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Maria Rosaria Melis

Maria Rosaria Melis

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Neuroscience

D-Index
55
Citations
8933
World Ranking
4794
National Ranking
225

Overview

Maria Rosaria Melis is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy and has contributed extensively to fields related to medicine and psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including social psychology, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, reproductive medicine, and insect science.

Their main research topics focus on neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, sexual function and dysfunction studies, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, insect and pesticide research, hormonal and reproductive studies, and pesticide exposure and toxicity.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Melis include Antonio Argiolas, Fabrizio Sanna, Jessica Bratzu, Cristina Cocco, and Maria Pina Serra. These collaborations indicate interdisciplinary and focused work in areas overlapping neuroscience and behavioral science.

Melis has published in journals such as Brain Sciences, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Biomolecules, and Behavioural Brain Research, showing a consistent presence in outlets focused on neuroscience, molecular biology, and behavioral studies.

Significant recent papers by Melis and colleagues include:

  • "Dopamine, Erectile Function and Male Sexual Behavior from the Past to the Present: A Review" (2022, Brain Sciences)
  • "Oxytocin, Erectile Function and Sexual Behavior: Last Discoveries and Possible Advances" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Erectile Function and Sexual Behavior: A Review of the Role of Nitric Oxide in the Central Nervous System" (2021, Biomolecules)

Additional important papers connected with Melis's research network are:

  • "Altered Sexual Behavior in Dopamine Transporter (DAT) Knockout Male Rats: A Behavioral, Neurochemical and Intracerebral Microdialysis Study" (2020, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
  • "Erectile Dysfunction: Treatments, Advances and New Therapeutic Strategies" (2023, Brain Sciences)

The scope of Melis's work predominantly investigates the neurochemical and hormonal bases of sexual behavior and dysfunctions, with a notable emphasis on neurotransmitters like dopamine, oxytocin, and nitric oxide. This integrative approach reflects both molecular and behavioral perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Dopamine and sexual behavior.

    Maria Rosaria Melis;Antonio Argiolas

  • Apomorphine-induced penile erection and yawning: site of action in brain.

    Maria Rosaria Melis;Antonio Argiolas;Gian Luigi Gessa

  • Central control of penile erection: role of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis

  • The neuropharmacology of yawning

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis

  • Oxytocin-induced penile erection and yawning: Site of action in the brain

    M.R. Melis;A. Argiolas;G.L. Gessa

  • Oxytocin injected into the ventral tegmental area induces penile erection and increases extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens and paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male rats

    Maria Rosaria Melis;Tiziana Melis;Cristina Cocco;Salvatora Succu

  • The role of oxytocin and the paraventricular nucleus in the sexual behaviour of male mammals

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis

  • Neuromodulation of penile erection: an overview of the role of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides.

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis

  • The cannabinoid antagonist SR 141716A (Rimonabant) reduces the increase of extra-cellular dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens induced by a novel high palatable food.

    Tiziana Melis;Salvatora Succu;Fabrizio Sanna;Antonio Boi

  • Neuropeptides and central control of sexual behaviour from the past to the present: A review

    Antonio Argiolas;Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis

  • Oxytocin: an extremely potent inducer of penile erection and yawning in male rats.

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis;Gian Luigi Gessa

  • Dopamine agonists increase nitric oxide production in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus: correlation with penile erection and yawning.

    Maria Rosaria Melis;Salvatora Succu;Antonio Argiolas

  • Endogenous ghrelin is an orexigenic peptide acting in the arcuate nucleus in response to fasting

    Michela Bagnasco;Giovanni Tulipano;Maria R Melis;Antonio Argiolas

  • Stimulation of dopamine receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male rats induces penile erection and increases extra-cellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens: Involvement of central oxytocin.

    Salvatora Succu;Fabrizio Sanna;Fabrizio Sanna;Tiziana Melis;Tiziana Melis;Antonio Boi;Antonio Boi

  • ACTH- and α-MSH-induced grooming, stretching, yawning and penile erection in male rats : Site of action in the brain and role of melanocortin receptors

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria R Melis;Sandra Murgia;Helgi B Schiöth

  • Central control of penile erection: a re-visitation of the role of oxytocin and its interaction with dopamine and glutamic acid in male rats.

    Maria Rosaria Melis;Antonio Argiolas

  • d(CH2)5Tyr(Me)-[Orn8]vasotocin, a potent oxytocin antagonist, antagonizes penile erection and yawning induced by oxytocin and apomorphine, but not by ACTH-(1-24)

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Rosaria Melis;Lidia Vargiu;Gian Luigi Gessa

  • The oxytocin antagonist d(CH2)5Tyr(Me)-Orn8-vasotocin inhibits male copulatory behaviour in rats.

    Antonio Argiolas;Maria Collu;Gian Luigi Gessa;Maria Rosaria Melis

  • Role of central nitric oxide in the control of penile erection and yawning.

    Maria Rosaria Melis;Antonio Argiolas

  • Evidence that apomorphine induces penile erection and yawning by releasing oxytocin in the central nervous system.

    M.R. Melis;A. Argiolas;G.L. Gessa

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Argiolas
Antonio Argiolas University of Cagliari
Walter Fratta
Walter Fratta University of Cagliari
Philippe De Deurwaerdère
Philippe De Deurwaerdère University of Bordeaux
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University

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