Orin B. Mock
Emeritus Professor
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Email Address: omock@atsu.edu
Research Interests: Dr. Mock's long-term goal is the establishment of the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) as an animal model for biomedical research.
Education:
PhD - University of Missouri (1970)Scholarly Activity
Research Publications:
2008 |
Sanchez-Villagra MR, Goswami A, Weisbecker V, Mock O, Kuratani S. Conserved relative timing of cranial ossification patterns in early mammalian evolution. Evol Dev. 2008, 10:5, 519-530
2008 | Kawada SI, Li S, Wang YX, Mock OB, Oda SI, Campbell KL. Karyotype evolution of shrew moles (Soricomorpha: Talpidae). J. Mammal. 2008, 89(6):1428-1434
2005 | Mock OB, Casteel SW, Darmani NA, Shaddy JH, Besch-Williford C, Towns LC. 1,3-Dinitrobenzene toxicity in the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2005, 24(10), 2519-25
2004 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Goodman SM. Novelties of conception in insectivorous mammals (Lipotyphla), particularly shrews. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2004 Nov;79(4):891-909
2001 | Mock OB, Casteel SW, Darmani NA, Shaddy JH, Besch-Williford C, Towns LC. Anatomic and physiologic reference values in least shrews (Cryptotis parva). Comp Med. 2001 Dec;51(6):534-7
2001 | Mock OB, Sells GD, Ellis LS, Easterla DA. The first distributional record of the Least Weasel, Mustela nivalis, in northeastern Missouri. Trans Missouri Acad Sci 2001 35:7-12
2000 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Nagdas SK, Winfrey VP, Olson GE. Reproductive characteristics of the african pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris. J Reprod Fertil 2000 Sep;120(1):143-50
1999 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Nagdas SK, Winfrey VP, Olson GE. Reproductive features of the eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) and star-nose mole (Condylura cristata). J Reprod Fertil 1999 Nov;117(2):345-53
1999 | Catania KC, Lyon DC, Mock OB, Kaas JH. Cortical organization in shrews: evidence from five species. J Comp Neurol 1999 Jul 19;410(1):55-72
1997 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Phillips DM. Unusual ampullary sperm crypts, and behavior and role of the cumulus oophorus, in the oviduct of the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Biol Reprod 1997 May;56(5):1255-67
1996 | Sell DR, Lane MA, Johnson WA, Masoro EJ, Mock OB, Reiser KM, Fogarty JF, Cutler RG, Ingram DK, Roth GS, Monnier VM. Longevity and the genetic determination of collagen glycoxidation kinetics in mammalian senescence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 Jan 9;93(1):485-90
1994 | Darmani NA, Mock OB, Towns LC, Gerdes CF. The head-twitch response in the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is a 5-HT2- and not a 5-HT1C-mediated phenomenon. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1994 Jun;48(2):383-96
1990 | Forbes MS, Mock OB, Van Niel EE. Ultrastructure of the myocardium of the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Say. Anat Rec 1990 Jan;226(1):57-70
1985 | Mock OB. The effects of cold stress on the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Acta Zool. Fenn. 1985; 173: 269-270
1982 | Mock OB. The least shrew (Cryptotis parva) as a laboratory animal. Lab Anim Sci 1982 Apr;32(2):177-9
1980 | Kivett VK, Mock OB. Reproductive behavior in the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) with special reference to the aural glandular region of the female. Am. Mid. Nat. 1980; 103:339-345
1980 | Kivett VK. The southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostis in northeastern Missouri. Trans. Mo. Acad. Sci. 1980; 14:67-68
1975 | Didio LJA, Amburn OR, Mock OB. Alterations in the atrial myocardial subcellular structure of the shrew (Suncus murinus) after 2,4, dinitrophenol injection. Electrocardiographic and electron microscopic studies. J. Submicr. Cytol. 1975; 7:153-163
1971 | Patton NM, Hooper BE, Mock OB, Doyle RE. Periodontal disease in the least shrew. J Periodontol 1971 Sep;42(9):597-9
1969 | Mock OB (Ph.D. Thesis). Reproduction of the Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva). University of Missouri-Columbia. 1969
2008 | Kawada SI, Li S, Wang YX, Mock OB, Oda SI, Campbell KL. Karyotype evolution of shrew moles (Soricomorpha: Talpidae). J. Mammal. 2008, 89(6):1428-1434
2005 | Mock OB, Casteel SW, Darmani NA, Shaddy JH, Besch-Williford C, Towns LC. 1,3-Dinitrobenzene toxicity in the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2005, 24(10), 2519-25
2004 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Goodman SM. Novelties of conception in insectivorous mammals (Lipotyphla), particularly shrews. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2004 Nov;79(4):891-909
2001 | Mock OB, Casteel SW, Darmani NA, Shaddy JH, Besch-Williford C, Towns LC. Anatomic and physiologic reference values in least shrews (Cryptotis parva). Comp Med. 2001 Dec;51(6):534-7
