 24-27, 2014, Salzburg, Austria, P5.

245. D. Atanasova, N. Ivanova, J. Tchekalarova, N. Lazarov : Effects of long-term losartan treatment during epileptogenesis on the development of chronic epileptic state and diurnal rhythms of behavioural changes in Wistar rats. 109^th Annual Meeting of the Anatomische Gesellschaft, September 24-27, 2014, Salzburg, Austria, P192.

246. J. Tchekalarova, N.M. Ivanova, D.M. Pechlivanova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, L. Kortenska, R. Mitreva, V. Lozanov, A. Stoynev: Antiepileptogenic and neuroprotective effect of losartan in kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 127, 2014, 27-36.

247. S.P. Pencheva, E.A. Ivanov, N.E. Lazarov: Granule cells of the cochlear nucleus in rats: Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study. J. Biomed. Clin. Res. 7(1), Suppl. 2, 2014, 24-25.

248. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Histochemical demonstration of tripeptidyl aminopeptidase I in the rat carotid body. Acta Histochem. 117, 2015, 219-222.

249. S.P. Doseva, E.A. Ivanov, N.E. Lazarov: Age-dependent changes in the expression of AMPA-glutamate receptorsubunits in the cochlear nuclear complex of rats. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 68(3), 2015, 409-414.

250. P. Goranova, I. Michailova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Structural alterations in the carotid body of spontaneously hypertensive rats. XIV International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 7-10, 2015, Tribuna Medica LXVII, Suppl. 1, 2015, 25.

251. A. Ivanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Altered neurotrophic profile in the hypertensive carotid body in rats. XIV International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 7-10, 2015, Tribuna Medica LXVII, Suppl. 1, 2015, 42.

252. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Morphology and neurochemistry of the rat carotid body. XXIInd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, June 5-7, 2015, Plovdiv, Folia Medica 57, Suppl. 2, 2015, 11.

253. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova: Morphological changes in the hypoxic carotid body of rats. XXIInd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, June 5-7, 2015, Plovdiv, Folia Medica 57, Suppl. 2, 2015, 11.

254. N.M. Ivanova , D. Atanasova , D.M. Pechlivanova , R. Mitreva , N. Lazarov , A.G. Stoynev , J.D. Tchekalarova: Long-term intracerebroventricular infusion of angiotensin II after kainate-induced status epilepticus: Effects on epileptogenesis, brain damage, and diurnal behavioral changes. Epilepsy Behav. 51 , 2015, 1-12.

255. J. Tchekalarova , M. Shishmanova , D. Atanasova , M. Stefanova , L. Alova , N. Lazarov , K. Georgieva: Effect of endurance training on seizure susceptibility, behavioral changes and neuronal damage after kainate-induced status epilepticus in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Brain Res. 1625 , 2015, 39-53.

256. A. Mitev, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Immunohistochemical localization of ASIC4 in the adult rat retina. XII International Medical Scientific Conference for Students & Young Doctors, October 7-10, 2015, Pleven, Abstract Book, p. 39.

257. S. Dragomanova, L. Tancheva, M. Georgieva,A. Georgieva, C. Dishovsky, R. Kalfin,D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, I. Pehlivanov: Preventive effect of the natural monoterpene myrtenal on cognitive disorders in dement mice. Abstracts of the 28th ECNP Congress, European Neuropsychopharmacology 09/2015; 25(2):S578-S579. Amino Acids 47(8), 2015, 1652-1652.

258. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova, A. Ivanov: Thermal stress-induced expression of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the rat rostral pons. Acta morphologica et anthropologica 21, 2015, 70-74.

259. Н. Лазаров : Да дишаш или да не дишаш - това е въпросът. Природа 3, 2015, 8-12.

260. S.Y. Nikolova, D.H. Toneva, N.E. Lazarov: External auditory canal exostoses in cranial series from Bulgaria. Eur. J. Forensic Sci. 3(1), 2016, 1-3.

261. D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Morphological changes in the rat carotid body following acute sodium nitrite treatment. Resp. Physiol. Neurobiol. 221, 2016, 11-18.

