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William J. McBride

William J. McBride

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Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
29043
World Ranking
9796
National Ranking
5033

Overview

William J. McBride is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has research contributions primarily in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans multiple topics related to neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, memory and neural mechanisms, receptor mechanisms and signaling, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, neuropeptides and animal physiology, and parasitic diseases research and treatment.

Their research has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Parasites & Vectors

Key published papers from recent years include:

  • "The Rewarding and Anxiolytic Properties of Ethanol within the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala: Mediated by Genetic Background and Nociceptin", 2020, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • "Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis and mass drug administration non-participation in Mandalay Region, Myanmar", 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • "The reinforcing effects of ethanol within the prelimbic cortex and ethanol drinking: Involvement of local dopamine D2 receptor-mediated neurotransmission", 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Inhibitory and excitatory alcohol-seeking cues distinct roles in behavior, neurochemistry, and mesolimbic pathway in alcohol preferring (P) rats", 2023, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitor-Induced Acne in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An International, Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study", 2025, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

McBride's work frequently involves collaboration. Some of the principal coauthors with multiple joint publications include:

  • Zachary A. Rodd
  • Sheketha R. Hauser
  • Robert A. Waeiss
  • Richard L. Bell
  • Shaji Sebastian

The scientist's main areas of study focus heavily on cellular and molecular neuroscience, immunology, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, and pathology and forensic medicine. Their contributions to the study of neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior are notable, with 16 publications covering this topic.

Topics addressed in McBride's research cover a broad range, including:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Animal models of alcoholism: neurobiology of high alcohol-drinking behavior in rodents.

    William J. McBride;Ting Kai Li

  • Localization of brain reinforcement mechanisms: intracranial self-administration and intracranial place-conditioning studies.

    William J McBride;James M Murphy;James M Murphy;Satoshi Ikemoto

  • A Novel Method of 18F Radiolabeling for PET

    William J. McBride;Robert M. Sharkey;Habibe Karacay;Christopher A. D'Souza

  • Serotonin, dopamine and GABA involvement in alcohol drinking of selectively bred rats

    W.J. McBride;J.M. Murphy;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li

  • Contents of monoamines in forebrain regions of alcohol-preferring (P) and -nonpreferring (NP) lines of rats.

    J.M. Murphy;W.J. McBride;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li

  • Ethanol Self-Infusion Into the Ventral Tegmental Area by Alcohol-Preferring Rats

    G.J. Gatto;W.J. McBride;J.M. Murphy;J.M. Murphy;L. Lumeng;L. Lumeng

  • Stably tethered multifunctional structures of defined composition made by the dock and lock method for use in cancer targeting

    Edmund A. Rossi;David M. Goldenberg;Thomas M. Cardillo;William J. McBride

  • Regional brain levels of monoamines in alcohol-preferring and -nonpreferring lines of rats

    J.M. Murphy;J.M. Murphy;W.J. McBride;W.J. McBride;L. Lumeng;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li;T.-K. Li

  • The alcohol-preferring P rat and animal models of excessive alcohol drinking

    Richard L. Bell;Zachary A. Rodd;Lawrence Lumeng;James M. Murphy

  • Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the Indiana University rat lines selectively bred for high and low alcohol preference.

    James M. Murphy;Robert B. Stewart;Richard L. Bell;Nancy E. Badia-Elder

  • Regional heterogeneity for the intracranial self-administration of ethanol within the ventral tegmental area of female Wistar rats.

    Zachary A. Rodd-Henricks;David L. McKinzie;Robert S. Crile;James M. Murphy

  • Effect of low dose ethanol on spontaneous motor activity in alcohol-preferring and -nonpreferring lines of rats

    M.B. Waller;J.M. Murphy;W.J. McBride;L. Lumeng

  • Multifunctional Antibodies by the Dock-and-Lock Method for Improved Cancer Imaging and Therapy by Pretargeting

    David M. Goldenberg;Edmund A. Rossi;Robert M. Sharkey;William J. McBride

  • Induction of dependence on ethanol by free-choice drinking in alcohol-preferring rats.

    M.B. Waller;W.J. McBride;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li

  • A novel facile method of labeling octreotide with (18)F-fluorine.

    Peter Laverman;William J. McBride;Robert M. Sharkey;Annemarie Eek

  • Serotonin microinfusion into the ventral tegmental area increases accumbens dopamine release

    X.-M. Guan;W.J. McBride

  • Intragastric Self-Infusion of Ethanol by Ethanol-Preferring and -Nonpreferring Lines of Rats

    Marshall B. Waller;William J. McBride;Gregory J. Gatto;Lawrence Lumeng

  • Improved 18F Labeling of Peptides with a Fluoride-Aluminum-Chelate Complex

    William J. McBride;Christopher A. D’Souza;Robert M. Sharkey;Habibe Karacay

  • Central nucleus of the amygdala and the effects of alcohol and alcohol-drinking behavior in rodents

    William J. McBride

  • Effects of scheduled access on ethanol intake by the alcohol-preferring (P) line of rats.

    J.M. Murphy;G.J. Gatto;M.B. Waller;W.J. McBride

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Murphy
James M. Murphy Indiana University
Ting-Kai Li
Ting-Kai Li Duke University
Lawrence Lumeng
Lawrence Lumeng Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
M.H. Aprison
M.H. Aprison Indiana University
Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Satoshi Ikemoto
Satoshi Ikemoto National Institute on Drug Abuse
Adolf Pfefferbaum
Adolf Pfefferbaum Stanford University
Anantha Shekhar
Anantha Shekhar Indiana University
Sean O'Connor
Sean O'Connor Indiana University
Henry R. Mahler
Henry R. Mahler Indiana University

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