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Overview

George Fink is affiliated with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines, reflecting a diverse academic focus.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Social Sciences. These broad categories reflect interdisciplinary approaches combining biological sciences and social perspectives.

Regarding subfields, George Fink has contributed to Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology, and Gender Studies. This range indicates involvement in both clinical health areas and fundamental molecular research, as well as social dimensions relating to gender.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

These key areas of focus suggest research interest in the biological mechanisms influencing development and health outcomes, as well as the societal factors affecting demographic patterns and gender-related preferences.

Best Publications

  • Polymorphism in serotonin transporter gene associated with susceptibility to major depression

    A.D Ogilvie;S Battersby;G Fink;A.J Harmar

  • Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone deficiency in a mutant mouse with hypogonadism

    B. M. Cattanach;Carol A. Iddon;H. M. Charlton;Sharon A. Chiappa

  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone surge in pro-oestrous rats

    D. K. Sarkar;Sharon A. Chiappa;G. Fink;Nancy M. Sherwood

  • Estrogen control of central neurotransmission: effect on mood, mental state, and memory.

    George Fink;Barbara E. H. Sumner;Roberta Rosie;Oliver Grace

  • The VIP2 receptor: Molecular characterisation of a cDNA encoding a novel receptor for vasoactive intestinal peptide

    E M Lutz;E M Lutz;W. J. Sheward;W. J. Sheward;K M West;K M West;J A Morrow;J A Morrow

  • Encyclopedia of stress

    George Fink

  • SEX STEROID CONTROL OF MOOD, MENTAL STATE AND MEMORY

    George Fink;Barbara Eh Sumner;Judith K. McQueen;Helen Wilson

  • A PRIMING EFFECT OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR ON THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND IN THE FEMALE RAT

    M. S. Aiyer;Sharon A. Chiappa;G. Fink

  • Antidepressants Increase Glucocorticoid and Mineralocorticoid Receptor mRNA Expression in Rat Hippocampus in vivo

    Jonathan R. Seckl;George Fink

  • Luteinizing hormone releasing factor in pituitary stalk plasma from long-term ovariectomized rats: effects of steroids.

    D. K. Sarkar;G. Fink

  • Rhodopsin-family receptors associate with small G proteins to activate phospholipase D.

    Rory Mitchell;Derek McCulloch;Eve Lutz;Melanie Johnson

  • Androgen actions on central serotonin neurotransmission: relevance for mood, mental state and memory

    George Fink;Barbara Sumner;Roberta Rosie;Helen Wilson

  • Estradiol-17β increase serotonin transporter (SERT) mRNA levels and the density of SERT-binding sites in female rat brain

    Judith K. McQueen;Helen Wilson;George Fink

  • Effects of tamoxifen on serotonin transporter and 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor binding sites and mRNA levels in the brain of ovariectomized rats with or without acute estradiol replacement

    Barbara E.H Sumner;Kay E Grant;Roberta Rosie;Ch Hegele-Hartung

  • Estrogen increases the density of 5-Hydroxytryptamine2A receptors in cerebral cortex and nucleus accumbens in the female rat

    Barbara E.H. Sumner;George Fink

  • Changes in the sensitivity of the pituitary gland to luteinizing hormone releasing factor during the oestrous cycle of the rat.

    M. S. Aiyer;G. Fink;Fenella Greig

  • Oestrogen and mental state

    George Fink;Barbara E. H. Sumner

  • Testosterone as well as estrogen increases serotonin2A receptor mRNA and binding site densities in the male rat brain

    Barbara E.H. Sumner;George Fink

  • Distribution of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor messenger RNA expression in human postmortem hippocampus.

    Jonathan R. Seckl;Karen L. Dickson;Celia Yates;George Fink

  • Molecular cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding a receptor for pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP)

    J A Morrow;E M Lutz;K M West;G. Fink

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan R. Seckl
Jonathan R. Seckl University of Edinburgh
Anthony J. Harmar
Anthony J. Harmar University of Edinburgh
Harry M. Charlton
Harry M. Charlton University of Oxford
Guy M. Goodwin
Guy M. Goodwin University of Oxford
Douglas Blackwood
Douglas Blackwood University of Edinburgh
Alan G. Watts
Alan G. Watts University of Southern California
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Judith A. Clements
Judith A. Clements Queensland University of Technology
Claire E. Lewis
Claire E. Lewis University of Sheffield
John W. Funder
John W. Funder Hudson Institute of Medical Research

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