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Thierry Charlier

Thierry Charlier

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
4138
World Ranking
8412
National Ranking
388

Overview

Thierry Charlier is affiliated with the Université de Rennes in France. Their research mainly focuses on the field of Chemistry, with a specialization in Organic Chemistry. They have contributed to 13 publications in the broader field and 12 specifically in Organic Chemistry. Additional subfields of study include Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pollution.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Plant and animal studies

Thierry Charlier has published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to the Journal of Neuroendocrinology, International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, Neuropharmacology, and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Charlier include:

  • Effect of sertraline on central serotonin and hippocampal plasticity in pregnant and non-pregnant rats, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • Impacts of bisphenol A analogues on zebrafish post-embryonic brain, 2020, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Sex matters in neuroscience and neuropsychopharmacology, 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Olfactory detection of trace amounts of plant volatiles is correlated with testosterone in a passerine bird, 2021, Hormones and Behavior
  • Maternal probiotic Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001 treatment alters postpartum anxiety, cortical monoamines, and the gut microbiome, 2024, Psychoneuroendocrinology

Thierry Charlier has collaborated extensively with co-authors including Jodi L. Pawluski, Ludovic Paquin, Rémy Le Guével, Nikolaos Kokras, and Christina Dalla. These collaborations highlight interdisciplinary ties spanning behavioral neuroscience and neuroendocrinology, reflecting the diverse scope of their research interests.

Best Publications

  • Novel mechanisms for neuroendocrine regulation of aggression

    Kiran K. Soma;Melissa-Ann L. Scotti;Amy E.M. Newman;Thierry D. Charlier

  • Seasonal Plasticity in the Song Control System: Multiple Brain Sites of Steroid Hormone Action and the Importance of Variation in Song Behavior

    Gregory F. Ball;Catherine J. Auger;Daniel J. Bernard;Thierry D. Charlier

  • Calcium-dependent phosphorylation processes control brain aromatase in quail.

    Jacques Balthazart;Michelle Baillien;Thierry Charlier;Gregory Ball

  • Steroid Transport, Local Synthesis, and Signaling within the Brain: Roles in Neurogenesis, Neuroprotection, and Sexual Behaviors.

    Nicolas Diotel;Thierry D. Charlier;Christian Lefebvre d'Hellencourt;David Couret

  • Neurosteroids, immunosteroids, and the Balkanization of endocrinology.

    Kim L. Schmidt;Devaleena S. Pradhan;Amit H. Shah;Thierry D. Charlier

  • Estrogenic Effects of Several BPA Analogs in the Developing Zebrafish Brain

    Joel Cano-Nicolau;Colette Vaillant;Elisabeth Pellegrini;Thierry D. Charlier

  • Estradiol, a key endocrine signal in the sexual differentiation and activation of reproductive behavior in quail.

    Jacques Balthazart;Charlotte A. Cornil;Thierry D. Charlier;Thierry D. Charlier;Mélanie Taziaux

  • Chronic fluoxetine treatment and maternal adversity differentially alter neurobehavioral outcomes in the rat dam.

    Jodi L. Pawluski;Thierry D. Charlier;Marianne Fillet;Virginie Houbart

  • Multiple mechanisms control brain aromatase activity at the genomic and non-genomic level ☆

    Jacques Balthazart;Michelle Baillien;Thierry D. Charlier;Charlotte A. Cornil

  • Glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicide exposure during the peripartum period affects maternal brain plasticity, maternal behaviour and microbiome.

    Julie Dechartres;Jodi L Pawluski;Marie-Madeleine Gueguen;Amin Jablaoui

  • Developmental fluoxetine exposure differentially alters central and peripheral measures of the HPA system in adolescent male and female offspring.

    J.L. Pawluski;I. Rayen;I. Rayen;N.A. Niessen;S. Kristensen

  • Rapid changes in production and behavioral action of estrogens

    Jacques Balthazart;Charlotte Cornil;Mélanie Taziaux;Thierry Charlier

  • Sexual behavior activates the expression of the immediate early genes c-fos and Zenk (egr-1) in catecholaminergic neurons of male Japanese quail.

    Thierry Charlier;G. F. Ball;Jacques Balthazart

  • Inhibition of steroid receptor coactivator-1 blocks estrogen and androgen action on male sex behavior and associated brain plasticity.

    Thierry D. Charlier;Gregory F. Ball;Jacques Balthazart

  • Reproductive experience alters corticosterone and CBG levels in the rat dam

    Jodi L. Pawluski;Thierry D. Charlier;Stephanie E. Lieblich;Geoffrey L. Hammond

  • Human and quail aromatase activity is rapidly and reversibly inhibited by phosphorylating conditions.

    Thierry D. Charlier;Nobuhiro Harada;Jacques Balthazart;Charlotte A. Cornil

  • Who's in charge? Nuclear receptor coactivator and corepressor function in brain and behavior

    Marc J. Tetel;Anthony P. Auger;Thierry D. Charlier

  • Developmental fluoxetine exposure and prenatal stress alter sexual differentiation of the brain and reproductive behavior in male rat offspring

    Ine Rayen;Harry W.M. Steinbusch;Thierry D. Charlier;Thierry D. Charlier;Jodi L. Pawluski;Jodi L. Pawluski

  • Emerging Estrogenic Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment and Breast Cancer.

    Sylvain Lecomte;Denis Habauzit;Thierry D. Charlier;Farzad Pakdel

  • Multiple measures elucidate glucocorticoid responses to environmental variation in predation threat

    Michael Clinchy;Liana Zanette;Thierry Charlier;Amy E Newman

  • Developmental Fluoxetine Exposure Normalizes the Long-Term Effects of Maternal Stress on Post-Operative Pain in Sprague-Dawley Rat Offspring

    Liesbeth Knaepen;Ine Rayen;Thierry D. Charlier;Marianne Fillet

  • Effects of aggressive encounters on plasma corticosteroid-binding globulin and its ligands in white-crowned sparrows

    Thierry D. Charlier;Caroline Underhill;Geoffrey L. Hammond;Kiran K. Soma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jodi L. Pawluski
Jodi L. Pawluski University of Rennes
Charlotte Cornil
Charlotte Cornil University of Liège
Daniel L.A. van den Hove
Daniel L.A. van den Hove Maastricht University
Liisa A.M. Galea
Liisa A.M. Galea University of British Columbia
Christina Dalla
Christina Dalla National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Harry W.M. Steinbusch
Harry W.M. Steinbusch Maastricht University
Annemie Van der Linden
Annemie Van der Linden University of Antwerp
Ali Bouattour
Ali Bouattour Institut Pasteur de Tunis
Olivier Kah
Olivier Kah University of Rennes
Frédéric Lévy
Frédéric Lévy François Rabelais University

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