Publications
DONALDSON, S.T., PLOTKIN+, B. 6-hydroxydopamine lesion of the mesolimbic dopamine system alters morphine-induced responding for conditioned reinforcement. Curr Psychopharmacol 2018; 7
*LIU, J., *SCIRA, J. *DONALDSON, S.T., KAJIJI, N., DASH, Jr., GORDON, DONALDSON, S.T. Sex and trait anxiety differences in psychological stress are modified by environment. Neuroscience 2018
+MASON, B., DONALDSON, S.T., HUNTER, R.G. Neuroepigenetics of drugs of abuse. J Drug Alcohol Res. art236039 2018; doi:10.4303/jdar/23609/.
+RAVENELLE, R., *JOSEPH, M., *SCIRA, J., +BERMAN, A.K., +LA, J., +MASON, B., YELLESWARAPU, C., DONALDSON, S.T. Sex matters: Estradiol influences diazepam anxiolysis and protein levels of BDNF and parvalbumin. Eur. J. Neurosci. :1-9 2018.doi:10.111/ejn.13870
DONALDSON, S.T., +RAVENELLE, R., *DIFRONZO, M., +MASON, B. Prenatal cocaine insult in rats: enduring effects on stress, GABA neuron morphology and receptor sensitivity. J Neurotoxicol Pharmacol 2017; 1;010
WAGNER*, M., MATHIAS*, H., TRAWCZYNSKI*, M., CALHOUN+, C., +PLOTKIN, B., POLLACK, A., DONALDSON, S.T. MK-801 blocks the induction of behavioral sensitization and Fos expression to amphetamine. J Sci Med Chem 5(2): 1044-52, 2017.
+BERMAN, A.K., +LOTT, R.B., DONALDSON, S.T. Periodic maternal deprivation may modulate offspring anxiety-like behavior through mechanisms involving neuroplasticity in the amygdala. Brain Res. Bull. 101:7-11, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.12.005
+CHOLANIAN, M., *LOBZOVA, A., DAS, B., YELLESWARAPU, C., DONALDSON, S.T. Digital holographic microscopy discriminates sex differences in medial prefrontal cortex GABA neurons following amphetamine sensitization. Pharmacol. Biochem.Behav. 124:236-332, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2014.06.026
+RAVENELLE, R., NEUGEBAUER, N.M., *NIEDZIELAK, T., DONALDSON, S.T. Sex differences in diazepam effects and parvalbumin-positive GABA neurons in trait anxiety Long Evans rats. Behav. Brain Res. 270:68-74, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2014.04.048
+RAVENELLE, R., *SANTOLUCITO, H., BYRNES, E.M., BYRNES, DONALDSON, S.T. Housing environment modulates physiological and behavioral responses to anxiogenic stimuli in trait anxiety male rats. Neuroscience 270:76-87, 2014.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.03.060
+RAVENELLE, B., BYRNES, E.M., BYRNES, J.J., MCCINNIS, C., PARK, J.H. DONALDSON, S.T. Molecular and hormonal changes modulate trait anxiety and postnatal housing effects on emotionality and amphetamine sensitivity. Beh. Brain Res. 252:49-57, 2013.
*PETERS, J.R., *VALLIE, B., +DIFRONZO, M., DONALDSON, S.T. Role of dopamine D1 receptors in novelty seeking in adult female Long-Evans rats. Brain Res. Bull. 74:232–236, 2007
*NEUGEBAUER, N., CUNNINGHAM, S.T., ZHU, J., *BRYANT, R., MIDDLETON, L.S., R., DWOSKIN, L. Prenatal cocaine and environmental enrichment modulate open field activity, social interaction, and medial prefrontal cortex dopamine transporter function in adult rats. Dev. Brain Res., 153 (2):213-23, 2004.
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