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Linda J. Bristow

Researcher at Merck & Co.

Publications -  53
Citations -  5277

Linda J. Bristow is an academic researcher from Merck & Co.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agonist & Receptor antagonist. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 50 publications receiving 5099 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda J. Bristow include Hoffmann-La Roche & General Atomics.

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Sedative but not anxiolytic properties of benzodiazepines are mediated by the GABA(A) receptor alpha1 subtype.

TL;DR: This work created genetically modified mice with a diazepam-insensitive α1 subtype and a selective BZ site ligand to explore GABAA receptor subtypes mediating specific physiological effects and revealed that the α1Subtype mediated the sedative, but not the anxiolytic effects of benzodiazepines.
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Effects of ketamine and N-methyl-D-aspartate on glutamate and dopamine release in the rat prefrontal cortex: modulation by a group II selective metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist LY379268.

TL;DR: It is indicated that systemic ketamine increases both glutamate and DA release in mPFC and that the effect on glutamate can be blocked by stimulating mP FC group II mGluR receptors.
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3-[(2-Methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl]- pyridine: A Potent and Highly Selective Metabotropic Glutamate Subtype 5 Receptor Antagonist with Anxiolytic Activity

TL;DR: Seeking to improve the properties of 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine led to the synthesis of compound 9, a highly selective mGlu5 receptor antagonist that is 5-fold more potent than 3 in the rat fear-potentiated startle model of anxiety.
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Role of Dopamine D2-like Receptors in Cocaine Self-Administration: Studies with D2 Receptor Mutant Mice and Novel D2 Receptor Antagonists

TL;DR: It is suggested that the D2 receptor is not necessary for cocaine self-administration, but this receptor subtype is involved in mechanisms that limit rates of high-dose cocaine self–administration.