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8852
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Louis D. Van de Kar publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louis D. Van de Kar sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 128 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Louis D. Van de Kar D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louis D. Van de Kar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Louis D. Van de Kar is affiliated with Loyola University Chicago in the United States. Their academic profile indicates an active engagement in scientific research through affiliation with this institution.

Details about recent papers authored by Louis D. Van de Kar are not listed. Similarly, information on frequent co-authors is not available.

There are no records of frequent publication venues or book publications attributed to them in the provided data. Likewise, main fields of study, subfields, and specific topics of research have not been enumerated in the source information.

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Louis D. Van de Kar is currently living.

Best Publications

  • Neuroendocrine pharmacology of stress

    Gonzalo A Carrasco;Louis D Van de Kar

  • 5-HT2A receptors stimulate ACTH, corticosterone, oxytocin, renin, and prolactin release and activate hypothalamic CRF and oxytocin-expressing cells.

    Louis D. Van de Kar;Adil Javed;Yahong Zhang;Florence Serres

  • Amygdaloid lesions: differential effect on conditioned stress and immobilization-induced increases in corticosterone and renin secretion.

    L.D. Van de Kar;Rashel A. Piechowski;Peter A. Rittenhouse;Thackery S. Gray

  • Reduction of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)(1A)-mediated temperature and neuroendocrine responses and 5-HT(1A) binding sites in 5-HT transporter knockout mice.

    Qian Li;Christine Wichems;Armin Heils;Louis D. Van De Kar

  • Differential serotonergic innervation of individual hypothalamic nuclei and other forebrain regions by the dorsal and median midbrain raphe nuclei

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  • Brain region-specific alterations of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors in serotonin transporter knockout mice.

    Qian Li;Christine H. Wichems;Li Ma;Louis D. Van de Kar

  • Chronic mild stress induces behavioral and physiological changes, and may alter serotonin 1A receptor function, in male and cycling female rats

    Angela J. Grippo;Angela J. Grippo;Nicole R. Sullivan;Katerina J. Damjanoska;James W. Crane

  • Cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin, life history of aggression, and personality disorder

    Royce Lee;Craig Ferris;L.D. Van de Kar;Emil F. Coccaro

  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and neuroendocrine function.

    DaníK. Raap;Louis D. Van de Kar

  • Chronic fluoxetine induces a gradual desensitization of 5-HT1A receptors: reductions in hypothalamic and midbrain Gi and G(o) proteins and in neuroendocrine responses to a 5-HT1A agonist.

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  • A Desensitization of Hypothalamic 5-HT1A Receptors by Repeated Injections of Paroxetine: Reduction in the Levels of Gi and Go Proteins and Neuroendocrine Responses, but Not in the Density of 5-HT1AReceptors

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  • Pharmacological Evidence that Serotonergic Stimulation of Prolactin Secretion is Mediated via the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus

    Louis D. Van de Kar;Cynthia L. Bethea

  • Long-term fluoxetine, but not desipramine, inhibits the ACTH and oxytocin responses to the 5-HT1A agonist, 8-OH-DPAT, in male rats

    Qian Li;Andrew D. Levy;Theresa M. Cabrera;Mark S. Brownfield

  • WAY-100635 inhibits 8-OH-DPAT-stimulated oxytocin, ACTH and corticosterone, but not prolactin secretion.

    Aleksandra Vicentic;Qian Li;George Battaglia;Louis D Van de Kar

  • Neurochemical, endocrine and immunological responses to stress in young and old Fischer 344 male rats.

    Stanley A. Lorens;Norio Hata;Robert J. Handa;Louis D. Van de Kar

  • Estrogen desensitizes 5-HT1A receptors and reduces levels of Gz, Gi1 and Gi3 proteins in the hypothalamus

    Danı́ K Raap;Lydia DonCarlos;Francisca Garcia;Nancy A Muma

  • Evidence That 5-HT2A Receptors in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Mediate Neuroendocrine Responses to (−)DOI

    Yahong Zhang;Katerina J. Damjanoska;Gonzalo A. Carrasco;Bertalan Dudas

  • Neuropharmacological characterization of serotoninergic stimulation of vasopressin secretion in conscious rats.

    Mark S. Brownfield;Janice Greathouse;Stanley A. Lorens;Joel Armstrong

  • Serotonergic regulation of renin and prolactin secretion.

    Louis D. Van de Kar;Peter A. Rittenhouse;Qian Li;Andrew D. Levy

  • Desensitization of 5-HT1A receptors by 5-HT2A receptors in neuroendocrine neurons in vivo.

    Yahong Zhang;Thackery S. Gray;Deborah N. D'Souza;Gonzalo A. Carrasco

  • Pharmacological studies on the serotoninergic and nonserotonin-mediated stimulation of prolactin and corticosterone secretion by fenfluramine. Effects of pretreatment with fluoxetine, indalpine, PCPA, and L-tryptophan.

    Louis D. Van de Kar;Janice H. Urban;Kathy D. Richardson;Cynthia L. Bethea

  • Monoaminergic Regulation of Neuroendocrine Function and Its Modification by Cocaine

    Andrew D. Levy;Michael H. Baumann;Louis D. Van de Kar

  • Endocrine and receptor pharmacology of serotonergic anxiolytics, antipsychotics and antidepressants

    Andrew D. Levy;Louis D. Van de Kar

  • Effect of selective serotonin (5-HT) agonists and 5-HT2 antagonist on prolactin secretion

    L.D. Van de Kar;S.A. Lorens;Janice H. Urban;Cynthia L. Bethea

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. Newman
Michael E. Newman Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bernard Lerer
Bernard Lerer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Thackery S. Gray
Thackery S. Gray Loyola University Chicago
Dennis L. Murphy
Dennis L. Murphy National Institutes of Health
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Ezio Ghigo
Ezio Ghigo University of Turin
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Gavin W. Lambert
Gavin W. Lambert Swinburne University of Technology
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela

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