262. J. Tchekalarova , N. Ivanova , D. Atanasova , D.M. Pechlivanova , N. Lazarov , L. Kortenska, R. Mitreva, V. Lozanov, A. Stoynev: Long-term treatment with losartan attenuates seizure activity and neuronal damage without affecting behavioral changes in a model of co-morbid hypertension and epilepsy. Cell. Mol. Neurobiol. 36, 2016, 927-941.

263. J.D. Tchekalarova, Z. Nenchovska, D. Atanasova, M. Atanasova, L. Kortenska, L. Alova, M. Stefanova, N. Lazarov: Consequences of long-term treatment with agomelatine on depressive-like behavior and neurobiologicalabnormalities in pinealectomized rats. Behav. Brain Res. 302, 2016, 11-28.

264. Z. Nenchovska, D. Atanasova, M. Atanasova, L. Kortenska, M. Stefanova, L. Alova, N. Lazarov, J. Tchekalarova: Consequences of long-term treatment with agomelatine on depressive-like behavior and neurobiological abnormalities in pinealectomized rats. Scientific Meeting of the Bulgarian Society of Physiological Sciences - Sofia Branch, Sofia, February 19, 2016, Abstract Book, p. 8.

265. S. Krasteva-Krayselska, A. Ivanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Gene therapy for congestive heart failure. IBC 2016, Sofia, Abstracts, p. 22.

266. A.D. Dandov, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Morphological changes in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus following peripheral axotomy. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 6 9(6), 2016, 801-806.

267. Н. Лазаров : Невробиология на емоциите. Природа 2, 2016, 12-17.

268. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, Y. Yordanov, N. Lazarov: Two cases of large bregmatic bone along with a persistent metopic suture from necropoles on the northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. Anthropol. Sci. 124(2), 2016, 145-153.

269. P. Goranova, J. Tchekalarova, Z. Nenchovska, D. Atanasova, M. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Effects of long-term treatment with agomelatine on depressive-like behavior and neurobiological abnormalities in pinealectomized rats.XV International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 12-15, 2016, IJMS 5, Suppl. 1, 2017, 82.

270. A. Ivanov, S. Krayselska, N. Ivanova, D. Atanasova, D. Pechlivanova, R. Mitreva, N. Lazarov, J. Tchekalarova: Effects of long-term intracerebroventricular infusion of angiotensin II on epileptogenesis, brain damage and spatial memory in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy. XV International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 12-15, 2016, IJMS (International Journal of Medical Students 5, Suppl. 1, 2017, 115.

271. P. Goranova, A. Dandov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Structural plasticity of axotomized mesencephalic trigeminal neurons in rats. 27^th ESC, Berin, September 28-October 1, 2016, Abstracts, p. 217.

272. N. Lazarov, A. Dandov, D. Atanasova: Morphological plasticity of the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus following peripheral axotomy. Proceedings of the Xth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 6-8, 2016, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 48 Suppl. 2, 2016, 16.

273. A. Dandov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Neurochemical plasticity of peripherally axotomized mesencephalic trigeminal neurons of the rat. Proceedings of the Xth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 6-8, 2016, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 48 Suppl. 2, 2016, 17.

274. D. Atanasova, M. Dimitrova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, I. Maslarski, N. Lazarov: Histochemical demonstration of tripeptidyl aminopeptidase in rat organs. Proceedings of the Xth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 6-8, 2016, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 48 Suppl. 2, 2016, 50.

275. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Structural changes in the rat carotid body after acute sodium nitrite treatment. Proceedings of the Xth International Symposium of Clinical Anatomy, October 6-8, 2016, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 48 Suppl. 2, 2016, 54-55.

276. N. Ivanova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, M. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova: Study role of AT1 receptors on spatial memory impairment in the kainate model of epilepsy. Scientific Meeting of the Bulgarian Society of Physiological Sciences, Sofia, November 25, 2016, Abstracts, p. 15.

277. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Expression of nitric oxide-containing structures in the rat carotid body. Acta Histochem. 118, 2016, 770-775. IF 1.360

278. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: CGRP- and VIP-immunoreactivity in the rat carotid body. Acta morphologica et anthropologica 23, 2016, 16-21.

