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h-index: 16
Works: 66
Citations: 907

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Relationship between Conformational Changes in the Dopamine Transporter and Cocaine-Like Subjective Effects of Uptake Inhibitors
Claus J. Løland, R. Desai, M. Zou, Jianjing Cao +6 more
2008Molecular Pharmacology133 citations
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Identification of a Dopamine Transporter Ligand That Blocks the Stimulant Effects of Cocaine
R. Desai, T. Kopajtic, Mikhail N. Koffarnus, A. Newman +1 more
2005Journal of Neuroscience105 citations Open access
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Dopaminergic and cholinergic involvement in the discriminative stimulus effects of nicotine and cocaine in rats
R. Desai, D. Barber, P. Terry
2003Psychopharmacology64 citations
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Drug Discrimination in Methamphetamine-Trained Rats: Effects of Cholinergic Nicotinic Compounds
R. Desai, J. Bergman
2010Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics52 citations Open access
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Impact of Spaceflight Stressors on Behavior and Cognition: a Molecular, Neurochemical, and Neurobiological Perspective.
R. Desai, C. Limoli, Craig E. L. Stark, Shauna M. Stark
2022Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews46 citations Open access
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A comparison of the locomotor stimulant effects of D1-like receptor agonists in mice.
R. Desai, P. Terry, J. Katz
2005Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior46 citations
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Relationship between in Vivo Occupancy at the Dopamine Transporter and Behavioral Effects of Cocaine, GBR 12909 [1-{2-[Bis-(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl}-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine], and Benztropine Analogs
R. Desai, T. Kopajtic, D. French, A. Newman +1 more
2005Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics44 citations
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Analysis of Tolerance and Behavioral/Physical Dependence during Chronic CB1 Agonist Treatment: Effects of CB1 Agonists, Antagonists, and Noncannabinoid Drugs
R. Desai, G. Thakur, V. K. Vemuri, S. Bajaj +2 more
2013Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics43 citations Open access
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Monoaminergic Psychomotor Stimulants: Discriminative Stimulus Effects and Dopamine Efflux
R. Desai, C. Paronis, Jared Martin, Ramya Desai +1 more
2010Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics43 citations Open access
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Effects of the Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine, SEL-068, on Nicotine Discrimination in Squirrel Monkeys
R. Desai, J. Bergman
2015Neuropsychopharmacology41 citations Open access
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Asymmetric generalization between the discriminative stimulus effects of nicotine and cocaine.
R. Desai, D. Barber, P. Terry
199834 citations
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Dissociations between motor timing, motor coordination, and time perception after the administration of alcohol or caffeine
P. Terry, M. Doumas, R. Desai, A. Wing
2009Psychopharmacology27 citations Open access
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Evidence of cross-tolerance between behavioural effects of nicotine and cocaine in mice
R. Desai, P. Terry
2003Psychopharmacology23 citations
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Behavioral phenotyping and dopamine dynamics in mice with conditional deletion of the glutamate transporter GLT-1 in neurons: resistance to the acute locomotor effects of amphetamine
Kathryn D. Fischer, Alex C. W. Houston, R. Desai, Michelle R. Doyle +10 more
2018Psychopharmacology20 citations Open access
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N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Co-agonist Availability Affects Behavioral and Neurochemical Responses to Cocaine: Insights into Co-morbid Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse
M. Puhl, R. Desai, Shunsuke Takagi, K. Presti +6 more
2017Addiction Biology20 citations Open access
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Pharmacological Characterization of a Dopamine Transporter Ligand That Functions as a Cocaine Antagonist
R. Desai, D. Grandy, C. Lupica, J. Katz
2014Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics19 citations Open access
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Methamphetamine-Like Discriminative-Stimulus Effects of Nicotinic Agonists
R. Desai, J. Bergman
2014Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics15 citations Open access
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Pharmacological characterization of the effects of dopamine D1 agonists on eye blinking in rats
R. Desai, J. Neumeyer, J. Bergman, C. Paronis
2007Behavioural Pharmacology14 citations
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Structure−Activity Relationship Studies on a Novel Series of (S)-2β-Substituted 3α-[Bis(4-fluoro- or 4-chlorophenyl)methoxy]tropane Analogues for in Vivo Investigation
M. Zou, Jianjing Cao, T. Kopajtic, R. Desai +2 more
200614 citations Open access
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Comparison of the discriminative-stimulus effects of SKF 38393 with those of other dopamine receptor agonists
R. Desai, P. Terry, J. Katz
2003Behavioural Pharmacology14 citations
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Nicotine-Targeting Nano-Vaccines for Smoking Cessation
R. Desai, J. Bergman
2016Neuropsychopharmacology11 citations Open access
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Original Investigation
R. Desai, Michelle R. Doyle, Sarah L. Withey, Jack Bergman
11 citations
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Nonhuman primate models in the study of spaceflight stressors: Past contributions and future directions.
