John N. Howell, Ph.D.
Emeritus Associate Professor of Physiology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Director of Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research (IINR)
howell@ohio.edu
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Peer Reviewed Publications:

Lindsley, D.B, Wendt, R.H., Lindsley, D.F., Fox, S.S., Howell, J.N. and Adey, W.R., Diurnal activity, behavior and EEG response in visually deprived monkeys. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 117:564-588, 1964.

Elison, C., Fairhurst, A.S. Howell, J.N., and Jenden, D.J., Calcium uptake in glycerol-extracted rabbit psoas muscle fibers I. Biochemical properties and conditions for uptake. J. Cell Comp. Physiol. 65:133-140, 1965.

Pease, D.C., Howell, J.N., and Jenden, D.J., Calcium uptake in glycerol-extracted rabbit psoas muscle fibers. II. Electron microscopic localization of uptake sites. J. Cell Comp. Physiol. 65: 141-154, 1965.

Howell, J.N., Fairhurst, A.S. and Jenden, D.J., Alterations of the calcium accumulating ability of striated muscle following denervation. Life Sci. 5:439-446, 1966.

Howell, J.N., A lesion of the transverse tubules of skeletal muscle. J. Physiol 201:515 533, 1969.

Eisenberg, R.S., Howell, J.N. and Vaughan, P.C. The maintenance of resting potentials in glycerol treated muscle fibers. J. Physiol. 215: 95 102, 1971.

Vaughan, P.C., Howell, J.N. and Eisenberg, R.S. The capacitance of skeletal muscle fibers in solutions of low ionic strength. J. Gen. Physiol. 59: 347 359, 1972.

Eisenberg, R.S., Vaughan, P.C. and Howell, J.N. A theoretical analysis of the capacitance of muscle fibers using a distributed model of the tubular system. J. Gen. Physiol. 59: 360 373, 1972.
Howell, J.N., Intracellular binding of ruthenium red in frog skeletal muscle. J. Cell Biol. 62: 242 247, 1974.

Howell, J.N. and Snowdowne, K.W., Inhibition of tetanus tension by elevated extracellular Ca2+, Am. J. Physiol. 240: C193 C 200 (1981).

Howell, J.N., The interaction between ruthenium red and the isolated sarcoplasmic reticulum, Membrane Biochemistry, 4:235 245 (1982).

Howell, J.N., Postexercise muscle soreness: a model for the study of somatic dysfunction. Osteopathic Annals, 11:39 45 (1983).

Snowdowne, K.W. and Howell, J.N., Ruthenium red: differential effects on excitation and excitation contraction coupling in frog skeletal muscle. J. Muscle Res. and Cell Motility, 5:399 410 (1984).

Howell, J.N., Chila, A.G., Ford, G., David, D. and Gates T., An EMG study of elbow motion during postexercise muscle soreness. J. Appl. Physiol., 58:1713 1718 (1985).

Howell, J.N., Shankar, A., Howell, S.G. and Wei, F., Evidence for t tubular conduction failure in frog skeletal muscle induced by elevated extracellular calcium concentration. J. Muscle Res. and Cell Motility, 8:229 241 (1987).

Howell, J.N. and Oetliker, H. Effects of repetitive activity, ruthenium red, and elevated extra cellular calcium on frog skeletal muscle: implications for t tubule conduction. Canad. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 65:691 696 (1987).

Molea, D., Murcek, B., Blanken, C., Burns, R., Chila, A. and Howell, J. Evaluation of two manipulative techniques in the treatment of postexercise muscle soreness. J. Am. Osteopath. Assn. 87:477 483 (1987).

Howell, J.N., Chleboun, G. and Conatser, R. Muscle stiffness, strength loss, swelling and soreness following exercise-induced injury in humans. J. Physiol. (Lond), 464:183-196 (1993).

Chleboun, G.S., Howell, J.N., Baker, H., Ballard, T.N., Hallman, H.L., Perkins, L.E., Schauss, J.H., Graham, J.L. and Conatser, R.R. The effects of intermittent pneumatic compression on eccentric exercise-induced swelling, stiffness, and strength loss. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehab. 76:744-749, 1995.

Howell, J.N., Fuglevand, A.J., Walsh, M.L. and Bigland-Ritchie, B. Motor unit activity during concentric and eccentric contractions of the human first dorsal interosseus. J. Neurophysiol. 74:901-904, 1995.

Chleboun, G.S., Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., and Giesey, J.J., The relationship between elbow flexor volume and passive elastic stiffness. Clinical Biomechanics 12:383-392, 1997.

Chleboun, G.S., Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., and Giesy, J.J., The relationship between muscle swelling and stiffness after eccentric exercise. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., 30:529-535, 1998.

Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., Chleboun, G.S., Karapondo, D.L., and Chila, A.G., The effect of NSAIDs on recovery from exercise-induced injury. 1. Flurbiprofen. J. Musculoskel. Pain 6: 59-68, 1998.

Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., Chleboun, G.S., Karapondo, D.L., and Chila, A.G., The effect of NSAIDs on recovery from exercise-induced injury. 2. Ibuprofen. J. Musculoskel. Pain 6: 69-83, 1998.

Macefield, V.G., Fuglevand, A.J., Howell, J.N. and Bigland-Ritchie, B. Discharge behavior of single motor units during maximal voluntary contractions of a human toe extensor. J. Physiol. 528: 227-234, 2000.

J. N. Howell, M. Weiser, B. Ross-Lee, P. B. Dane. Evaluation of faculty resources to meet curricular needs in an osteopathic medical school. J. Am. Osteopath. Assn., 100:727-731, 2000.

Chleboun, G.S., France, A.R., Crill, M.T., Braddock, H.K. Howell, J.N. In vivo measurement of fascicle length and pennation angle of the human biceps femoris muscle. Cells, Tissues and Organs 169:401-409, 2001.

Eland, D.C., Singleton, T.N., Conatser, R.R., Howell, J.N., Pheley, A.M., Karlene, M.M., and Robinson, J.M., The “iliacus test”: new information for the evaluation of hip extension dysfunction. J. Am. Osteopath. Assn. 102:130-142, 2002.

R.L. Williams II, M. Srivastava, R.R. Conatser, Jr., and J.N. Howell, "The Virtual Haptic Back Project", Proceedings of the 2003 Image Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, July 14-18, 2003.

Williams, R.L., Srivastava, M., Conatser, R.R. and Howell, J.N., Implementation and evaluation of a haptic playback system. Haptics-e (IEEE Robotics & Automation Society) 3/3: 2004.

Holland, K.L., Williams, R.L., Conatser, R.R., Howell, J.N. and Cade, D.L., The implementation and evaluation of a virtual haptic back. Virtual Reality 7:94-102, 2004.

Williams, R.L., Srivastava, M., Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., Burns, J.M., Chila, A.G., and Eland, D.C., The virtual haptic back for palpatory training, The Sixth International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI'04), October 13-15, 2004, State College, PA

Howell, J.N., Williams, R.L. II, Conatser, R.R., Burns, J.M., and Eland, D.C. The Virtual Haptic Back (VHB): a Virtual Reality Simulation of the Human Back for Palpatory Diagnostic Training, Digital Human Modeling Symposium of the Society of Automotive Engineers, June 14-16, 2005, Iowa City, IA

Other Publications:

Howell, J.N., Binder, M.C., Nichols, T.R. and Loeb, G.E. Muscle spindles, Golgi tendon organs and the neural control of muscle. J. Am. Osteopath. Assn. 86:599 602 (1986).

Howell, J.N., Falkel, J. and Chleboun, G. Blood flow to skeletal muscle during postexercise muscle soreness. In Frontiers in Smooth Muscle Research, N. Sperelakis, Ed., 789 793, 1990.

Patterson, M.M. and Howell, J.N., eds. The Central Connection: Somatovisceral and Viscerosomatic Interaction, University Classics, Athens, OH, 1992.

Howell, J.N. For teaching physiology, a partially integrate medical curriculum is not a bad arrangement. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 701:113-115, 1993.

Howell, J.N., Motor control of eccentric muscle activity. In Eccentric Muscle Training in Sports and Orthopedics, M. Alberts, ed., 2nd ed., Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp. 13-21, 1995.

Howell, J.N. Exercise-induced muscle injury: mechanisms, treatment, prevention, and motor control. Ohio Research and Clinical Review 6:12-17, 1995.

Howell, J.N. Comment on the article by Svensson and Arendt-Nielsen, "Effect of topical NSAID on post-exercise jaw muscle soreness: a placebo-controlled experimental study." J. Musculoskel. Pain 5:133, 1997.

Howell, J.N. Editorial: Outcomes Research. Ohio Research and Clinical Review 8:2, 1997.

Howell, J.N., Osteopathic Distinctiveness, Editorial, Ohio Research and Clinical Review, 14:2, Winter, 2004

Howell, J.N., Other Voices: Human discovery threatening to some (related to the issue of teaching evolution and creationism in Ohio’s schools), The Athens Messenger, p. 4, April 1, 2004

Howell, J.N., Long-term answers (a letter to the editor regarding the 9/11 Commission), The Athens Messenger, p. 4, April 18, 2004

Howell, J.N. and Willard, F. Nociception: new understandings and their possible relation to somatic dysfunction and its treatment, Ohio Research and Clinical Review 15: 12-15, 2005

   
   
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