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Murray E. Jarvik
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 111
Citations - 7676
Murray E. Jarvik is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nicotine & Smoking cessation. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 111 publications receiving 7538 citations. Previous affiliations of Murray E. Jarvik include Veterans Health Administration & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Smoking withdrawal symptoms in two weeks of abstinence
Saul Shiffman,Murray E. Jarvik +1 more
TL;DR: Trend analyses found that each symptom group except stimulation showed significant patterns or changes as a function of days in abstinence, and desire to smoke and psychological symptoms showed linear decreases as abstinence proceeded.
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Brain metabolic changes during cigarette craving.
Arthur L. Brody,M. Mandelkern,Edythe D. London,Anna Rose Childress,Grace S. Lee,Robert G. Bota,Matthew L. Ho,Sanjaya Saxena,Lewis R. Baxter,Damian C. Madsen,Murray E. Jarvik +10 more
TL;DR: Brain regions associated with arousal, compulsive repetitive behaviors, sensory integration, and episodic memory are activated during exposure to cigarette-related cues and cigarette craving, similar to findings with other addictive substances.
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Differences between smokers and nonsmokers in regional gray matter volumes and densities.
Arthur L. Brody,M. Mandelkern,M. Mandelkern,Murray E. Jarvik,Murray E. Jarvik,Grace S. Lee,Erlyn C. Smith,Joe C Huang,Robert G. Bota,George Bartzokis,George Bartzokis,Edythe D. London,Edythe D. London +12 more
TL;DR: Smokers and nonsmokers differed in regional gray matter in brain areas previously linked with nicotine dependence, which might reflect effects of chronic smoking, predisposing traits that lead to smoking, or some combination of these factors.
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Memory Functions in Depression: Improvement With Antidepressant Medication
TL;DR: In this article, short-term memory and longterm memory were examined by means of a memory test battery in 26 hospitalized depressed patients and their performance was compared with a matched control group and with those 20 patients who improved after 26 days of treatment with antidepressants.
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Nicotine from cigarette smoking increases circulating levels of cortisol, growth hormone, and prolactin in male chronic smokers
TL;DR: Results of this study indicate that nicotine from cigarette smoking increases circulating levels of cortisol, growth hormone, and prolactin in male chronic smokers, indicating that nicotine itself plays a predominate role in smoking-induced hormone increases.