Reichelt, Melissa E., Willems, Laura, Hack, Benjamin A., Peart, Jason N., and Headrick, John P. (2009) Cardiac and coronary function in the Langendorff-perfused mouse heart model. Experimental Physiology, 94 (1). pp. 54-70.

Reichelt, Melissa E., Shanu, Anu, Willems, Laura, Witting, Paul K., Ellis, Natasha A., Blackburn, Michael R., and Headrick, John P. (2009) Endogenous adenosine selectively modulates oxidant stress via the A1 receptor in ischemic hearts. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 11 (11). pp. 2641-2650.

Reichelt, Melissa E., Willems, Laura, Peart, Jason N., Ashton, Kevin J., Matherne, G. Paul, Blackburn, Michael R., and Headrick, John P. (2007) Modulation of ischaemic contracture in mouse hearts: a ‘supraphysiological’ response to adenosine. Experimental Physiology, 92 (1). pp. 175-185.

Willems, Laura, and Headrick, John P. (2007) Contractile effects of adenosine, coronary flow and perfusion pressure in murine myocardium. Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 453 (4). pp. 433-441.

Chin-Dusting, J.P.F, Willems, L., and Kaye, D.M. (2007) L-Arginine transporters in cardiovascular disease: a novel theraputic target. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 116 (3). pp. 428-436.

Willems, Laura, Reichelt, Melissa E., Molina, Jose G., Sun, Chun-Xiao, Chunn, Janci L., Ashton, Kevin J., Schnermann, Jurgen, Blackburn, Michael R., and Headrick, John P. (2006) Effects of adenosine deaminase and A1 receptor deficiency in normoxic and ischaemic mouse hearts. Cardiovascular Research, 71 (1). pp. 79-87.

Ashton, Kevin J., Willems, Laura, Holmgren, Kirsty, Ferreira, Linda, and Headrick, John P. (2006) Age-associated shifts in cardiac gene transcription and transcriptional responses to ischemic stress. Experimental Gerontology, 41 (2). pp. 189-204.

Willems, Laura, Ashton, Kevin J., and Headrick, John P. (2005) Adenosine-mediated cardioprotection in the aging myocardium. Cardiovascular Research, 66 (2). pp. 245-255.

Willems, Laura, and Headrick, John P. (2005) Protecting murine hearts from ischaemia–reperfusion using selective inhibitors of adenosine metabolism. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 32 (3). pp. 179-183.

Willems, Laura, Zatta, Amanda, Holmgren, Kirsten, Ashton, Kevin J., and Headrick, John P. (2005) Age-related changes in ischemic tolerance in male and female mouse hearts. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 38 (2). pp. 245-256.

Reichelt, Melissa E., Willems, Laura, Molina, Jose G., Sun, Chun-Xiao, Noble, Janci C., Ashton, Kevin J., Schnermann, Jurgen, Blackburn, Michael R., and Headrick, John P. (2005) Genetic deletion of the A1 adenosine receptor limits myocardial ischemic tolerance. Circulation Research, 96. pp. 363-367.

Ashton, Kevin J., Nilsson, Ulrika, Willems, Laura, Holmgren, Kirsty, and Headrick, John P. (2003) Effects of aging and ischemia on adenosine receptor transcription in mouse myocardium. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 312 (2). pp. 367-372.

Willems, Laura, Garnham, Bronwyn, and Headrick, John P. (2003) Aging-related changes in myocardial purine metabolism and ischemic tolerance. Experimental Gerontology, 38 (10). pp. 1169-1177.

Peart, Jason, Willems, Laura, and Headrick, John P. (2003) Receptor and non-receptor-dependent mechanisms of cardioprotection with adenosine. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 284 (2). pp. 519-527.

Headrick, John P., Willems, Laura, Ashton, Kevin J., Holmgren, Kirsten, Peart, Jason, and Matherne, G. Paul (2003) Ischaemic tolerance in aged mouse myocardium: the role of adenosine and effects of A1 adenosine receptor overexpression. Journal of Physiology, 549 (3). pp. 823-833.