Vernon Garcia-Rivas, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Research & Publications
Biography
Coauthors
Selected Publications
- Sex differences in stress-induced alcohol intake: a review of preclinical studies focused on amygdala and inflammatory pathwaysMineur YS, Garcia-Rivas V, Thomas MA, Soares AR, McKee SA, Picciotto MR. Sex differences in stress-induced alcohol intake: a review of preclinical studies focused on amygdala and inflammatory pathways. Psychopharmacology 2022, 239: 2041-2061. PMID: 35359158, PMCID: PMC9704113, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06120-w.
- Not all smokers appear to seek nicotine for the same reasons: implications for preclinical research in nicotine dependence.Garcia-Rivas V, Deroche-Gamonet V. Not all smokers appear to seek nicotine for the same reasons: implications for preclinical research in nicotine dependence. Addiction Biology 2019, 24: 317-334. PMID: 29480575, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12607.
- Varenicline Targets the Reinforcing-Enhancing Effect of Nicotine on Its Associated Salient Cue During Nicotine Self-administration in the Rat.Garcia-Rivas V, Fiancette JF, Cannella N, Carbo-Gas M, Renault P, Tostain J, Deroche-Gamonet V. Varenicline Targets the Reinforcing-Enhancing Effect of Nicotine on Its Associated Salient Cue During Nicotine Self-administration in the Rat. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2019, 13: 159. PMID: 31379531, PMCID: PMC6650579, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00159.
- Individual Variations in the Mechanisms of Nicotine Seeking: A Key for Research on Nicotine Dependence.Garcia-Rivas V, Cannella N, Deroche-Gamonet V. Individual Variations in the Mechanisms of Nicotine Seeking: A Key for Research on Nicotine Dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication Of The American College Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 42: 584-586. PMID: 27577600, PMCID: PMC5240183, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.176.
- Plant-derived polyphenols attenuate lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and tumour necrosis factor production in murine microglia and macrophages.Shanmugam K, Holmquist L, Steele M, Stuchbury G, Berbaum K, Schulz O, Benavente García O, Castillo J, Burnell J, Garcia Rivas V, Dobson G, Münch G. Plant-derived polyphenols attenuate lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and tumour necrosis factor production in murine microglia and macrophages. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2008, 52: 427-38. PMID: 18186104, DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700180.