R. Desai, Brian D. Kangas, C. Limoli
2021Life sciences and space research9 citations Open access
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Behavioral effects of the R-(+)- and S-(-)-enantiomers of the dopamine D(1)-like partial receptor agonist SKF 83959 in monkeys.
R. Desai, J. Neumeyer, C. Paronis, P. Nguyen +1 more
2007European Journal of Pharmacology9 citations Open access
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Involvement of Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes in the Behavioral Effects of Nicotinic Drugs in Squirrel Monkeys
Sarah L. Withey, Michelle R. Doyle, J. Bergman, R. Desai
2018Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics8 citations Open access
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Circuits and Biomarkers of the Central Nervous System Relating to Astronaut Performance: Summary Report for a NASA-Sponsored Technical Interchange Meeting
J. Alwood, A. Mulavara, Janani Iyer, Siddhita D. Mhatre +8 more
2023Life6 citations Open access
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Effects of the cannabinoid CB1-receptor neutral antagonist AM4113 and antagonist/inverse agonist rimonabant on fentanyl discrimination in male rats.
Dalal A. Alkhelb, Andre Kirunda, Thanh C. Ho, A. Makriyannis +1 more
2022Drug and Alcohol Dependence6 citations Open access
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Influence of experimental history on nicotine self-administration in squirrel monkeys
R. Desai, Katherine A. Sullivan, S. Kohut, J. Bergman
2016Psychopharmacology6 citations
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ASYMMETRIC GENERALIZATION BETWEENTHE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS EFFECTS OF NICOTINE AND COCAINE
R. Desai, D. Barber, P. Terry
1998Behavioural Pharmacology6 citations
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NLX-112, a highly selective 5-HT1A receptor biased agonist, does not exhibit misuse potential in male rats or macaques
R. Depoortère, J. Bergman, P. Beardsley, R. Desai +4 more
2022Neuropharmacology5 citations Open access
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Effects of cannabinoid agonists and antagonists in male rats discriminating the synthetic cannabinoid AM2201
Dalal A. Alkhelb, Emily L. Burke, A. Zvonok, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas +6 more
2023European Journal of Pharmacology4 citations Open access
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Differential Effects of Nicotine and Nicotine Withdrawal on Fear Conditioning in Male Rats
Mykel A. Robble, Isaiah L. Holloway, Elysia Ridener, Chelsea J Webber +4 more
2020International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology4 citations Open access
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ABSENCE OF INTERACTIVE EFFECTS BETWEEN NICOTINE AND COCAINE ON VARIOUS UNCONDITIONED MOTOR BEHAVIOURS
R. Desai
19994 citations
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FURTHER DELINEATION BETWEEN TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS: EFFECTS ON FOOD-MAINTAINED BEHAVIOR AND FOOD CONSUMPTION
Jonathan M. Slezak, R. Desai, J. Katz
2017Behavioural Pharmacology1 citations Open access
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Discriminative stimulus effects of methamphetamine and in vivo microdialysis in rats
R. Desai, Carol A. Paronis, A. Makriyannis, G. Thakur +1 more
20071 citations
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B39 ANTAGONISM OF THE STIMULANT EFFECTS OF COCAINE BY THE DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER LIGAND, JHW007
R. Desai, A. Newman, J. Katz
20051 citations
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Dual Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MGL) Inhibitors Produce Ratio-Dependent Cannabinoid Activity In Vivo (Abstract ID: 225992)
Devin Morrisson, Shakiru O. Alafapuja, S. Nikas, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas +3 more
2026Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics0 citations
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Dopamine, γ-aminobutyric acid, and glutamate balance in the nucleus accumbens shell: Differential effects of cannabinoid 1 receptor agonists Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, AM11101, and AM8936.
