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Torgny H. Svensson

Torgny H. Svensson

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D-Index
86
Citations
25043
World Ranking
14218
National Ranking
264

Overview

Torgny H. Svensson was affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research contributions spanned the fields of neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Specific subfields of focus included cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and biochemistry.

The scientist's work extensively covered several key topics, notably neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, schizophrenia research and treatment, and amino acid enzymes and metabolism.

Torgny H. Svensson's publication record includes contributions to the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology, highlighting a research interest in neuropsychopharmacology.

  • Sodium nitroprusside enhances the antipsychotic-like effect of olanzapine but not clozapine in the conditioned avoidance response test in rats, 2022, European Neuropsychopharmacology

Collaborations were a part of their research activities, with frequent coauthors including Joep Titulaer, O. Radhe, Jasmine Mazrina, Arvid Ström, and Åsa Konradsson-Geuken.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of both noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons in brain by the alpha-adrenergic agonist clonidine.

    T.H. Svensson;B.S. Bunney;G.K. Aghajanian

  • Evidence for a central noradrenaline receptor stimulation by clonidine.

    N.-E. Andén;H. Corrodi;K. Fuxe;B. Hökfelt

  • Targeting the dopamine D1 receptor in schizophrenia: insights for cognitive dysfunction

    Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic;Stacy A. Castner;Torgny H. Svensson;Larry J. Siever

  • Systemic nicotine‐induced dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens is regulated by nicotinic receptors in the ventral tegmental area

    Magnus Nisell;George G. Nomikos;Torgny H. Svensson

  • Feedback inhibition of brain noradrenaline neurons by tricyclic antidepressants: alpha-receptor mediation.

    Torgny H. Svensson;Ted Usdin

  • Prefrontal cortex regulates burst firing and transmitter release in rat mesolimbic dopamine neurons studied in vivo.

    Sumio Murase;Johan Grenhoff;Guy Chouvet;François G. Gonon

  • Tonic Activation of NMDA Receptors Causes Spontaneous Burst Discharge of Rat Midbrain Dopamine Neurons In Vivo

    K. Chergui;P. J. Charléty;H. Akaoka;C. F. Saunier

  • Peripheral, autonomic regulation of locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons in brain: putative implications for psychiatry and psychopharmacology.

    T. H. Svensson

  • Nicotinic effects on the firing pattern of midbrain dopamine neurons

    J. Grenhoff;G. Aston-Jones;T. H. Svensson

  • Ritanserin, a 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, activates midbrain dopamine neurons by blocking serotonergic inhibition.

    L. Ugedo;J. Grenhoff;T. H. Svensson

  • Noradrenergic modulation of midbrain dopamine cell firing elicited by stimulation of the locus coeruleus in the rat.

    J. Grenhoff;M. Nisell;S. Ferré;G. Aston-Jones

  • Smoking, quitting, and psychiatric disease: a review

    Henri-Jean Aubin;Hans Rollema;Torgny H. Svensson;Georg Winterer

  • Hierarchical Control of Dopamine Neuron-Firing Patterns by Nicotinic Receptors

    Monica Mameli-Engvall;Alexis Evrard;Stéphanie Pons;Uwe Maskos

  • Dopamine and noradrenaline receptor stimulation: reversal of reserpine-induced suppression of motor activity.

    Nils Erik Andén;Ulf Strömbom;Torgny H. Svensson

  • Dysfunctional brain dopamine systems induced by psychotomimetic NMDA-receptor antagonists and the effects of antipsychotic drugs.

    Torgny H Svensson

  • Nicotine and food induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of the rat: Putative role of α7 nicotinic receptors in the ventral tegmental area

    B. Schilström;H.M. Svensson;T.H. Svensson;G.G. Nomikos

  • Prazosin modulates the firing pattern of dopamine neurons in rat ventral tegmental area

    Johan Grenhoff;Torgny H. Svensson

  • Infusion of Nicotine in the Ventral Tegmental Area or the Nucleus Accumbens of the Rat Differentially Affects Accumbal Dopamine Release

    Magnus Nisell;George G. Nomikos;Torgny H. Svensson

  • N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonism in the ventral tegmental area diminishes the systemic nicotine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens

    B Schilström;G.G Nomikos;M Nisell;P Hertel

  • Locus coeruleus neurons and sympathetic nerves: Activation by visceral afferents

    Mikael Elam;Peter Thorén;Torgny H. Svensson

Frequent Co-Authors

George G. Nomikos
George G. Nomikos Takeda (Japan)
Göran Engberg
Göran Engberg Karolinska Institute
Aleksander A. Mathé
Aleksander A. Mathé Karolinska Institute
Uli Hacksell
Uli Hacksell Acadia Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Arvid Carlsson
Arvid Carlsson University of Gothenburg
Guy Chouvet
Guy Chouvet Grenoble Alpes University
Jesper L. R. Andersson
Jesper L. R. Andersson University of Oxford
Jörgen A. Engel
Jörgen A. Engel University of Gothenburg
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Xavier Langlois
Xavier Langlois AbbVie (Belgium)

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