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Neuroscience
B.S., Psychology, East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Neuroscience, Virginia Commonwealth University
Book chapter Lazenka MF. Antinociceptive effects of kappa-opioid receptor agonists. In: Liu-Chen LY, Inan S, eds. The Kappa Opioid Receptor. Springer, Cham; 2022:293-313.
Journal article Selley DE, Lazenka MF, Sim-Selley LJ, Potter DN, Chartoff EH, Carlezon, WA, Negus SS. Attenuated dopamine receptor signaling in nucleus accumbens core in a rat model of chemically-induced neuropathy. Neuropharmacology. 2020;166:107935.
Journal article Lazenka ML, Moerke MJ, Townsend EA, Freeman KB, Carroll FI, Negus SS. Dissociable effects of the kappa opioid receptor agonist nalfurafine on pain/itch-stimulated and pain/itch-depressed behaviors in male rats. Psychopharmacology. 2018;235:203-13.
Journal article Lazenka MF, Hutsell B. Preclinical models for assessment of antidepressant abuse potential. Curr Sex Health Rep. 2017;9:241-50.
Journal article Lazenka MF, Kang M, De DD, Selley DE, Sim-Selley LJ. Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol experience influences ΔFosB and downstream gene expression in prefrontal cortex. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2017;2:224-34.
Endogenous cannabinoid system Drug abuse