Evan C. Smith, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, Markos-Orestis Georgiadis, S. Nikas +3 more
2026Neuropharmacology0 citations
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Effects of Cannabinoid (CB) 1 Receptor Neutral Antagonists on Fentanyl-Induced Conditioned Place Preference and Antinociception (Abstract ID: 164640)
Devin Morrisson, Dalal A. Alkhelb, Evan C. Smith, Thanh C. Ho +2 more
2025Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics0 citations
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Sex and Regional Differences in the Neurochemical Effects of Oxycodone (Abstract ID: 167350)
Isabel Yu, Eleana Solakidou, Evan C. Smith, M. Dawes +4 more
2025Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics0 citations
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Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Blocks the Rewarding Properties of Fentanyl in Male Rats (Abstract ID: 160289)
Madeline Ewell, Evan C. Smith, Isabel Yu, R. Desai +1 more
2025Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics0 citations
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Nicotinic Modification of Cocaine's Reinforcing Effects in Squirrel Monkeys (Abstract ID: 167520)
Isabelle Davis, Fernando B. de Moura, Jack Bergman, R. Desai
2025Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics0 citations
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Effects of Chronic Fentanyl Exposure in Squirrel Monkeys (Abstract ID: 169025)
Brissa Black, Jack Bergman, S. Kohut, Paul Bremer +2 more
2025Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics0 citations
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Effects of Cannabinoids on Fentanyl Antinociception
Dalal A. Alkhelb, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouva, Spyridon P. Nikas, M. Malamas +2 more
2023ASPET 2023 Annual Meeting Abstract - Central Nervous System Pharmacology - Behavioral0 citations Open access
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Fentanyl-Targeting Monoclonal Antibodies Block Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Depression in Non-Human Primates
Emily Burke, Paul T. Bremer, R. Desai
2023ASPET 2023 Annual Meeting Abstract - Central Nervous System Pharmacology - Behavioral0 citations Open access
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Effects of Cannabinoid CB1agonists on extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens shell of male mice
Evan C. Smith, Dalal A. Alkhelb, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, S. Nikas +2 more
2023Neuropharmacology0 citations Open access
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Effects of Cannabinoid Agonists and Antagonists in Rats Discriminating Fentanyl
Dalal A. Alkhelb, Andre Kirunda, Ioannis Papanastasiou, Shan Jiang +6 more
2022The FASEB Journal0 citations
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Evaluation of CB1 antagonists as antidotes for synthetic cannabinoid toxicity in male and female mice
J. Raghav, Thomas van Kralingen, Hritik Kumar, A. Makriyannis +2 more
2020The FASEB Journal0 citations
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Behavioral Effects of d‐Methamphetamine and sin vivo microdialysis in rats
R. Desai, Chandrashekhar Honrao, M. Dawes, Xiaoyu Ma +3 more
2020The FASEB Journal0 citations
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Role of N‐Methyl‐D‐Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) in Co‐morbid Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse
R. Desai, M. Puhl, Joseph T. Coyle
20180 citations
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