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Olanzapine-Induced Weight Gain and Increased Visceral Adiposity is Blocked by Melatonin Replacement Therapy in Rats by RASKIND, Murray A, BURKE, Brianna L, CRITES, Norman J, TAPP, Andre M, RASMUSSEN, Dennis D

“…The atypical antipsychotic drug olanzapine increases body weight and visceral adiposity in schizophrenia. In rats, aging-associated increased body weight and…”
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Chronic Daily Ethanol and Withdrawal: 1. Long-Term Changes in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis by Rasmussen, Dennis D., Boldt, Brian M., Bryant, Carrie A., Mitton, Dennis R., Larsen, Shana A., Wilkinson, Charles W.

“…Background: Hypothalamo‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) function has been demonstrated to be compromised for weeks and even months after alcoholics cease ethanol…”
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Prazosin Reduces Alcohol Intake in an Animal Model of Alcohol Relapse by Froehlich, Janice C., Hausauer, Brett, Fischer, Stephen, Wise, Bradley, Rasmussen, Dennis D.

“…Background Many alcoholics and heavy drinkers undergo repeated cycles of alcohol abstinence followed by relapse to alcohol drinking; a pattern that contributes…”
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Melatonin effect on rat body weight regulation in response to high-fat diet at middle age by Puchalski, Stephaney S, Green, Jill N, Rasmussen, Dennis D

“…We previously demonstrated that daily melatonin administration to middle-aged rats to restore youthful plasma melatonin levels also decreased body weight,…”
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Prazosin Prevents Increased Anxiety Behavior That Occurs in Response to Stress During Alcohol Deprivations by Rasmussen, Dennis D, Kincaid, Carrie L, Froehlich, Janice C

“…Stress-induced anxiety is a risk factor for relapse to alcohol drinking. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the central nervous system…”
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Combining Naltrexone and Prazosin in a Single Oral Medication Decreases Alcohol Drinking More Effectively Than Does Either Drug Alone by Froehlich, Janice C., Hausauer, Brett J., Rasmussen, Dennis D.

“…Background Naltrexone (NTX) is underutilized in clinical treatment settings because its efficacy is modest, and it is not effective for all alcoholics and,…”
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Prazosin + Naltrexone Decreases Alcohol Drinking More Effectively Than Does Either Drug Alone in P Rats with a Protracted History of Extensive Voluntary Alcohol Drinking, Dependence, and Multiple Withdrawals by Rasmussen, Dennis D., Kincaid, Carrie L., Froehlich, Janice C.

“…Background Prazosin (PRZ; an α1‐adrenergic receptor antagonist) and naltrexone (NTX; a nonspecific opioid receptor antagonist) each decrease alcohol drinking…”
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Combining the [alpha]1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Prazosin, with the [beta]-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Propranolol, Reduces Alcohol Drinking More Effectively Than Either Drug Alone by Rasmussen, Dennis D, Beckwith, Lauren E, Kincaid, Carrie L, Froehlich, Janice C

“…Background Evidence suggests that activation of the noradrenergic system may contribute to alcohol drinking in animals and humans. Our previous studies…”
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Combining the α1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Prazosin, with the β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Propranolol, Reduces Alcohol Drinking More Effectively Than Either Drug Alone by Rasmussen, Dennis D., Beckwith, Lauren E., Kincaid, Carrie L., Froehlich, Janice C.

“…Background Evidence suggests that activation of the noradrenergic system may contribute to alcohol drinking in animals and humans. Our previous studies…”
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Effects of Prazosin, an α1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, on the Seeking and Intake of Alcohol and Sucrose in Alcohol-Preferring (P) Rats by Verplaetse, Terril L., Rasmussen, Dennis D., Froehlich, Janice C., Czachowski, Cristine L.

“…Background:  Previous studies show that prazosin, an α1‐adrenergic receptor antagonist, decreases alcohol drinking in animal models of alcohol use and…”
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α1 -noradrenergic receptor antagonism blocks dependence-induced increases in responding for ethanol by Walker, Brendan M, Rasmussen, Dennis D, Raskind, Murray A, Koob, George F

“…Abstract The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that blockade of α1 -adrenergic receptors may suppress the excessive ethanol consumption…”
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Aging-dependent changes in the effect of daily melatonin supplementation on rat metabolic and behavioral responses by Rasmussen, Dennis D., Mitton, Dennis R., Larsen, Shana A., Yellon, Steven M.

“…Pineal melatonin secretion has been reported to commonly decrease with aging, whereas intra‐abdominal adiposity, plasma insulin and plasma leptin levels tend…”
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The [alpha]1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Doxazosin, Reduces Alcohol Drinking in Alcohol-Preferring (P) Rats by O'Neil, Meghan L, Beckwith, Lauren E, Kincaid, Carrie L, Rasmussen, Dennis D

“…Background Evidence supports a role for the noradrenergic system in alcohol drinking in animals and humans. Our previous studies demonstrated the efficacy of…”
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The α1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Doxazosin, Reduces Alcohol Drinking in Alcohol-Preferring (P) Rats by O'Neil, Meghan L., Beckwith, Lauren E., Kincaid, Carrie L., Rasmussen, Dennis D.

“…Background Evidence supports a role for the noradrenergic system in alcohol drinking in animals and humans. Our previous studies demonstrated the efficacy of…”
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The α1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist, Prazosin, Reduces Alcohol Drinking in Alcohol-Preferring (P) Rats by Rasmussen, Dennis D., Alexander, Laura L., Raskind, Murray A., Froehlich, Janice C.

“…Background:  Preliminary evidence suggest that noradrenergic signaling may play a role in mediating alcohol drinking behavior in both humans and rats…”
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Prazosin Reduces Alcohol Drinking Throughout Prolonged Treatment and Blocks the Initiation of Drinking in Rats Selectively Bred for High Alcohol Intake by Froehlich, Janice C., Hausauer, Brett J., Federoff, David L., Fischer, Stephen M., Rasmussen, Dennis D.

“…Background This study examined whether prazosin reduces alcohol drinking over the course of prolonged treatment and whether it blocks the initiation of alcohol…”
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Acoustic startle in alcohol-naïve male rats predicts subsequent voluntary alcohol intake and alcohol preference by Rasmussen, Dennis D, Kincaid, Carrie L

“…Acoustic startle response in rats is used to model sensorimotor reactivity. The aim of the study was to determine whether acoustic startle response in…”
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The α2 -adrenergic receptor agonist, clonidine, reduces alcohol drinking in alcohol-preferring (P) rats by Rasmussen, Dennis D, Alexander, Laura, Malone, Julia, Federoff, David, Froehlich, Janice C

“…Abstract Evidence suggests that noradrenergic signaling may play a role in mediating alcohol-drinking behavior in both rodents and humans. We have investigated…”
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EFFECTS OF CHRONIC NICOTINE TREATMENT AND WITHDRAWAL ON HYPOTHALAMIC PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN GENE EXPRESSION AND NEUROENDOCRINE REGULATION by RASMUSSEN, D. D

“…Considerable evidence suggest that some responses to smoking and nicotine are mediated by forebrain β-endorphinergic opioid mechanisms. It has also been…”
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Acoustic startle amplitude predicts vulnerability to develop post-traumatic stress hyper-responsivity and associated plasma corticosterone changes in rats by Rasmussen, Dennis D, Crites, Norman J, Burke, Brianna L

“…Summary Following exposure to trauma, a vulnerable sub-population of individuals develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with characteristic persistent…”
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