2001 | Mock OB, Sells GD, Ellis LS, Easterla DA. The first distributional record of the Least Weasel, Mustela nivalis, in northeastern Missouri. Trans Missouri Acad Sci 2001 35:7-12
2000 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Nagdas SK, Winfrey VP, Olson GE. Reproductive characteristics of the african pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris. J Reprod Fertil 2000 Sep;120(1):143-50
1999 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Nagdas SK, Winfrey VP, Olson GE. Reproductive features of the eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) and star-nose mole (Condylura cristata). J Reprod Fertil 1999 Nov;117(2):345-53
1999 | Catania KC, Lyon DC, Mock OB, Kaas JH. Cortical organization in shrews: evidence from five species. J Comp Neurol 1999 Jul 19;410(1):55-72
1997 | Bedford JM, Mock OB, Phillips DM. Unusual ampullary sperm crypts, and behavior and role of the cumulus oophorus, in the oviduct of the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Biol Reprod 1997 May;56(5):1255-67
1996 | Sell DR, Lane MA, Johnson WA, Masoro EJ, Mock OB, Reiser KM, Fogarty JF, Cutler RG, Ingram DK, Roth GS, Monnier VM. Longevity and the genetic determination of collagen glycoxidation kinetics in mammalian senescence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 Jan 9;93(1):485-90
1994 | Darmani NA, Mock OB, Towns LC, Gerdes CF. The head-twitch response in the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is a 5-HT2- and not a 5-HT1C-mediated phenomenon. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1994 Jun;48(2):383-96
1990 | Forbes MS, Mock OB, Van Niel EE. Ultrastructure of the myocardium of the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Say. Anat Rec 1990 Jan;226(1):57-70
1985 | Mock OB. The effects of cold stress on the least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Acta Zool. Fenn. 1985; 173: 269-270
1982 | Mock OB. The least shrew (Cryptotis parva) as a laboratory animal. Lab Anim Sci 1982 Apr;32(2):177-9
1980 | Kivett VK, Mock OB. Reproductive behavior in the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) with special reference to the aural glandular region of the female. Am. Mid. Nat. 1980; 103:339-345
1980 | Kivett VK. The southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostis in northeastern Missouri. Trans. Mo. Acad. Sci. 1980; 14:67-68
1975 | Didio LJA, Amburn OR, Mock OB. Alterations in the atrial myocardial subcellular structure of the shrew (Suncus murinus) after 2,4, dinitrophenol injection. Electrocardiographic and electron microscopic studies. J. Submicr. Cytol. 1975; 7:153-163
1971 | Patton NM, Hooper BE, Mock OB, Doyle RE. Periodontal disease in the least shrew. J Periodontol 1971 Sep;42(9):597-9
1969 | Mock OB (Ph.D. Thesis). Reproduction of the Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva). University of Missouri-Columbia. 1969
Books, Chapters, and Reviews:
2005 |
Mock OB. 2005. The care and use of laboratory least shrews, Cryptotis parva, pp. 439-448. In: JF Merritt, S Churchfield, R Hutterer, BI Sheftel (eds.), Advances in the Biology of Shrews II. Special Publication of the International Society of Shrew Biologists, no. 1, New York
2005 | Bedford JM, Mock OB. 2005. Idiosyncrasies of conception in shrews, pp. 413-424. In: JF Merritt, S Churchfield, R Hutterer, BI Sheftel (eds.), Advances in the Biology of Shrews II. Special Publication of the International Society of Shrew Biologists, no. 1, New York
1994 | Mock OB. 1994. Effects of melatonin on the chronobiology of the least shrew, Cryptotis parva, pp.267-269. In: JF Merritt, RL Kirkland, Jr, RK Rose (eds.), Advances in the Biology of Shrews. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 18, Pittsburgh
1976 | Mock OB, Conaway CH. 1976. Reproduction of the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) in captivity, pp. 59-74. In: T Antikatzides, S Erichsen, A Spiegel (eds.), The Laboratory Animals in the Study of Reproduction. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, New York
2005 | Bedford JM, Mock OB. 2005. Idiosyncrasies of conception in shrews, pp. 413-424. In: JF Merritt, S Churchfield, R Hutterer, BI Sheftel (eds.), Advances in the Biology of Shrews II. Special Publication of the International Society of Shrew Biologists, no. 1, New York
1994 | Mock OB. 1994. Effects of melatonin on the chronobiology of the least shrew, Cryptotis parva, pp.267-269. In: JF Merritt, RL Kirkland, Jr, RK Rose (eds.), Advances in the Biology of Shrews. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 18, Pittsburgh
1976 | Mock OB, Conaway CH. 1976. Reproduction of the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) in captivity, pp. 59-74. In: T Antikatzides, S Erichsen, A Spiegel (eds.), The Laboratory Animals in the Study of Reproduction. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, New York