279. M.B. Dimitrova, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Histochemical demonstration of tripeptidyl aminopeptidase I. In: Carlo Pellicciari, Marco Biggiogera (Eds.) Histochemistry of Single Molecules: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1560, Humana Press, Springer Science+Business Media, New York, LLC, 2017, pp. 55-68, ISBN 978-1-4939-6787-2, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6788-9_4.

280. Н. Лазаров : Човешкото обоняние - подценяваното сетиво. Природа 1, 2017, 10-16.

281. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, Z. Nenchovska, M. Atanasova, L. Kortenska, R. Gesheva, N. Lazarov: Agomelatine protects against neuronal damage without preventing epileptogenesis in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurobiol. Dis. 104, 2017, 1-14.

282. S.Y. Nikolova, D.H. Toneva, N.E. Lazarov: Incidence of a bifid mandibular condyle in dry mandibles. J. Craniofac. Surg. 28(8), 2017, 2168-2173.

283. S.Y. Nikolova, D.H. Toneva, Y.A. Yordanov, N.E. Lazarov: Morphometric study of the myelohyoid bridging in dry mandibles. Anthropol. Anz. (J. Biol. Clin. Anthropol.) 74(2), 2017, 113-122.

284. E. Marani, N. Lazarov: Lipofuscin and Lipofuscinoses. In: Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 481-486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.02594-3 , ISBN: 978-012809324-5.

285. M.B. Dimitrova, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Tripeptidyl peptidase I and its role in neurodegenerative and tumor diseases. In: Sajal Chakraborti, Naranjan S. Dhalla (Eds.) Pathophysiological Aspects of Proteases, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2017, pp. 147-160, ISBN: 978-981-10-6140-0, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-6141-7.

286. M. Dinkova, A. Gradev, B. Kyosev, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Neuropeptide traits in the rat carotid body. XVI International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 11-14, 2017, Abstracts, p. 50.

287. P. Goranova, D. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova, M. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Effects of chronic treatment with agomelatine on seizure activity, comorbid behavioral changes and neuronal damage in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy. XVI International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 11-14, 2017, Abstracts, p. 112.

288. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, M. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Antidepressant effect of chronic agomelatine treatment in kainate model of epilepsy-associated depression involves a suppression of inflammatory signaling. Symposium Neurogenesis in the developing and adult primate brain: Challenges for therapeutic applications. Varna, Bulgaria, May 19-20, 2017, Biomed. Rev 28, 2017, 154.

289. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, S. Harizanov, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: A CT-study of the cranial suture morphology and its reorganization during the obliteration. Coll. Antropol. 419(2), 2017, 125-131.

290. N. Dimitrov, D. Atanasova, N. Tomov, D. Sivrev, N. Lazarov: Acupuncture causes serotonin release by mast cells. Rom. J. Morphol. Embryol. 58(3), 2017, 961-968.

291. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, S. Harizanov, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: A CT-study of the cranial suture morphology and its reorganization during the obliteration (oral presentation). 36th ANTHROPOLOGY AND HEALTH CONFERENCE Anthropology in the Service of Global Health (A&H 2017)- Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 16-18, 2017.

292. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, I. Georgiev, S. Harizanov, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: Body mass index differences in facial soft tissue thicknesses in Bulgarian adults (oral presentation). 36th ANTHROPOLOGY AND HEALTH CONFERENCE Anthropology in the Service of Global Health (A&H 2017) - Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 16-18, 2017.

293. A. Ivanov, N. Hristova, D. Atanasova, E. Stefanova, N. Lazarov: Morgellons Disease. Case report. (poster).

294. N. Lazarov, J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova: Chronic agomelatine treatment suppresses the kainate-induced glial reaction during epileptogenesis in rats. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 13-14.

295. A. Dandov, D. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova, N. Ivanova, N. Lazarov: Kainate-induced changes and the effect of losartan on angiotensin AT₁ receptor expression in limbic structures in a rat model of comorbid hypertension and epilepsy. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 14.

296. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: The carotid body and superior cervical ganglion in rats express angiotensin AT1 receptors. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 37.

297. T. Kirov, D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Nitric oxide-containing structures in the carotid body and superior cervical ganglion in rats. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 38.

298. A. Ivanov, A. Dandov, D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Influence of thermal stress on the expression of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd NationalCongress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 39.

299. N. Dimitrov, D. Atanasova, N. Tomov, D. Sivrev, N . Lazarov: Nerve structures in Zusanli (ST₃₆) in rats. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 39-40.

300. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, I. Georgiev, S. Harizanov, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: Assessment of sex differences in size and shape of foramen magnum on CT scans of Bulgarian Adults. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 42-43.

301. S. Nikolova, S. Harizanov, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: Application of the deblurring technique and segmentation on medical CT images for improved visualization of the cranial sutures. Abstracts of the XXIIIrd National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with international participation, October 5-7, 2017, Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 49 Suppl. 2, 2017, 43.

302. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, M. Atanasova, K. Ilieva, L. Kortenska, R. Gesheva, N. Lazarov: Preclinical evidence for therapeutic potential of antidepressant agomelatine in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and epilepsy. AAIC Satellite Symposium. Varna, Bulgaria, October 19-20, 2017, Abstracts, 9A.

303. M. Dinkova, D. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova, N. Lazarov: Agomelatine-induced effects in epilepsy in rats. 2 ndInternational Biomedical Congress, November 17-19, 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria, Abstracts, p. 129.

304. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, L. Kortenska, R. Mitreva, N. Lazarov: Agomelatine exerts a neuroprotection against kainate-induced epileptogenesis without preventing development of status epilepticus and spontaneous seizure activity in wistar rats. INB Conference, 2017, pp. 37-38.

305. Н. Лазаров : Вкусът - неустоимото изкушение на човешките сетива. Природа 1, 2018, 20-25.

306. D. Atanasova , J. Tchekalarova , N. Ivanova , Z. Nenchovska, E. Pavlova , N. Atanassova , N. Lazarov : Losartan suppresses the kainate-induced changes of angiotensin AT ₁ receptor expression in a model of comorbid hypertension and epilepsy. Life Sci. 193 , 2018, 40-46.

307. D. Atanasova, A. Dandov, N. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Immunohistochemical localization of AT₁ receptors in the rat carotid body. Acta Histochem. 120, 2018, 154-158.

308. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, N. Lazarov: Digital radiomorphometric analysis of the frontal sinus and assessment of the relation between preserved metopic suture and frontal sinus development. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 165(3), 2018, 492-506. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23375.

309. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Morphometric analysis of the frontal sinus: application of industrial digital radiography and virtual endocast. J. Forensic Radiol. Imaging 12, 2018, 31-39.

310. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, L. Kortenska, M. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Chronic agomelatine treatment prevents comorbid depression in the post status epilepticus model of acquired epilepsy through suppression ofinflammatory signaling. Neurobiol. Dis. 115, 2018, 127-144.

311. D. Atanasova, A. Dandov, T. Kirov, N. Lazarov: Mast cells in the rat carotid body. Acta morhologica et antropologica 25(1-2), 2018, 11-15.

312. T. Stoyanova, N. Ivanova, J. Tchekalarova, L. Kortenska, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Ef­fects of Agomelatine and Lacosamide on Kainate-Induced Status Epilepticus, Epileptogen­esis and EEG Seizure Activity in Wistar Rat. Acta morhologica et antropologica 25(1-2), 2018, 33-38.

313. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, T. Kirov: Immunohistochemical localization of nitrergic structures in the carotid body of normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats. Plenary Lecture, VIIth National Conference with international participation "Morphological Days", June 8 - 10, Sofia, Bulgaria.

314. T. Kirov, D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Histological evidence for the presence of mast cells in the rat carotid body. VIIth National Conference with international participation "Morphological Days", June 8 - 10, Sofia, Bulgaria.

