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Albert Herz was affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany during their academic career. Their contributions to research are recorded within this institution's framework.

No records of recent papers, co-authors, frequent publication venues, main or subfields of study, main research topics, or book publications are available in the source data. Similarly, there is no information on awards won or specific years of recognition.

This scientist's profile reflects a limited publicly documented research footprint according to the available dataset, which also indicates that Albert Herz is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Opposing tonically active endogenous opioid systems modulate the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway

    Rainer Spanagel;Albert Herz;Toni S. Shippenberg

  • Endogenous opioid systems and alcohol addiction

    A. Herz

  • Psychotomimesis mediated by kappa opiate receptors.

    Andreas Pfeiffer;Victor Brantl;Albert Herz;Hinderk M. Emrich

  • Analgesic Effect of Intraarticular Morphine After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

    C. Stein;K. Comisel;E. Haimerl;A. Yassouridis

  • Peripheral opioid receptors mediating antinociception in inflammation. Evidence for involvement of mu, delta and kappa receptors.

    C Stein;M J Millan;T S Shippenberg;K Peter

  • Development of physical dependence on morphine in respect to time and dosage and quantification of the precipitated withdrawal syndrome in rats

    J. BlÄsig;A. Herz;K. Reinhold;S. ZieglgÄnsberger

  • Opioids from immunocytes interact with receptors on sensory nerves to inhibit nociception in inflammation.

    Christoph Stein;Ahmed H. S. Hassan;Ryszard Przewlocki;Christian Gramsch

  • Motivational properties of kappa and mu opioid receptor agonists studied with place and taste preference conditioning.

    Ronald F. Mucha;Albert Herz

  • Antagonists with negative intrinsic activity at delta opioid receptors coupled to GTP-binding proteins

    Tommaso Costa;Albert Herz

  • The effects of opioid peptides on dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens : an in vivo microdialysis study

    Rainer Spanagel;Albert Herz;Toni S. Shippenberg

  • Neuroanatomical sites mediating the motivational effects of opioids as mapped by the conditioned place preference paradigm in rats.

    Regine Bals-Kubik;Annemarie Ableitner;Albert Herz;Toni S. Shippenberg

  • Unilateral inflammation of the hindpaw in rats as a model of prolonged noxious stimulation: Alterations in behavior and nociceptive thresholds

    C. Stein;M.J. Millan;A. Herz

  • Inflammation of the rat paw enhances axonal transport of opioid receptors in the sciatic nerve and increases their density in the inflamed tissue

    A.H.S. Hassan;A. Ableitner;C. Stein;A. Herz

  • Gene expression and localization of opioid peptides in immune cells of inflamed tissue: functional role in antinociception.

    R. Przewlocki;A.H.S. Hassan;W. Lason;C. Epplen

  • Examination of the neurochemical substrates mediating the motivational effects of opioids: role of the mesolimbic dopamine system and D-1 vs. D-2 dopamine receptors.

    Toni S. Shippenberg;Regine Bals-Kubik;Albert Herz

  • On the central sites for the antinociceptive action of morphine and fentanyl

    A. Herz;K. Albus;J. Metys̆;P. Schubert

  • Opiate receptor binding sites in human brain

    Andreas Pfeiffer;Aurelio Pasi;Parviz Mehraein;Albert Herz

  • Activation of hypothalamic beta-endorphin pools by reward induced by highly palatable food.

    J Dum;C H Gramsch;A Herz

  • Intrinsic mechanisms of antinociception in inflammation: local opioid receptors and beta-endorphin.

    C Stein;C Gramsch;A Herz

  • Acute and chronic ethanol treatment changes endorphin levels in brain and pituitary

    Rüdiger Schulz;Michael Wüster;Theodora Duka;Albert Herz

Frequent Co-Authors

Osborne F. X. Almeida
Osborne F. X. Almeida Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Christoph Stein
Christoph Stein Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Toni S. Shippenberg
Toni S. Shippenberg National Institute on Drug Abuse
Walter Zieglgänsberger
Walter Zieglgänsberger Max Planck Society
Ryszard Przewlocki
Ryszard Przewlocki Polish Academy of Sciences
Theodora Duka
Theodora Duka University of Sussex
Rainer Spanagel
Rainer Spanagel Heidelberg University
Wolfgang Sadee
Wolfgang Sadee The Ohio State University
Horace H. Loh
Horace H. Loh University of Minnesota
Alexander Yassouridis
Alexander Yassouridis Max Planck Society

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