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  • Schmeichel, B. E., Barbier, E., Misra, K. K., Contet, C., Schlosburg, J. E., Grigoriadis, D., Williams, J. P., Karlsson, C., Pitcairn, C., Heilig, M., Koob, G. F., Vendruscolo, L. F. Hypocretin receptor 2 antagonism dose-dependently reduces escalated heroin self-administration in rats Neuropsychopharmacology  2015 40:1123-1129  DOI:10.1038/npp.2014.293  PMID:25367502  PMCID:PMC4367454
  • Cippitelli, A., Ayanwuyi, L. O., Barbier, E., Domi, E., Lerma-Cabrera, J. M., Carvajal, F., Scuppa, G., Li, H., Ubaldi, M., Heilig, M., Roberto, M., Ciccocioppo, R. Polymorphism in the corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 (CRF1-R) gene plays a role in shaping the high anxious phenotype of Marchigian Sardinian alcohol-preferring (msP) rats Psychopharmacology  2015 232:1083-1093  DOI:10.1007/s00213-014-3743-7  PMID:25260340  PMCID:PMC4339612
  • Barbier, E., Vendruscolo, L. F., Schlosburg, J. E., Edwards, S., Juergens, N., Park, P. E., Misra, K. K., Cheng, K. J., Rice, K. C., Schank, J., Schulteis, G., Koob, G. F., et al. The NK1 receptor antagonist l822429 reduces heroin reinforcement Neuropsychopharmacology  2013 38:976-984  DOI:10.1038/npp.2012.261  PMID:23303056  PMCID:PMC3629386
  • Vendruscolo, L. F., Barbier, E., Schlosburg, J. E., Misra, K. K., Whitfield, T. W., Logrip, M. L., Rivier, C., Repunte-Canonigo, V., Zorrilla, E. P., Sanna, P. P., Heilig, M., Koob, G. F. Corticosteroid-dependent plasticity mediates compulsive alcohol drinking in rats Journal of Neuroscience  2012 32:7563-7571  DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.0069-12.2012  PMID:22649234  PMCID:PMC3375621