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Heinz Steiner is affiliated with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a predominant focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, and Biological Psychiatry.

The main topics covered in Heinz Steiner's work include:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Phosphodiesterase Function and Regulation

Heinz Steiner has contributed to several papers published in various scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • The Multimodal Serotonergic Agent Vilazodone Inhibits L-DOPA-Induced Gene Regulation in Striatal Projection Neurons and Associated Dyskinesia in an Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Cells
  • Fluoxetine Potentiates Oral Methylphenidate-Induced Gene Regulation in the Rat Striatum, 2021, Molecular Neurobiology
  • Role of 5-HT1A Receptor in Vilazodone-Mediated Suppression of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia and Increased Responsiveness to Cortical Input in Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons in an Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease, 2021, Molecules
  • Phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A): Regulator of Dopamine Agonist-Induced Gene Expression in the Striatum, 2022, Cells
  • Combined Chronic Oral Methylphenidate and Fluoxetine Treatment During Adolescence: Effects on Behavior, 2022, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Steiner include:

  • Michael R. Hrabak
  • Panayotis K. Thanos
  • Rania Ahmed
  • Connor Moon
  • Anthony R. West

The scientist's work has appeared most frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Molecular Neurobiology (4 publications)
  • Cells (2 publications)
  • Addiction Neuroscience (2 publications)
  • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (1 publication)
  • Molecules (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • A targeted mutation of the D3 dopamine receptor gene is associated with hyperactivity in mice.

    D. Accili;C. S. Fishburn;J. Drago;H. Steiner

  • Pain responses, anxiety and aggression in mice deficient in pre-proenkephalin

    Monika König;Anne M. Zimmer;Heinz Steiner;Philip V. Holmes;Philip V. Holmes

  • Role of dynorphin and enkephalin in the regulation of striatal output pathways and behavior.

    H. Steiner;Charles R. Gerfen

  • Altered striatal function in a mutant mouse lacking D1A dopamine receptors.

    J Drago;C R Gerfen;J E Lachowicz;H Steiner

  • Cocaine-induced c-fos messenger RNA is inversely related to dynorphin expression in striatum

    H Steiner;CR Gerfen

  • D3 Dopamine Receptor-Deficient Mouse: Evidence for Reduced Anxiety

    Heinz Steiner;Sara Fuchs;Domenico Accili

  • Differential developmental trajectories for CB1 cannabinoid receptor expression in limbic/associative and sensorimotor cortical areas.

    Lijun Heng;Joel A. Beverley;Heinz Steiner;Kuei Y. Tseng

  • D1 dopamine receptor-deficient mouse: cocaine-induced regulation of immediate-early gene and substance P expression in the striatum.

    J Drago;C.R Gerfen;H Westphal;H Steiner

  • Altered gene expression in striatal projection neurons in CB1 cannabinoid receptor knockout mice

    Heinz Steiner;Tom I. Bonner;Anne M. Zimmer;Stephen T. Kitai

  • Handbook of basal ganglia structure and function

    Heinz Steiner;Kuei-Yuan Tseng

  • Repeated methylphenidate treatment in adolescent rats alters gene regulation in the striatum.

    Cindy L. Brandon;Heinz Steiner

  • Topography of cocaine-induced gene regulation in the rat striatum: relationship to cortical inputs and role of behavioural context.

    Ingo Willuhn;Weiwen Sun;Heinz Steiner

  • Differential expression of ErbB3 and ErbB4 neuregulin receptors in dopamine neurons and forebrain areas of the adult rat.

    Heinz Steiner;Mariann Blum;Stephen T. Kitai;Paolo Fedi

  • Dynorphin opioid inhibition of cocaine‐induced, D1 dopamine receptor‐mediated immediatem‐early gene expression in the striatum

    Heinz Steiner;Charles R. Gerfen

  • Methylphenidate and cocaine: the same effects on gene regulation?

    Motoyo Yano;Heinz Steiner

  • Dynorphin regulates D1 dopamine receptor‐mediated responses in the striatum: Relative contributions of pre‐ and postsynaptic mechanisms in dorsal and ventral striatum demonstrated by altered immediate‐early gene induction

    Heinz Steiner;Charles R. Gerfen

  • Enkephalin regulates acute D2 dopamine receptor antagonist-induced immediate-early gene expression in striatal neurons.

    H Steiner;C.R Gerfen

  • CB1 cannabinoid receptor expression in the striatum: Association with corticostriatal circuits and developmental regulation

    Vincent Van Waes;Joel A. Beverley;Homayoun Siman;Kuei Y. Tseng

  • Misassembly of full-length Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 protein is linked to altered dopamine homeostasis and behavioral deficits

    S V Trossbach;V Bader;L Hecher;M E Pum

  • Regulation of Rat Cortex Function by D1 Dopamine Receptors in the Striatum

    Heinz Steiner;Stephen T. Kitai

  • Methylphenidate (Ritalin) induces Homer 1a and zif 268 expression in specific corticostriatal circuits

    M. Yano;H. Steiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph P. Huston
Joseph P. Huston Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Charles R. Gerfen
Charles R. Gerfen National Institutes of Health
Rainer K.W. Schwarting
Rainer K.W. Schwarting Philipp University of Marburg
John Drago
John Drago University of Melbourne
Michelle E. Ehrlich
Michelle E. Ehrlich Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kuei Y. Tseng
Kuei Y. Tseng University of Illinois at Chicago
Ellen M. Unterwald
Ellen M. Unterwald Temple University
Michela \Micky\" Marinelli"
Michela \Micky\" Marinelli" The University of Texas at Austin
Barry E. Kosofsky
Barry E. Kosofsky Cornell University
Andreas Zimmer
Andreas Zimmer University of Bonn

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