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Catharina Olsson
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biological & Environmental SciencesAbout Catharina Olsson
My main research interest is in the control of gastrointestinal motility in vertebrates with focus on fish. My research involves studies on the intrinsic and extrinsic innervation of the gut using e.g. immunohistochemistry and different fluorescent dyes. This is combined with in vitro and in vivo physiological and pharmacological methods.
Recently, our emphasis has been on the characterization of different motility patterns and how they are affected by internal control systems as well as by external factors such as intake of food, ambient temperature or salinity. Using video microscopy method our lab has produced several papers on the control of gut motility during development.
Short CV
Education and exams October 1993 MSc Biology, University of Gothenburg
January 2000 PhD in Zoophysiology: "Inhibitory control of gastrointestinal motility – Evolutionary aspects on distribution and effects of PACAP, VIP and nitric oxide", University of Gothenburg
June 2001 Degree in Journalism (short programme), University of Gothenburg
March 2010 Docent in Zoophysiology, University of Gothenburg
Work experiences November 2001 – December 2003 Senior Research Officer (post-doctoral position), Dept. Human Physiology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
January 2004 – March 2004 Research scientist, Dept. Zoology, University of Gothenburg
April 2004 – February 2005 Scientist Mol. Pharmacology, AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal
April 2005 – December 2009 Research scientist, Dept. Zoology, University of Gothenburg
December 2009 – Lecturer, Dept. Zoology (since 2012 Dept. Biological and Environmental Sciences), University of Gothenburg Permanent position since May 2011
2007-2016 Coordinator Pharmacy programme (Receptarieprogrammet)
2012- Director of studies in Pharmay
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It takes time to heal a broken heart: ventricular plasticity improves heart performance after myocardial infarction in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus
mykiss
Lucas Zena, Andreas Ekström, A. Grans, Catharina Olsson, Michael Axelsson, Henrik Sundh, Erik Sandblom
Journal of Experimental Biology - 2021 -
Prevalence and severity of cardiac abnormalities and arteriosclerosis in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus
mykiss)
J. Brijs, Per Hjelmstedt, C. Berg, I. B. Johansen, Henrik Sundh, Jonathan Roques, Andreas Ekström, Erik Sandblom, Kristina Sundell, Catharina Olsson, Michael Axelsson, Albin Gräns
Aquaculture - 2020 -
Morphology and fluorescence of the parapodial light glands in Tomopteris helgolandica and allies (Phyllodocida:
Tomopteridae)
A. Gouveneaux, P. R. Flood, E. S. Erichsen, Catharina Olsson, Jenny Lindström, J. Mallefet
Zoologischer Anzeiger - 2017 -
Exposure to seawater increases intestinal motility in euryhaline rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus
mykiss).
Jeroen Brijs, Grant W Hennig, Albin Gräns, Esmée Dekens, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson
The Journal of experimental biology - 2017 -
Increased mitochondrial coupling and anaerobic capacity minimizes aerobic costs of trout in the
sea
Jeroen Brijs, Erik Sandblom, Henrik Sundh, Albin Gräns, James Hinchcliffe, Andreas Ekström, Kristina Sundell, Catharina Olsson, Michael Axelsson, Nicolas Pichaud
Scientific Reports - 2017 -
The presence and role of interstitial cells of Cajal in the proximal intestine of shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus
scorpius)
Jeroen Brijs, Grant Hennig, Anna-Maria Kellermann, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson
Journal of Experimental Biology - 2017 -
Cardiorespiratory upregulation during seawater acclimation in rainbow trout: effects on gastrointestinal perfusion and postprandial
responses
Jeroen Brijs, Albin Gräns, Andreas Ekström, Catharina Olsson, Michael Axelsson, Erik Sandblom
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology - 2016 -
Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity is common in the enteric nervous system in
teleosts
Catharina Olsson
Cell and Tissue Research - 2016 -
Sensory innervation of the guinea pig colon and rectum compared using retrograde tracing and
immunohistochemistry.
