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Edward D. Levin

Edward D. Levin

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D-Index
110
Citations
40478
World Ranking
5608
National Ranking
3015

Overview

Edward D. Levin is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and cell biology.

Their investigations focus on several main topics, notably zebrafish biomedical research applications, cannabis and cannabinoid research, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, prenatal substance exposure effects, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, and epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Edward D. Levin has contributed to numerous publications across various scientific venues. Frequent publication sources include Neurotoxicology and Teratology, NeuroToxicology, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Toxicological Sciences, and Scientific Reports.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Refraining from use diminishes cannabis-associated epigenetic changes in human sperm, 2021, published in Current Zoology
  • Beyond the looking glass: recent advances in understanding the impact of environmental exposures on neuropsychiatric disease, 2020, published in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Sperm DNA methylation altered by THC and nicotine: Vulnerability of neurodevelopmental genes with bivalent chromatin, 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • Translating Neurobehavioral Toxicity Across Species From Zebrafish to Rats to Humans: Implications for Risk Assessment, 2021, published in Frontiers in Toxicology
  • Sperm DNA methylation alterations from cannabis extract exposure are evident in offspring, 2022, published in Epigenetics & Chromatin

The scientist frequently collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, including Andrew B. Hawkey, Corinne Wells, Amir H. Rezvani, Susan K. Murphy, and Zade Holloway.

Best Publications

  • Role of serotonin in the paradoxical calming effect of psychostimulants on hyperactivity.

    Raul R. Gainetdinov;William C. Wetsel;Sara R. Jones;Edward D. Levin

  • Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research

    Shannon G. Matta;David J. Balfour;Neal L. Benowitz;R. Thomas Boyd

  • Nicotinic effects on cognitive function : behavioral characterization, pharmacological specification, and anatomic localization

    Edward D. Levin;F. Joseph McClernon;Amir H. Rezvani

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine involvement in cognitive function in animals

    E. D. Levin;Barbara B. Simon

  • Cognitive effects of nicotine.

    Amir H Rezvani;Edward D Levin

  • Nicotinic systems and cognitive function.

    Edward D. Levin

  • Anxiolytic effects of nicotine in zebrafish.

    Edward D. Levin;Zachary Bencan;Daniel T. Cerutti

  • Oxidative stress in toxicology: established mammalian and emerging piscine model systems.

    K A Kelly;C M Havrilla;T C Brady;K H Abramo

  • Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Jordan A. Pitt;Jordan A. Pitt;Jordan S. Kozal;Nishad Jayasundara;Andrey Massarsky

  • Nicotine effects on adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    E. D. Levin;C. K. Conners;E. Sparrow;S. C. Hinton

  • Nicotinic receptor subtypes and cognitive function

    Edward D. Levin

  • Buspirone, Chlordiazepoxide and Diazepam Effects in a Zebrafish Model of Anxiety

    Zachary Bencan;Damiyon Sledge;Edward D. Levin

  • Nicotine-haloperidol interactions and cognitive performance in schizophrenics.

    Edward D. Levin;William Wilson;Jed E. Rose;Jed E. Rose;Joseph McEvoy

  • Transdermal nicotine effects on attention.

    E D Levin;C K Conners;D Silva;S C Hinton

  • Differential Effects of Ethanol on Memory in Adolescent and Adult Rats

    B J Markwiese;S K Acheson;E D Levin;W A Wilson

  • Nicotinic system involvement in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Implications for therapeutics.

    Paul A. Newhouse;Alexandra Potter;Edward D. Levin

  • Four-week nicotine skin patch treatment effects on cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s disease

    Heidi K. White;E. D. Levin

  • Apoptosis and Delayed Neuronal Damage after Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Rat

    Claude A. Piantadosi;Jing Zhang;Edward D. Levin;Rodney J. Folz

  • Mecamylamine combined with nicotine skin patch facilitates smoking cessation beyond nicotine patch treatment alone

    Jed E Rose;Frederique M Behm;Eric C Westman;Edward D Levin

  • Nicotine and attention in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

    C K Conners;E D Levin;E Sparrow;S C Hinton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jed E. Rose
Jed E. Rose Duke University
Amir H. Rezvani
Amir H. Rezvani Duke University
Theodore A. Slotkin
Theodore A. Slotkin Duke University
Frederic J. Seidler
Frederic J. Seidler Duke University
Elwood Linney
Elwood Linney Duke University
Larry L. Butcher
Larry L. Butcher University of California, Los Angeles
Gaylord Ellison
Gaylord Ellison University of California, Los Angeles
Richard T. Di Giulio
Richard T. Di Giulio Duke University
Joseph P. McEvoy
Joseph P. McEvoy Augusta University
Wilkie A. Wilson
Wilkie A. Wilson Duke University

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