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  • Fekete, E. M., Zhao, Y., Szucs, A., Sabino, V., Cottone, P., Rivier, J., Vale, W. W., Koob, G. F., Zorrilla, E. P. Systemic urocortin 2, but not urocortin 1 or stressin1-a, suppresses feeding via crf2 receptors without malaise and stress British Journal of Pharmacology  2011 164:1959-1975  DOI:10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01512.x  PMID:21627635  PMCID:PMC3246660
  • Inoue, K., Valdez, G. R., Reyes, T. M., Reinhardt, L. E., Tabarin, A., Rivier, J., Vale, W. W., Sawchenko, P. E., Koob, G. F., Zorrilla, E. P. Human urocortin ii, a selective agonist for the type 2 corticotropin-releasing factor receptor, decreases feeding and drinking in the rat Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics  2003 305:385-393  DOI:10.1124/jpet.102.047712  PMID:12649393
  • Valdez, G. R., Zorrilla, E. P., Rivier, J., Vale, W. W., Koob, G. F. Locornotor suppressive and anxiolytic-like effects of urocortin 3, a highly selective type 2 corticotropin-releasing factor agonist Brain Research  2003 980:206-212  DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02971-8  PMID:12867260
  • Valdez, G. R., Inoue, K., Koob, G. F., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Zorrilla, E. P. Human urocortin ii: Mild locomotor suppressive and delayed anxiolytic-like effects of a novel corticotropin-releasing factor related peptide Brain Research  2002 943:142-150  DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(02)02707-5  PMID:12088848
  • Spina, M. G., Merlo-Pich, E., Akwa, Y., Balducci, C., Basso, A. M., Zorrilla, E. P., Britton, K. T., Rivier, J., Vale, W. W., Koob, G. F. Time-dependent induction of anxiogenic-like effects after central infusion of urocortin or corticotropin-releasing factor in the rat Psychopharmacology  2002 160:113-121  DOI:10.1007/s00213-001-0940-y  PMID:11875628
  • Currie, P. J., Coscina, D. V., Bishop, C., Coiro, C. D., Koob, G. F., Rivier, J., Vale, W. Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus injections of urocortin alter food intake and respiratory quotient Brain Research  2001 916:222-228  DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02851-7  PMID:11597609
  • Spina, M. G., Basso, A. M., Zorrilla, E. P., Heyser, C. J., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Merlo-Pich, E., Koob, G. F. Behavioral effects of central administration of the novel crf antagonist astressin in rats Neuropsychopharmacology  2000 22:230-239  DOI:10.1016/s0893-133x(99)00108-6  PMID:10693
  • Basso, A. M., Spina, M., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist attenuates the "anxiogenic-like" effect in the defensive burying paradigm but not in the elevated plus-maze following chronic cocaine in rats Psychopharmacology  1999 145:21-30  DOI:10.1007/s002130051028  PMID:10445369
  • Britton, K. T., Southerland, S., VanUden, E., Kirby, D., Rivier, J., Koob, G. Anxiolytic activity of npy receptor agonists in the conflict test Psychopharmacology  1997 132:6-13  DOI:10.1007/s002130050313  PMID:9272753
  • Spina, M., MerloPich, E., Chan, R. K. W., Basso, A. M., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Appetite-suppressing effects of urocortin, a crf-related neuropeptide Science  1996 273:1561-1564  DOI:10.1126/science.273.5281.1561  PMID:8703220
  • deFonseca, F. R., Rubio, P., Menzaghi, F., MerloPich, E., Rivier, J., Koob, G. F., Navarro, M. Corticotropin-releasing factor (crf) antagonist d-phe(12),nle(21,38),c(alpha)meleu(37) crf attenuates the acute actions of the highly potent cannabinoid receptor agonist hu-210 on defensive-withdrawal behavior in rats Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics  1996 276:56-64  PMID:8558457
  • Menzaghi, F., Howard, R. L., Heinrichs, S. C., Vale, W., Rivier, J., Koob, G. F. Characterization of a novel and potent corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist in rats Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics  1994 269:564-572  PMID:8182523
  • Baldwin, H. A., Rassnick, S., Rivier, J., Koob, G. F., Britton, K. T. Crf antagonist reverses the anxiogenic response to ethanol withdrawal in the rat Psychopharmacology  1991 103:227-232  DOI:10.1007/bf02244208  PMID:2027923
