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Jean Costentin

Researcher at University of Rouen

Publications -  300
Citations -  13606

Jean Costentin is an academic researcher from University of Rouen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dopamine & Dopaminergic. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 299 publications receiving 13169 citations. Previous affiliations of Jean Costentin include Académie Nationale de Médecine & Centre national de la recherche scientifique.

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Aggressiveness, hypoalgesia and high blood pressure in mice lacking the adenosine A2a receptor.

TL;DR: It was found that A2aR-knockout mice were viable and bred normally, and male mice were much more aggressive towards intruders, whereas caffeine, which normally stimulates exploratory behaviour, became a depressant of exploratory activity.
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Thigmotaxis as an index of anxiety in mice. Influence of dopaminergic transmissions

TL;DR: The simultaneous involvement of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors has been evidenced in the anxiogenic-like effect associated with an increase of dopaminergic transmissions.
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Climbing behavior induced by apomorphine in mice: a simple test for the study of dopamine receptors in striatum

TL;DR: It appears that this stereotyped behavior of mice treated with low doses of apomorphine might represent a convenient mean to assess the stimulation of striatal dopamine receptors in mice.
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The stimulant effects of caffeine on locomotor behaviour in mice are mediated through its blockade of adenosine A2A receptors

TL;DR: The results suggest that the stimulant effect of low doses of caffeine is mediated by A2A receptor blockade while the depressant effect seen at higher doses under some conditions is explained by A1 receptor blockade.