Abel Lajtha

Summary

Affiliation: Nathan Kline Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Honokiol and magnolol increase the number of [3H] muscimol binding sites three-fold in rat forebrain membranes in vitro using a filtration assay, by allosterically increasing the affinities of low-affinity sites
    R F Squires
    Center for Neurochemistry, The Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 24:1593-602. 1999
  2. ncbi Food reward-induced neurotransmitter changes in cognitive brain regions
    Shaun Fallon
    Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 32:1772-82. 2007
  3. ncbi Interrelated mechanisms in reward and learning
    Abel Lajtha
    Center for Neurochemistry, Nathan Kline Institute, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, United States
    Neurochem Int 52:73-9. 2008
  4. ncbi Heterogeneity of reward mechanisms
    A Lajtha
    Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 35:851-67. 2010
  5. ncbi Effects of acute lorazepam administration on aminergic activity in normal elderly subjects: relationship to performance effects and apolipoprotein genotype
    Nunzio Pomara
    Geriatric Psychiatry Program, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 29:1391-8. 2004
  6. ncbi GABAB/NMDA receptor interaction in the regulation of extracellular dopamine levels in rodent prefrontal cortex and striatum
    Andrea Balla
    Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
    Neuropharmacology 56:915-21. 2009
  7. ncbi Receptors in the ventral tegmental area mediating nicotine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens
    István Sziráki
    Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 27:253-61. 2002

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Honokiol and magnolol increase the number of [3H] muscimol binding sites three-fold in rat forebrain membranes in vitro using a filtration assay, by allosterically increasing the affinities of low-affinity sites
    R F Squires
    Center for Neurochemistry, The Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 24:1593-602. 1999
    ..6. The potentiation of GABAergic neurotransmission by H and M is probably involved in their previously reported anxiolytic and central depressant effects...
  2. ncbi Food reward-induced neurotransmitter changes in cognitive brain regions
    Shaun Fallon
    Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 32:1772-82. 2007
    ..Like in other rewards, both learning and cognitive areas play a significant part in food reward...
  3. ncbi Interrelated mechanisms in reward and learning
    Abel Lajtha
    Center for Neurochemistry, Nathan Kline Institute, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, United States
    Neurochem Int 52:73-9. 2008
    ..The complex pattern of reward-induced changes in neurotransmitters is only a part of the multiple changes observed, but one which has a crucial and controlling function...
  4. ncbi Heterogeneity of reward mechanisms
    A Lajtha
    Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 35:851-67. 2010
    ..To evaluate and identify the reward stimulus thus requires heterogeneity of the reward components in the brain...
  5. ncbi Effects of acute lorazepam administration on aminergic activity in normal elderly subjects: relationship to performance effects and apolipoprotein genotype
    Nunzio Pomara
    Geriatric Psychiatry Program, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 29:1391-8. 2004
    ..The epsilon4 allele may modulate the effect of lorazepam on p5-HIAA, but further studies are needed to confirm this finding and elucidate its possible significance...
  6. ncbi GABAB/NMDA receptor interaction in the regulation of extracellular dopamine levels in rodent prefrontal cortex and striatum
    Andrea Balla
    Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
    Neuropharmacology 56:915-21. 2009
    ..Both sites, therefore, may represent appropriate targets for drug development in schizophrenia and substance abuse disorders...
  7. ncbi Receptors in the ventral tegmental area mediating nicotine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens
    István Sziráki
    Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York 10962, USA
    Neurochem Res 27:253-61. 2002
    ..The importance of local receptors in the ventral tegmental area was further indicated by the increase in accumbal dopamine levels after intrategmental administration of nicotine or also cocaine...