315. A. Dandov, M. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Influence of agomelatine in the streptozotocin-induced model of rat in Alzheimer's disease. VIIth National Conference with international participation "Morphological Days", June 8 - 10, Sofia, Bulgaria.

316. D Atanasova, N. Dimitrov , N. Tomov, I. Ivanova, D. Sivrev, N. Lazarov: Ghrelin expression in rat colon. 8^thBulgarian Peptide Symposium with international participation. June 8 - 10, 2018, Stara Zagora Mineral Baths,Bulgaria.

317. D. Atanasova, J. Tchekalarova, L. Kortenska, M. Shishmanova-Doseva, P. Marinov, A. Dandov, T. Kirov, N. Lazarov: Study on the treatment effect of agomelatine in kainate-induced status epilepticus in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy. 113th Annual Meeting Anatomische Gesellschaft, September 25-28, 2018 , Rostock, Germany.

318. D. Atanasova, N. Dimitrov, N. Lazarov: Еnhanced expression of components of the neurotrophin signaling system in the hypertensive carotid body. 113th Annual Meeting Anatomische Gesellschaft, September 25-28, 2018, Rostock, Germany.

319. N. Ivanova, J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, D. Pechlivanova, N. Lazarov: Strain-dependent effects of AT1 receptor antagonist losartan on spatial memory performance of Wistar and spontaneously hypertensive rats in kainate model of temporal epilepsy, Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 71(6), 2018, 839-846.

320. N.E. Lazarov, D.Y. Atanasova, A.D. Dandov, N.D. Dimitrov: Anandamide-induced expression of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus after short-term termal stress. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 71(9), 2018, 1272-1278.

321. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, I. Georgiev, S. Harizanov, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: Facial soft tissue thicknesses in Bulgarian adults: relation to sex, body mass index and bilateral asymmetry. Folia Morphol. 77(3), 2018, 570-582.

322. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, S. Harizanov, I. Georgiev, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Sex determination by size and shape of foramen magnum based on CT imaging. Legal Medicine 35, 2018, 50-60.

323. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, N. Lazarov: Relation between metopic suture persistence and frontal sinus development. In: Tang-Chuan Wang (Ed.) Challenging Issues on Paranasal Sinuses. InTechOpen, Rijeka, 2019, pp. 3-23. ISBN 978-1-78985-401-5.

324. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova_, L. Kortenska, N. Lazarov, M. Shishmanova-Doseva, T. Galchev, P. Marinov. Agomelatine prevents neuronal loss through BDNF signaling but not kainate-induced seizures in rat. Brain Res. Bull. 147, 2019, 22-35.

325. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, I. Georgiev, N. Lazarov: Sagittal suture maturation: morphological reorganization, relation to aging and reliability as an age-at-death indicator. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 169(1), 2019, 78-92.

326. D.H. Toneva, S.Y. Nikolova, D.K. Zlatareva, V.G. Hadjidekov, N.E. Lazarov: Sex estimation by mastoid triangle using 3D models. Homo 70(1), 2019, 63-73.

327. A.D. Dandov, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Morphological and neurochemical plasticity of rat mesencephalic trigeminal neurons. Biomed. Rev. 30, 2019, 63-81.

328. T. Kirov, D. Atanasova, L. Malinova, L. Jelev, N. Lazarov: Histochemical localization of NADPH-diaphorase reactive neurons in the colorectal region of the rat. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 26(3-4), 2019, 3-6.

329. T. Kirov, D. Atanasova, L. Malinova, L. Jelev, N. Lazarov:
Morphological characteristics and cytoarchitecture of the myenteric ganglia in the rat proximal colon. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 26 (3-4), 2019, 34-37.

330. A. Ivanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Cytoarchitecture of the spinal trigeminal nucleus in rats. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 26(3-4), 2019, 46-50.

331. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, I. Georgiev, N. Lazarov: Investigation of an orbital defect in a medieval skull from Bulgaria. Annuaire Roumain d'Anthropologie 56, 2019, 15-27.

332. N.E. Lazarov, D.Y. Atanasova: Morphological and new neurochemical aspects of the mammalian carotid body. Trakia J. Sci. 17, Suppl. 2, 2019, 67-72.

