Morrill Laboratory Publications

Journal Publications

  1. Morrill, J.C. and Q. Tong. You are what you eat: feeding neurons in nutrient regulation of behavior. 2023. Life Metab. 2:1-2.
  2. Li, H., Y. Xu, Z. Jiang, J. Ortiz-Guzman, J.C. Morrill, J. Cai, Z. Mao, Y. Xu, B.R. Arenkiel, C. Huang, and Q. Tong. 2023. The melanocortin pathway is biased toward protection from weight loss in mice. Nat. Commun.14:2200.
  3. Fan, S., Y. Xu, Y. Lu, Z. Jiang, H. Li, J.C. Morrill, J. Cai, Q. Wu, Y. Xu, M. Xue, B.R. Arenkiel, C. Huang, and Q. Tong. 2021. A neural basis for brain leptin action on reducing type 1 diabetic hyperglycemia. Nat. Commun. 12:2662.
  4. Trubenbach, L.A., T.A. Wickersham, L.N. Bierschwale, J.C. Morrill, J.R. Baber, and J.E. Sawyer. 2019. Limit feeding as a strategy to increase energy efficiency in intensified cow-calf production systems. Transl. Anim. Sci. 3:796-810.
  5. Smith, S.B., T.L. Blackmon, J.E. Sawyer, R.K. Miller, J.R. Baber, J.C. Morrill, A.R. Cabral, and T.A. Wickersham. 2018. Glucose and acetate metabolism in bovine intramuscular and subcutaneous adipose tissues from steers infused with glucose, propionate, or acetate. J. Anim. Sci. 96:921-929.
  6. Morrill, J.C., J.E. Sawyer, S.B., Smith, R.K. Miller, J.R. Baber, and T.A. Wickersham. 2017. Post-extraction algal residue in beef steer finishing diets: I. Nutrient utilization and carcass characteristics. Algal Res. 25:584-588.
  7. Morrill, J.C., J.E. Sawyer, S.B., Smith, R.K. Miller, M.D. Johnson, and T.A. Wickersham. 2017. Post-extraction algal residue in beef steer finishing diets: II. Beef flavor, fatty acid composition, and tenderness. Algal Res. 25:578-583.
  8. Johnson, M.D., R.K. Miller, J.C. Morrill, D.P. Anderson, T.A. Wickersham, J.E. Sawyer, J.W. Richardson, and M.A. Palma. 2016. The influence of taste in willingness-to-pay valuations of sirloin steaks from post extraction algal residue-fed cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 94:1-13.

Books and Book Chapters

  1. Cai, J., R. Cassidy, J. Morrill, and Q. Tong. 2021. Neurotransmitter co-transmission in brain control of feeding and body weight. In: Q. Tong, editor, Neuron signaling in metabolic regulation. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Chapter 3.