  • Cole, B. J., Cador, M., Stinus, L., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F., Lemoal, M. Central administration of a crf antagonist blocks the development of stress-induced behavioral sensitization Brain Research  1990 512:343-346  DOI:10.1016/0006-8993(90)90646-s  PMID:2354366
  • Cole, B. J., Cador, M., Stinus, L., Rivier, C., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Lemoal, M., Koob, G. F. Critical role of the hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis in amphetamine-induced sensitization of behavior Life Sciences  1990 47:1715-1720  DOI:10.1016/0024-3205(90)90344-q  PMID:2250584
  • Tazi, A., Swerdlow, N. R., Lemoal, M., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Behavioral activation by crf - evidence for the involvement of the ventral forebrain Life Sciences  1987 41:41-49  DOI:10.1016/0024-3205(87)90554-6  PMID:3496511
  • Tazi, A., Dantzer, R., Lemoal, M., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist blocks stress-induced fighting in rats Regulatory Peptides  1987 18:37-42  DOI:10.1016/0167-0115(87)90048-6  PMID:3498188
  • Britton, K. T., Lee, G., Vale, W., Rivier, J., Koob, G. F. Corticotropin releasing-factor (crf) receptor antagonist blocks activating and anxiogenic actions of crf in the rat Brain Research  1986 369:303-306  DOI:10.1016/0006-8993(86)90539-1  PMID:3008937
  • Britton, K. T., Morgan, J., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Chlordiazepoxide attenuates response suppression induced by corticotropin-releasing factor in the conflict test Psychopharmacology  1985 86:170-174  DOI:10.1007/bf00431704  PMID:3927353
  • Eaves, M., Thatcherbritton, K., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Effects of corticotropin releasing-factor on locomotor-activity in hypophysectomized rats Peptides  1985 6:923-926  DOI:10.1016/0196-9781(85)90323-7  PMID:3878503
  • Vaccarino, F. J., Bloom, F. E., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Koob, G. F. Stimulation of food-intake in rats by centrally administered hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing factor Nature  1985 314:167-168  DOI:10.1038/314167a0  PMID:3919314
  • Koob, G. F., Swerdlow, N., Seeligson, M., Eaves, M., Sutton, R., Rivier, J., Vale, W. Effects of alpha-flupenthixol and naloxone on crf-induced locomotor activation Neuroendocrinology  1984 39:459-464  DOI:10.1159/000124021  PMID:6096752
  • Vale, W., Rivier, C., Brown, M. R., Spiess, J., Koob, G., Swanson, L., Bilezikjian, L., Bloom, F., Rivier, J. Chemical and biological characterization of corticotropin releasing-factor Recent Progress in Hormone Research  1983 39:245-270  PMID:6314446
  • Aldenhoff, J. B., Gruol, D. L., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Siggins, G. R. Corticotropin releasing-factor decreases postburst hyperpolarizations and excites hippocampal-neurons Science  1983 221:875-877  DOI:10.1126/science.6603658  PMID:6603658
  • Ehlers, C. L., Henriksen, S. J., Wang, M., Rivier, J., Vale, W., Bloom, F. E. Corticotropin releasing-factor produces increases in brain excitability and convulsive seizures in rats Brain Research  1983 278:332-336  DOI:10.1016/0006-8993(83)90266-4  PMID:6605787
  • Bloom, F. E., Battenberg, E. L. F., Rivier, J., Vale, W. Corticotropin releasing-factor (crf) - immunoreactive neurons and fibers in rat hypothalamus Regulatory Peptides  1982 4:43-48  DOI:10.1016/0167-0115(82)90107-0  PMID:6750704
  • Sutton, R. E., Koob, G. F., Lemoal, M., Rivier, J., Vale, W. Corticotropin releasing-factor produces behavioral activation in rats Nature  1982 297:331-333  DOI:10.1038/297331a0  PMID:6978997
  • Britton, D. R., Koob, G. F., Rivier, J., Vale, W. Intraventricular corticotropin-releasing factor enhances behavioral-effects of novelty Life Sciences  1982 31:363-367  DOI:10.1016/0024-3205(82)90416-7  PMID:6983018
  • Koob, G. F., Lemoal, M., Gaffori, O., Manning, M., Sawyer, W. H., Rivier, J., Bloom, F. E. Arginine vasopressin and a vasopressin antagonist peptide - opposite effects on extinction of active-avoidance in rats Regulatory Peptides  1981 2:153-163  DOI:10.1016/0167-0115(81)90009-4  PMID:7255768
  • Lemoal, M., Koob, G. F., Koda, L. Y., Bloom, F. E., Manning, M., Sawyer, W. H., Rivier, J. Vasopressor receptor antagonist prevents behavioral-effects of vasopressin Nature  1981 291:491-493  PMID:7231561