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David J.K. Balfour
Researcher at University of Dundee
Publications - 92
Citations - 7887
David J.K. Balfour is an academic researcher from University of Dundee. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nicotine & Nucleus accumbens. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 92 publications receiving 7398 citations. Previous affiliations of David J.K. Balfour include Ninewells Hospital.
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Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research
Shannon G. Matta,David J.K. Balfour,Neal L. Benowitz,R. Thomas Boyd,Jerry J. Buccafusco,Anthony R. Caggiula,Caroline R. Craig,Allan C. Collins,M. Imad Damaj,Eric C. Donny,Phillip S. Gardiner,Sharon R. Grady,Ulrike Heberlein,Sherry Leonard,Edward D. Levin,Ronald J. Lukas,Athina Markou,Michael J. Marks,Sarah E. McCallum,Neeraja Parameswaran,Kenneth A. Perkins,Marina R. Picciotto,Maryka Quik,Jed E. Rose,Adrian Rothenfluh,William R Schafer,Ian P. Stolerman,Rachel F. Tyndale,Jeanne M. Wehner,Jeffrey M. Zirger +29 more
TL;DR: A new, experimentally based compilation of species-specific dose selection for studies on the in vivo effects of nicotine, addressing issues related to genetic background, age, acute vs chronic exposure, route of administration, and behavioral responses is provided.
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Evidence that Tobacco Smoking Increases the Density of (−)-[3H]Nicotine Binding Sites in Human Brain
TL;DR: It is concluded that smoking evokes an increase in high‐affinity nicotine binding similar to that observed previously in animals treated chronically with nicotine and that the effect of smoking on these sites is probably caused by the nicotine present in the tobacco smoke.
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International Union of Pharmacology. XX. Current Status of the Nomenclature for Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Their Subunits
Ronald J. Lukas,Jean-Pierre Changeux,N. Le Novere,Edson X. Albuquerque,David J.K. Balfour,Darwin K. Berg,D. Bertrand,Vincent A. Chiappinelli,P. B. S. Clarke,Allan C. Collins,J. A. Dani,Sharon R. Grady,Kenneth J. Kellar,Jon Lindstrom,Michael J. Marks,Maryka Quik,Palmer Taylor,Susan Wonnacott +17 more
TL;DR: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in jawed vertebrates are prototypical members of the multisubunit, neurotransmitter-gated superfamily of ion channels (ionotropic neurotransmitter receptors; see Section IV for selected seminal papers, reviews, and collections).
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Metformin Irrespective of Diabetes Status
Amy R. Cameron,Vicky L. Morrison,Daniel Levin,Mohapradeep Mohan,Calum Forteath,Craig Beall,Alison D. McNeilly,David J.K. Balfour,Terhi Savinko,Aaron Wong,Benoit Viollet,Kei Sakamoto,Susanna C. Fagerholm,Marc Foretz,Chim C. Lang,Graham Rena +15 more
TL;DR: This research presents a novel probabilistic approach that allows us to assess the importance of knowing the carrier and removal status of canine coronavirus as a source of infection for other animals.
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The effects of acute and repeated nicotine treatment on nucleus accumbens dopamine and locomotor activity
TL;DR: The results of this study support the conclusion that the enhanced locomotor response to nicotine observed in animals pretreated with the drug prior to the test day is associated with potentiation of its effects on dopamine secretion in the NAc.