Publications
Our faculty members and students have published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. Here you will find a selection of citations, arranged by topic. Many articles are available online to read and download. Most archiving services require subscriptions, which many universities and some public libraries have. In this case, you can access the articles from a campus computer. Articles which are available online are linked; article links will open in a new window.
Behavioral and Biological Effects of Psychotropic Compounds
Smith Lab recent publications
Brielmaier, J.M., McDonald, C.G., Smith, R.F. (2006). Immediate and long-term behavioral effects of a single nicotine injection in adolescent and adult rats. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, in press.
Polesskaya, O. O., Fryxell, K. J., Merchant, A. D., Locklear, L. L., Ker, K., McDonald, C. G., Eppolito, A. K., SMith, L. N., Wheeler, T. L., Smith, R. F. Nicotiine Causes Age-Dependent Changes in Gene Expression in the Adolescent Female Rat Brain.
Neurotoxicology & Teratology, in press.
Wheeler, T. L., Eppolito, A. K., Smith, L. N., Huff, T. B., Smith, R. F. (2006). A novel method for oral stimulant administration in the neonate rat and similar species. J Neurosci Methods, in press.
Smith, L. N., McDonald, C. G., Bergstrom, H. C., Brielmaier, J. M., Eppolito, A. K., Wheeler, T. L., Falco, A. M., Smith, R. F. (2006). Long-term changes in fear conditioning and anxiety-like behavior following nicotine exposure in adult versus adolescent rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 85(1): 91-97
Polesskaya, O. O., Smith, R. F., Fryxell, K. J. (2006) Chronic nicotine doses down-regulate PDE4 isoforms that are targets of antidepressants in adolescent female rats. Bio Psychiatry, in press.
Bergstrom, H. C., McDonald, C. G., Smith, R. F. (2006). Alcohol exposure during adolescence impairs auditory fear conditioning in adult Long-Evans rats. Physiol Behav, 88(4-5): 466-472.
McDonald, C. G., Dailey, V. K., Bergstrom, H. C., Wheeler, T. L., Eppolito, A. K., Smith, L. N., Smith, R. F. (2005) Periadolescent nicotine administration produces enduring changes in dendritic morphology of medium spiny neurons from nucleus accumbens. Neurosci Lett, 385(2): 163-167.
Smith, R. F. (2003). Animal models of periadolescent substance abuse. Neurotoxicol Teratol, 25(3):291-301.
Siciliano, D., Smith, R. F. (2001). Periadolescent alcohol alters adult behavioral characteristics in the rat. Physiol Behav, 74(4-5): 637-643.
Raap, D. K., Morin, B., Medici, C. N., Smith, R. F. (2000). Adolescent cocaine and injection stress effects on the estrous cycle. Physiol Behav, 70(5): 417-424
Metals in Memory and Alzheimer's Disease
Flinn, J.M., Hunter, D., Linkous, D.H., Lanzirotti, A., Smith, L.N., Brightwell, J.J. & Jones, B.F. (2005). Enhanced zinc consumption causes memory deficits and increased brain levels of zinc. Physiology & Behavior, 83(5): 793-803.
[PubMed ID: 15639165] [Full Text on Elsevier ScienceDirect]
Flinn, J.M., Morvan, J., & Jones, B.F. (2000). Enhanced levels of zinc in drinking water adversely affect spatial learning in rats. Proceedings of the Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 6: 450-452.
Linkous, D.H., Smith, L.N., Conko, K.M., Jones, B.F., & Flinn, J.M. (2004). Differential effects of zinc association in drinking waters on spatial memory. Proceedings of the Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 8: 390-395.
Marinkovic, N.S., Chance, M.R., Dokken, K.M., Davis, L.C., Linkous, D.H., & Flinn, J.M. (2005). Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy at NSLS beamline U2B. American Biotechnology Laboratory, 23: 12-13.
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