Azin Behnood-Rod,
Laboratory Technician I
About Azin Behnood-Rod
I am an International research scholar from Iran with an MD degree and I’ve been working with Dr.Bruijnzeel in the Department of Psychiatry since 2018. My main focus is studying the neuropharmacology of different substances and their effects on brain function. The majority of my experiments involve Intravascular self-administration (IVSA). Also, I am interested in studying the effects of medical agents and substances with possible rewarding effects on the activity and behavior of animal models.
Publications
2023
The D1/D2-like receptor antagonist flupentixol and the D2-like receptor antagonist L-741626 decrease operant responding for nicotine and food and locomotor activity in male and female rats.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England).
37(2):216-228
[DOI] 10.1177/02698811221147141.
[PMID] 36680471.
2022
Development of dependence in smokers and rodents with voluntary nicotine intake: similarities and differences.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
[DOI] 10.1093/ntr/ntac280.
[PMID] 36482774.
2022
Dopamine D1-like receptor blockade and stimulation decreases operant responding for nicotine and food in male and female rats.
Scientific reports.
12(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-022-18081-3.
[PMID] 35986048.
2022
Oxycodone decreases anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus-maze test in male and female rats.
Behavioural pharmacology.
33(6):418-426
[DOI] 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000690.
[PMID] 35947068.
2021
Adolescent nicotine treatment causes robust locomotor sensitization during adolescence but impedes the spontaneous acquisition of nicotine intake in adult female Wistar rats.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.
207
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pbb.2021.173224.
[PMID] 34197844.
2021
Rewarding Effects of Nicotine Self-administration Increase Over Time in Male and Female Rats.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
23(12):2117-2126
[DOI] 10.1093/ntr/ntab097.
[PMID] 33987656.
2021
Rodent models for nicotine withdrawal.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England).
35(10):1169-1187
[DOI] 10.1177/02698811211005629.
[PMID] 33888006.
2021
Sex differences in the elevated plus-maze test and large open field test in adult Wistar rats.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.
204
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pbb.2021.173168.
[PMID] 33684454.
2021
Tobacco smoke exposure enhances reward sensitivity in male and female rats.
Psychopharmacology.
238(3):845-855
[DOI] 10.1007/s00213-020-05736-0.
[PMID] 33410984.
2020
Adolescent nicotine and tobacco smoke exposure enhances nicotine self-administration in female rats.
Neuropharmacology.
176
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108243.
[PMID] 32702403.
2020
Evaluation of Sex Differences in the Elasticity of Demand for Nicotine and Food in Rats.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
22(6):925-934
[DOI] 10.1093/ntr/ntz171.
[PMID] 31603225.
2020
Evaluation of the rewarding effects of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine in an intracranial self-stimulation procedure in male and female rats.
Drug and alcohol dependence.
215
[DOI] 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108235.
[PMID] 32889450.
2020
Exposure to smoke from high- but not low-nicotine cigarettes leads to signs of dependence in male rats and potentiates the effects of nicotine in female rats.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.
196
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pbb.2020.172998.
[PMID] 32681850.
2020
Rewarding Effects of Nicotine in Adolescent and Adult Male and Female Rats as Measured Using Intracranial Self-stimulation.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
22(2):172-179
[DOI] 10.1093/ntr/nty249.
[PMID] 30452710.
2019
Recent Updates in Animal Models of Nicotine Withdrawal: Intracranial Self-Stimulation and Somatic Signs.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.).
2011:253-265
[DOI] 10.1007/978-1-4939-9554-7_14.
[PMID] 31273703.
2019
Sex differences in the reward deficit and somatic signs associated with precipitated nicotine withdrawal in rats.
Neuropharmacology.
160
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107756.
[PMID] 31487496.
2018
Complementary and alternative medicine use among Iranian patients attending urban outpatient general practices.
Complementary therapies in clinical practice.
30:58-63
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.12.008.
[PMID] 29389480.
2016
Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications in Iranian Patients.
International journal of hypertension.
2016
[DOI] 10.1155/2016/1508752.
[PMID] 27069676.
2015
Controlled Blood Pressure in Iranian Patients: A Multi-Center Report.
Global journal of health science.
8(4):188-95
[DOI] 10.5539/gjhs.v8n4p188.
[PMID] 26573037.
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 294-4900
Emails:
- Business:
- azin.behnood@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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1149 NEWELL DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1149 NEWELL DR DEPT OF
GAINESVILLE FL 326103011