333. A. Dandov, S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, N. Lazarov: Application of industrial digital radiography for reliable morphometric analysis of the frontal sinus. Abstracts of the XXIV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31-June 2, 2019, Stara Zagora, p. 24.

334. T. Kirov, D. Atanasova, L. Malinova, L. Jelev, N.E. Lazarov : Localization of NADPH diaphorase-positive neurons in the myenteric plexus of recto-anal region in the rat. Abstracts of the XXIV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31-June 2, 2019, Stara Zagora, p. 63.

335. A. Ivanov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Neuroanatomy of the trigeminal spinal nucleus in rats. Abstracts of the XXIV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31-June 2, 2019, Stara Zagora, p. 67.

336. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, N. Lazarov : Configuration of nasoglabellar region in metopic and non-metopic cranial series. Abstracts of the XXIV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society, May 31-June 2, 2019, Stara Zagora, p. 95.

337. Н. Лазаров : Човешкото око - прозорец към света. Природа 1, 2019, 28-33.

338. Н. Лазаров : Тайните на човешкото ухо. Природа 2, 2020, 30-39.

339. A. Dandov, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Effects of the TYR-MIF-1 peptides on the expression of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the rat mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus following thermal stress. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 27(1-2), 2020, 3-8.

340. D.Y. Atanasova, A.D. Dandov, N.D. Dimitrov, N.E. Lazarov: Histochemical and immunohistochemical localization of nitrergic structures in the carotid body of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Acta Histochem. 122(2), 2020, 151500.

341. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, G. Agre, N. Lazarov: Data mining for peculiarities in the configuration of neurocranium when the metopic suture persists. Anthropol. Anz. 77(2), 2020, 89-107, DOI:10.1127/anthranz/2019/1051.

342. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, I. Georgiev, N. Lazarov: Impact of resolution and texture of laser scanning generated three-dimensional models on landmark identification. Anat. Rec. 303(7), 2020, 1950-1965, DOI:10.1002/ar.24272.

343. J. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: The potential therapeutic role of melatoninergic system in treatment of epilepsy and comorbid depression. In: Atta-ur-Rahman, Zareen Amtul (Eds.) FCDR - CNS and Neurological Disorders, Bentham Science Publishers, Vol. 7, 2020, pp. 72-102.

344. D.H. Toneva, S.Y. Nikolova, G.P. Agre, D.K. Zlatareva, V.G. Hadjidekov, N.E. Lazarov: Data mining for sex estimation based on cranial measurements . Forensic Sci. Int. 315 , 2020, 110441.

345. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, G. Agre, N. Lazarov: Computed tomography: a non-destructive method for investigation of bone tissue structure. 8th International Conference on Radiation in Various Fields of Research, July 20-24, 2020, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.

346. N.E. Lazarov , D.Y. Atanasova: Neurochemical profile of the carotid body in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Abstracts of the XI International Symposium on Clinical Anatomy with international participation, October 2-2, 2020 Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 52 Suppl. 1, 2020.

347. A. Ivanov, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov : Expression of some neurotrophic factors in the spinal trigeminal nucleus in the rat. Abstracts of the XI International Symposium on Clinical Anatomy with international participation, October 2-2, 2020 Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 52 Suppl. 1, 2020.

348. T. Kirov, D.Y. Atanasova, L. Malinova, N.E. Lazarov : Substance P-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the myenteric plexus of the rat recto-anal region. Abstracts of the XI International Symposium on Clinical Anatomy with international participation, October 2-2, 2020 Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 52 Suppl. 1, 2020.

349. N.L. Stamenov, N.E. Lazarov : Structure of the pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies in rats. Abstracts of the XI International Symposium on Clinical Anatomy with international participation, October 2-2, 2020 Varna, Scripta Scientifica Medica 52 Suppl. 1, 2020.

350. A. Ivanov, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Expression of NGF, BDNF, and NT-3 in the spinal trigeminal nucleus in rats. IIIrd Scientific Conference "Neurosciences - from theory to experiment and practice", October 23-25, 2020, Bachinovo, Bulgaria, Abstract Book, p. 28.

