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Overview

Leslie L. Iversen is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and works primarily in medicine, neuroscience, and chemistry. Their research addresses intersections between these broad fields with a focus on pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and organic chemistry.

Their academic contributions include exploration of topics related to the treatment of major depression, the influence of neurotransmitter receptors on behavior, and aspects of chemical synthesis and alkaloids. These thematic areas reflect a consistent interest in understanding biochemical mechanisms affecting neuropsychiatric conditions and the development of therapeutic agents.

Among their scholarly outputs is the paper titled Antidepressants, published in 2021 in Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery. This publication illustrates involvement in medicinal chemistry research related to antidepressant drugs.

  • Antidepressants (2021, Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery)

Frequent collaboration is evident with Richard A. Glennon, indicating a professional association in co-authoring research work.

  • Richard A. Glennon

Publication venues connected with this work include:

  • Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery

Main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Chemistry

Subfields of study explored by this scientist are:

  • Pharmacology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Organic Chemistry

Their research topics cover:

  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids

Best Publications

  • Regional studies of catecholamines in the rat brain. I. The disposition of [3H]norepinephrine, [3H]dopamine and [3H]dopa in various regions of the brain.

    Jacques Glowinski;Leslie L. Iversen

  • Handbook of psychopharmacology

    Leslie L. Iversen;Susan D. Iversen;Solomon H. Snyder

  • THE UPTAKE OF [3H]GABA BY SLICES OF RAT CEREBRAL CORTEX

    L. L. Iversen;M. J. Neal

  • Frontiers in Catecholamine Research

    L. L. Iversen

  • A POST-MORTEM STUDY OF THE CHOLINERGIC AND GABA SYSTEMS IN SENILE DEMENTIA

    M. N. Rossor;N. J. Garrett;A. L. Johnson;C. Q. Mountjoy

  • Dopamine: 50 years in perspective

    Susan D. Iversen;Leslie L. Iversen

  • Reduced amounts of immunoreactive somatostatin in the temporal cortex in senile dementia of Alzheimer type

    M.N. Rossor;P.C. Emson;C.Q. Mountjoy;Martin Roth

  • Inhibition of PC12 cell redox activity is a specific, early indicator of the mechanism of beta-amyloid-mediated cell death.

    M S Shearman;C I Ragan;L L Iversen

  • Increased Brain Dopamine and Dopamine Receptors in Schizophrenia

    Angus Mackay;Leslie L. Iversen;Martin Rossor;Ernest Spokes

  • Neurochemical characteristics of early and late onset types of Alzheimer's disease.

    M N Rossor;L L Iversen;G P Reynolds;C Q Mountjoy

  • Studies of the uptake of3H-GABA and [3H]glycine in slices and homogenates of rat brain and spinal cord by electron microscopic autoradiography

    L.L. Iversen;F.E. Bloom

  • Biochemical and anatomical observations on the degeneration of peptide-containing primary afferent neurons after neonatal capsaicin.

    J.I. Nagy;S.P. Hunt;L.L. Iversen;P.C. Emson

  • Catecholamine uptake processes.

    Leslie L. Iversen

  • Dose-dependent effects of capsaicin on primary sensory neurons in the neonatal rat

    JI Nagy;LL Iversen;M Goedert;D Chapman

  • GABA UPTAKE IN RAT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: COMPARISON OF UPTAKE IN SLICES AND HOMOGENATES AND THE EFFECTS OF SOME INHIBITORS

    L. L. Iversen;G. A. R. Johnston

  • REGIONAL STUDIES OF CATECHOLAMINES IN THE RAT BRAIN. IV. EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON THE DISPOSITION AND METABOLISM OF H3-NOREPINEPHRINE AND H3-DOPAMINE

    Jacques Glowinski;Julius Axelrod;Leslie L. Iversen

  • Naloxone as a GABA antagonist: evidence from iontophoretic, receptor binding and convulsant studies.

    Raymond Dingledine;Leslie L. Iversen;Ellen Breuker

  • Localizing 3H-GABA in nerve terminals of rat cerebral cortex by electron microscopic autoradiography.

    F E Bloom;F E Bloom;L L Iversen

  • Trans-synaptic regulation of growth and development of adrenergic neurones in a mouse sympathetic ganglion.

    I.B. Black;I.A. Hendry;L.L. Iversen

  • Multiple tachykinin binding sites in peripheral tissues and in brain

    Chi-Ming Lee;Nancy J. Campbell;Brian J. Williams;Leslie L. Iversen

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan D. Iversen
Susan D. Iversen University of Oxford
Martin N. Rossor
Martin N. Rossor University College London
Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Floyd E. Bloom
Floyd E. Bloom Scripps Research Institute
Edward D. Bird
Edward D. Bird Harvard University
Robert H. Roth
Robert H. Roth Yale University
Gavin P. Reynolds
Gavin P. Reynolds Sheffield Hallam University
Julius Axelrod
Julius Axelrod National Institutes of Health
Richard J. Miller
Richard J. Miller Northwestern University
Steve P. Watson
Steve P. Watson University of Birmingham

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