Bao Nan Chen, Catharina Olsson, D F Sharrad, S J H Brookes
Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society - 2016 -
Increased gastrointestinal blood flow: An essential circulatory modification for euryhaline rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) migrating to
sea
Jeroen Brijs, Michael Axelsson, Albin Gräns, Nicolas Pichaud, Catharina Olsson, Erik Sandblom
Scientific Reports - 2015 -
Aerobic scope fails to explain the detrimental effects on growth resulting from warming and elevated CO2 in Atlantic
halibut
Albin Gräns, Fredrik Jutfelt, Erik Sandblom, Elisabeth Jönsson, Kerstin Wiklander, Henrik Seth, Catharina Olsson, Samuel Dupont, Olga Ortega-Martínez, Ingibjörg Einarsdottir, Björn Thrandur Björnsson, Kristina Sundell, Michael Axelsson
Journal of Experimental Biology - 2014 -
Response to ‘How and how not to investigate the oxygen and capacity limitation of thermal tolerance (OCLTT) and aerobic scope – remarks on the article by Gräns et
al.’
Fredrik Jutfelt, Albin Gräns, Elisabeth Jönsson, Kerstin Wiklander, Henrik Seth, Catharina Olsson, Samuel Dupont, Olga Ortega-Martínez, Kristina Sundell, Michael Axelsson, Erik Sandblom
Journal of Experimental Biology - 2014 -
Effects of feeding on in vivo motility patterns in the proximal intestine of shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus
scorpius)
Jeroen Brijs, G. W. Hennig, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson
Journal of Experimental Biology - 2014 -
Metabolic scope and interspecific competition in sculpins are affected by climate
change.
Henrik Seth, Albin Gräns, Erik Sandblom, Catharina Olsson, Kerstin Wiklander, Jörgen I Johnsson, Michael Axelsson
PLoS ONE - 2013 -
Effects of acute temperature changes on gut physiology in two species of sculpin from the west coast of
Greenland
Albin Gräns, Henrik Seth, Michael Axelsson, Erik Sandblom, Fredrik Albertsson, Kerstin Wiklander, Catharina Olsson
Polar Biology - 2013 -
Nervous system of the
gut
Susanne Holmgren, Catharina Olsson
Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment (AP Farrell ed.) Integrated function and control of the gut (S Holmgren, C Olsson, section eds.) - 2011 -
Autonomic control of gut motility: A comparative
view.
Catharina Olsson, Susanne Holmgren
Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - 2011 -
Calbindin-immunoreactive cells in the fish enteric nervous
system.
Catharina Olsson
Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - 2011 -
Autonomic control of glands and secretion: A comparative
view
Susanne Holmgren, Catharina Olsson
Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - 2011 -
Gut
motility
Albin Gräns, Catharina Olsson
Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment (AP Farrell ed.) Integrated function and control of the gut (S Holmgren, C Olsson, section eds.) - 2011 -
Gut
anatomy
Catharina Olsson
Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment (A.P. Farell ed.) Gut anatomy and morphology (S. Holmgren, C. Olsson, section eds.) - 2011 -
Calbindin immunoreactivity in the enteric nervous system of larval and adult zebrafish (Danio
rerio)
Catharina Olsson
CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH - 2011 -
Nervous and humoral catecholaminergic control of blood pressure and cardiac performance in the Antarctic fish Pagothenia
borchgrevinki
Erik Sandblom, Catharina Olsson, W. Davison, Michael Axelsson
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - 2010 -
Effects of feeding on thermoregulatory behaviours and gut blood flow in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) using biotelemetry in combination with standard
techniques.
Albin Gräns, Catharina Olsson, K Pitsillides, H E Nelson, J J Cech, Michael Axelsson
The Journal of experimental biology - 2010 -
Glial cells revealed by GFAP immunoreactivity in fish
gut.
Christina Hagström, Catharina Olsson
Cell and tissue research - 2010 -
Glutamate affect intestinal motility in zebrafish
larvae
Catharina Olsson, Claes Bergström, Isadora Wronski
Neurogastroenterology and motility;2nd International Symposium on “Development of the enteric nervous system. Cells, signals and genes”, Feb 2009, London - 2009 -
The neuroendocrine regulation of gut
function
Susanne Holmgren, Catharina Olsson
Fish Physiology Volume 28: Fish Neuroendocrinology (Eds Nicholas J. Bernier, Geln Van Der Kraak, Anthony P. Farrel, Colin J. Brauner) - 2009 -
Nervous regulation of internal organs in fishes.
Preface.