351. D. Atanasova, I. Maslarski, N. Dimitrov, A. Ivanov, N.E. Lazarov : Study of the neurotrophic nature of the carotid body cell population in spontaneously hypertensive rats. IIIrd Scientific Conference "Neurosciences - from theory to experiment and practice", October 23-25, 2020, Bachinovo, Bulgaria, Abstract Book, p. 29.

352. H.H. Nocheva, R.E. Tashev, A.I. Bocheva, D.Y. Atanasova, A.D. Dandov, N.E. Lazarov: Interactions between the endogenous cannabinoid system and the peptides of the Tyr-MIF-1 family after heat stress-induced analgesia. Biomed. Rev. 31, 2020, 91-103.

353. N. Stamenov, N. Lazarov: Structure and innervation of the pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies in rats. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 28(1-2), 2021, 28-31.

354. D. Toneva, S. Nikolova, G. Agre, D. Zlatareva, V. Hadjidekov, N. Lazarov: Machine

learning approaches for sex estimation using cranial measurements. Int. J. Leg. Med. 135(3), 2021, 951-966.

355. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, N. Lazarov: Squamous suture obliteration: frequency and investigation of the associated skull morphology. Anat. Sci. Int. 96(1), 2021, 42-54.

356. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, N. Lazarov: A comparative digital morphometric study of nasofrontal region in metopic and non-metopic cranial series. Anthropolog. Anz. 78(4), 2021, 347-358.

357. N.E. Lazarov, D.Y. Atanasova, D.S. Stoyanov, R.H. Spassov, A.B. Tonchev, J.D. Tchekalarova: Chronic treatment with agomelatine alleviates neuroglia-mediated neuroinflammation in rats undergoing chronic constant light. Abstracts of the XXV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation, May 28-30, 2021, Pleven, Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research 14(1), Suppl. 1, 2021, 51-52.

358. A. V. Ivanov, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Expression of neurotrophic factors and their receptors in the rat spinal trigeminal nucleus. Abstracts of the XXV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation, May 28-30, 2021, Pleven, Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research 14(1), Suppl. 1, 2021, 53-54.

359. T. Kirov, L. Malinova, D. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: A simple method for localization of neuronal structures in the rat colonic wall. Abstracts of the XXV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation, May 28-30, 2021, Pleven, Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research 14(1), Suppl. 1, 2021, 57-58.

360. N.L. Stamenov, D.Y. Atanasova, L.S. Jelev, N.E. Lazarov: Expression of neuroactive substances in the pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Abstracts of the XXV National Congress of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society with International Participation, May 28-30, 2021, Pleven, Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research 14(1), Suppl. 1, 2021, 31-32.

361. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, D.S. Stoyanov, R.H. Spassov, A.B. Tonchev, J. Tchekalarova: Reduced neuroinflammation and enhanced neurogenesis following chronic agomelatine treatment in rats undergoing chronic constant light. Neuropharmacology 197, 2021, 108706.

362. J.D. Tchekalarova, D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: The role of inflammatory signaling in comorbid depression and epilepsy. In: Colin R. Martin, Lan-Anh Hunter, Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy, Rajkumar Rajendra (Eds.) The Neuroscience of Depression: Genetics, Cell Biology, Neurology, Behaviour and Diet , Academic Press, 2021, pp. 127-137, ISBN 978-0-12-817935-2, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817935-2.09990-6.

363. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, G. Agre, N. Lazarov: Influence of persistent metopic suture on sagittal suture closure. Ann. Anatomy 239, 2022, 151811.

364. S. Nikolova, D. Toneva, E. Tasheva-Terzieva, N. Lazarov: Cranial morphology in metopism: A comparative geometric morphometric study. Ann. Anatomy 243 , 2022, 151951.

365. A. Gradev, L. Jelev, N. Lazarov: The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis: cytoarchitecture and morphometry of its subnuclear organizationin the rat brain. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 29 (1-2), 2022, 3-10.

366. N. Stamenov, L. Jelev, D. Atanasova, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Microscopic anatomy of the pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Acta Morphol. Anthropol. 29(1-2), 2022, 3-10.

