George A. Ricaurte

Best Publications

• Amphetamine: effects on catecholamine systems and behavior.

  Lewis S. Seiden;Karen E. Sabol;George A. Ricaurte

  1223
  Citations

• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-deficient mice develop aggressiveness and hyperphagia in conjunction with brain serotonergic abnormalities.

  W. Ernest Lyons;W. Ernest Lyons;Laura A. Mamounas;George A. Ricaurte;Vincenzo Coppola

  1002
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• Positron emission tomographic evidence of toxic effect of MDMA (“Ecstasy”) on brain serotonin neurons in human beings

  UD McCann;Z Szabo;U Scheffel;RF Dannals

  866
  Citations

• Long-term effects of repeated methylamphetamine administration on dopamine and serotonin neurons in the rat brain: A regional study

  George A. Ricaurte;Charles R. Schuster;Lewis S. Seiden

  732
  Citations

• Reduced Striatal Dopamine Transporter Density in Abstinent Methamphetamine and Methcathinone Users: Evidence from Positron Emission Tomography Studies with [11C]WIN-35,428

  Una D. McCann;Dean F. Wong;Fuji Yokoi;Victor Villemagne

  705
  Citations

• Long-lasting depletions of striatal dopamine and loss of dopamine uptake sites following repeated administration of methamphetamine

  George C. Wagner;George A. Ricaurte;Lewis S. Seiden;Charles R. Schuster

  618
  Citations

• Memory impairment in abstinent MDMA ("Ecstasy") users

  Karen I. Bolla;Una D. McCann;George A. Ricaurte

  525
  Citations

• Altered Serotonin Innervation Patterns in the Forebrain of Monkeys Treated with (±)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Seven Years Previously: Factors Influencing Abnormal Recovery

  George Hatzidimitriou;Una D. McCann;George A. Ricaurte

  483
  Citations

• Serotonin neurotoxicity after (±)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; Ecstasy) : a controlled study in humans

  Una D. McCann;Alison Ridenour;Yavin Shaham;George A. Ricaurte

  435
  Citations

• (+/-)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine ('Ecstasy')-induced serotonin neurotoxicity: studies in animals.

  George A. Ricaurte;Jie Yuan;Una D. McCann

  434
  Citations

• Cognitive performance in (+/-) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy") users: a controlled study

  Una D. McCann;Melissa Mertl;Victoria Eligulashvili;George A. Ricaurte

  409
  Citations

• 3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”): pharmacology and toxicology in animals and humans

  Thomas D. Steele;Una D. McCANN;George A. Ricaurte

  402
  Citations

• (+/-)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine selectively damages central serotonergic neurons in nonhuman primates.

  George A. Ricaurte;Lysia S. Forno;Mary A. Wilson;Louis E. DeLanney

  396
  Citations

• Locus ceruleus lesions and eosinophilic inclusions in MPTP‐treated monkeys

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  384
  Citations

• Toxic effects of MDMA on central serotonergic neurons in the primate: importance of route and frequency of drug administration.

  G.A. Ricaurte;L.E. DeLanney;I. Irwin;J.W. Langston

  347
  Citations

• Reorganization of ascending 5-HT axon projections in animals previously exposed to the recreational drug (+/-)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy")

  C Fischer;G Hatzidimitriou;J Wlos;J Katz

  342
  Citations

• Lasting effects of (+-)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) on central serotonergic neurons in nonhuman primates: neurochemical observations.

  G A Ricaurte;A L Martello;J L Katz;M B Martello

  328
  Citations

• Brain Dopamine Neurotoxicity in Baboons Treated with Doses of Methamphetamine Comparable to Those Recreationally Abused by Humans: Evidence from [11C]WIN-35,428 Positron Emission Tomography Studies and Direct In Vitro Determinations

  Victor Villemagne;Jie Yuan;Dean F. Wong;Robert F. Dannals

  308
  Citations

• Long-term effects of chronic methamphetamine administration in rhesus monkeys.

  William L. Woolverton;George A. Ricaurte;Lysia S. Forno;Lewis S. Seiden

  292
  Citations

• Quantitative PET studies of the serotonin transporter in MDMA users and controls using [11C]McN5652 and [11C]DASB.

  Una D McCann;Zsolt Szabo;Esen Seckin;Peter Rosenblatt

  282
  Citations

• (+/-)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine ('Ecstasy')-induced serotonin neurotoxicity: clinical studies

  Una D. McCann;Victoria Eligulashvili;George A. Ricaurte

  269
  Citations

• Severe Dopaminergic Neurotoxicity in Primates After a Common Recreational Dose Regimen of MDMA ('Ecstasy')

  George A. Ricaurte;Jie Yuan;George Hatzidimitriou;Branden J. Cord

  256
  Citations

• Persistent cognitive and dopamine transporter deficits in abstinent methamphetamine users.

  Una D. McCann;Hiroto Kuwabara;Anil Kumar;Michael Palermo

  255
  Citations

• Positron emission tomography imaging of serotonin transporters in the human brain using [11C](+)McN5652.

  Zsolt Szabo;Pan Fu Kao;Ursula Scheffel;Makiko Suehiro

  251
  Citations

• In vivo imaging of baboon and human dopamine transporters by positron emission tomography using [11C]WIN 35,428.

  Dean F. Wong;Babington Yung;Robert F. Dannals;Elias K. Shaya;Elias K. Shaya

  241
  Citations

• Chronic 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use: effects on mood and neuropsychological function?

  John H. Krystal;Lawrence H. Price;Charles Opsahl;George A. Ricaurte

  237
  Citations