Catharina Olsson, Michael Jonz, Giacomo Zaccone
Acta histochemica - 2009 -
Telemetric recording of gastrointestinal blood flow and the effects of thermoregulatory behavior in an
ectotherm
Albin Gräns, Koullis Pitsillides, Joseph J., Jr. Cech Jr, Catharina Olsson, Michael Axelsson
Experimental Biology, New Orleans, April 2009, Louisiana, USA - 2009 -
Postprandial changes in enteric electrical activity and gut blood flow in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) acclimated to different
temperatures
Albin Gräns, Fredrik Albertsson, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson
J Exp Biol - 2009 -
Autonomic innervation of the fish
gut
Catharina Olsson
Acta Histochem - 2009 -
A fully implantable multi-channel biotelemetry system for measurement of blood flow and temperature: A first evaluation in the green
sturgeon
Albin Gräns, Michael Axelsson, K. Pitsillides, Catharina Olsson, Johan Höjesjö, R.C. Kaufmann, J.J. Jr Cech
Hydrobiologia. - 2009 -
Identification of genes for the ghrelin and motilin receptors and a novel related gene in fish, and stimulation of intestinal motility in zebrafish (Danio rerio) by ghrelin and
motilin.
Catharina Olsson, Joanna D Holbrook, Giulia Bompadre, Elisabeth Jönsson, Charles H V Hoyle, Gareth J Sanger, Susanne Holmgren, Paul L R Andrews
General and comparative endocrinology - 2008 -
Intrisic primary afferents in zebrafish gut, do they exist? Presence of calbindin-immunoreactive nerve
cells
Catharina Olsson
Neurogastroenterology and motility; Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Joint international meeting, November 2008, Lucerne Switzerland - 2008 -
Postprandial changes in intestinal electric activity and gut blood flow in
fish
Fredrik Albertsson, Albin Gräns, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson
Neurogastroenterology and motility; Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Joint international meeting, November 2008, Lucerne Switzerland - 2008 -
Radio waves tainted with blood: The latest in fish
telemetry
Albin Gräns, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson, Johan Höjesjö, Koullis Pitsillides, Joseph J., Jr. Cech Jr
8th International Congress on the Biology of Fish, 2008, Portland, USA - 2008 -
Structural basis of sensory nerve pathways from the
gut.
S.J. Brookes, V.P. Zagorodnyuk, P.A. Lynn, X. Song, N. Chen, Catharina Olsson, M Costa
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci - 2008 -
Development of enteric and vagal innervation of the zebrafish (Danio rerio)
gut.
Catharina Olsson, Anna Holmberg, Susanne Holmgren
The Journal of comparative neurology - 2008 -
Effects of exercise, feeding, hypoxia and hypercapnia on cardiac output and gut blood flow in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) using a fully implantable biotelemetry
system
Albin Gräns, Michael Axelsson, Catharina Olsson, Johan Höjesjö, Koullis Pitsillides, Joseph J., Jr. Cech Jr
Society for Experimental Biology, Annual Meeting, 2007, Glasgow, UK. - 2007 -
Enteric
Control
Anna Holmberg, Susanne Holmgren, Catharina Olsson
Fish Larval Physiology, Eds RN Finn and BG Kapoor - 2007 -
TTX-sensitive and TTX-insensitive control of spontaneous gut motility in the developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)
larvae
Anna Holmberg, Catharina Olsson, Grant W. Hennig
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY - 2007 -
Development of nitrergic control pf gut motility in the
zebrafish
Anna Holmberg, Catharina Olsson, Susanne Holmgren
Development of the enteric nervous system. Cells, signals and genes, March 26-29 2006, NY - 2006 -
Development of vagal and enteric innervation of the zebrafish (Danio rerio)
gut.
Catharina Olsson, Anna Holmberg, Susanne Holmgren
Development of the enteric nervous system. Cells, signals and genes, March 26-29, 2006, NY - 2006 -
Comparison of extrinsic efferent innervation of guinea pig distal colon and
rectum.
Catharina Olsson, B.N. Chen, S Jones, T.K. Chataway, J.H. Brookes
The Journal of Comparative Neurology - 2006 -
The effects of endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide on gut motility in zebrafish Danio rerio embryos and
larvae
Anna Holmberg, Catharina Olsson, Susanne Holmgren
Journal of Experimental Biology - 2006 -
Ghrelin and motilin increase muscle tonus in the zebrafish
intestine
Catharina Olsson, Giulia Bompadre, Joanna D Holbrook, Gareth J Sanger, Susanne Holmgren, Paul L R Andrews
20th International Neurogastroenterol. Mot.; Symposium on Neurogastroenterology & Motility, France, - 2005 -
Neurochemical characterisation of extrinsic innervation of the guinea pig
rectum.
Catharina Olsson, M Costa, J.H. Brookes
The Journal of Comparative Neurology - 2004