367. D.Y. Atanasova, A.D. Dandov, N.E. Lazarov: Neurochemical plasticity of the carotid body in hypertension. Anat. Rec. 122, 2022, 1-12, https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24997 .

368. T.V. Kirov, D.Y. Atanasova, N.E. Lazarov: Neurochemical profile of the myenteric plexus in the rat colorectal region. Anat. Rec. 122, 2022, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25019 .

369. N. Lazarov, D. Atanasova: The Human Carotid Body and its Role in Ventilatory Acclimatization to Hypoxia.Plenary Lecture, VIIIth National Conference with international participation "Morphological Days", June 10 - 12, 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria, Abstracts.

370. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov: Hypertension-induced structural and neurochemical plasticity of the rat carotid body.Plenary Lecture, VIIIth National Conference with international participation "Morphological Days", June 10 - 12, 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria, Abstracts.

371. N. Stamenov, D. Atanasova, L. Jelev, A. Dandov, N. Lazarov: Localization of CGRP-immunoreactive structures in the pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies of spontaneously hypertensive rats. VIIIth National Conference with international participation "Morphological Days", June 10 - 12, 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria, Abstracts.

372. D. Atanasova, N. Lazarov, A.B. Tonchev, J. Tchekalarova: Reduced neuroinflammation and enhanced neurogenesis in models of melatonin deficit. Symposium Neurogenesis at Black Sea, May 26-28, 2022, Varna, Abstracts, p.

373. D.H. Toneva, S.Y. Nikolova, E.D. Tasheva-Terzieva, D.K. Zlatareva, N.E. Lazarov: Sexual dimorphism in shape and size of the neurocranium. Int. J. Legal Med. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-022-02876-0 .

374. D.H. Toneva, S.Y. Nikolova, E.D. Tasheva-Terzieva, D.K. Zlatareva, N.E. Lazarov: A geometric morphometric study on sexual dimorphism in viscerocranium. Biology 11, 2022, 1333, https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11091333.

375. T. Kirov, D. Atanasova, L. Malinova, N. Lazarov: Localization of substance P-immunoreactive nerve structures in the rat colon. Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci., in press.

Contact Information

Telephone
+359-2-9172 525

FAX
+359-2-8518 783

Postal address
Nikolai E. Lazarov, MD, PhD, DSc
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Neurobiology
Department of Anatomy and Histology
Medical University - Sofia
2, Zdrave Street
BG-1431 Sofia, Bulgaria

Electronic mail
nlazarov@medfac.mu-sofia.bg

Awards and Honours

1993 COPERNICUS-Fellow; grant ERB3510PL922161 from the Commission of the European Communities; University of Ulm, Germany

1994 Commission of the European Communities; grant CIPA-CT93-0205 (DG 12 HSMU) from the EEC and Universitair Centrum Antwerpen, Belgium; Research Project 'Functional Morphology of the Autonomic Nervous System', University of Antwerp RUCA, Belgium

1995-1997 AvH Fellow; grant 1015945 from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; Research Project "The Significance of Dopaminergic and Glutamate Afferents for the Differentiation of the Striatum", University of Ulm, Germany

1997 The First Bulgarian Anatomical Society Dimitri Kadanoff Memorial Award

1998 M.R.C. Visiting Professor, Leiden University, The Netherlands

1999 The First Award of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

2000 Visiting Professor, University of Ulm, Germany

2003 The First Award for Scientific Merits of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

2003 International Scientist of the Year

2004-2005 AvH Fellow; Research Project: "Expression of Receptors: Focus on Histamine Receptors in the Petrosal Ganglion", University of Munich, Germany

2006, 2007, 2008
Visiting Professor, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

2010 The Medical University-Sofia "Orahovatz" Award for Outstanding Contributions to Fundamental Science

2019 The Medical University of Sofia PANACEA Prize for special contributions to realization of teaching, research and expert activity

2019 The Pythagoras Award of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science for Distinguished Scientist in Health and Medical Sciences

2021 Visiting Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland