Title: Activation of Mek/erk Signaling Contributes to the Pacap-induced Increase in Guinea Pig Cardiac Neuron Excitability Abbreviated Title: Mek/erk Signaling and Cardiac Neuron Excitability University of Vermont Burlington, Vt 05405 University of Vermont Burlington, Vt 05405 Vermont Cancer Center

1 Address: Department of Medicine (Cardiology) 10 David Geffen School of Medicine 11 University of California 12 Los Angeles, California 90095 13 14 2 Address: Biology Department 15 Ithaca College 16 Ithaca, New York 14850 17 18 Correspondence: Rodney L. Parsons, PhD. 19 Department of Neurological Sciences 20 University of Vermont 21 Burlington, VT 05405 22 Phone: 802 656-2148 23 e-mail: Rodney.Parsons@med.uvm.edu 24 25 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (August 3, 2016). doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00164.2016