Vanessa Minervini

Creighton University — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

9h-index172citations36works1.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(16), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology(8), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(8), Diet and metabolism studies(8), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments(7)

Publications36 total

Eating a high fat/high carbohydrate diet enhances morphine tolerance, while eating a ketogenic diet mitigates morphine withdrawal in male rats
European Journal of Pharmacology·2025· 1 cited
The effects of high fat diet consumption on morphine-induced constipation
Behavioural Pharmacology·2025· 2 cited
Eating a Ketogenic Diet, But Not a High Fat/High Carbohydrate Diet, Mitigates Morphine Withdrawal in Male Rats (Abstract ID: 159117)
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2025
The Effects of Eating a Traditional High Fat/High Carbohydrate or a Ketogenic Diet on Sensitivity of Female Rats to Morphine
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Morphine-Induced Antinociception and Fecal Motility in Rats Eating a High Fat/High Carbohydrate or Ketogenic Diet
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2024
Antinociceptive and adverse effects of morphine:ketamine mixtures in rats
Behavioural Pharmacology·2023· 3 cited
Eating a High Fat/High Carbohydrate or Ketogenic Diet Does Not Impact Sensitivity to Morphine-induced Antinociception in Rats with Hindpaw Inflammation
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2023Open Access
The Effects of Eating a Traditional High Fat or a Ketogenic Diet on Sensitivity of Female Rats to Morphine-Induced Antinociception, Tolerance and Withdrawal
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2023Open Access
Antinociceptive Effects of Morphine:Ketamine Mixtures in Rats
The FASEB Journal·2022
Interactions between opioids and stimulants: Behavioral pharmacology of abuse-related effects
Advances in pharmacology·2022· 7 cited
Effects of remifentanil/histamine mixtures in rats responding under a choice procedure
Behavioural Pharmacology·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
Behavioral effects of benzylideneoxymorphone (BOM), a low efficacy µ opioid receptor agonist and a δ opioid receptor antagonist
Psychopharmacology·2020· 7 cited
Methocinnamox (MCAM) antagonizes the behavioral suppressant effects of morphine without impairing delayed matching-to-sample accuracy in rhesus monkeys
Psychopharmacology·2020· 10 citedOpen Access
Long‐term Antagonism of <i>Mu</i> Opioid Receptors by Methocinnamox (MCAM) without Adverse Effects on Memory
The FASEB Journal·2020· 2 cited
Effects of opioid/cannabinoid mixtures on impulsivity and memory in rhesus monkeys
Behavioural Pharmacology·2020· 6 citedOpen Access
Impact of order of fixed-ratio presentation on demand for self-administered remifentanil in male rats
Behavioural Pharmacology·2019· 7 cited
Methocinnamox Produces Long-Lasting Antagonism of the Behavioral Effects of µ-Opioid Receptor Agonists but Not Prolonged Precipitated Withdrawal in Rats
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2019· 24 citedOpen Access
Effects of Opioid/Cannabinoid Mixtures on Impulsivity and Memory in Rhesus Monkeys
The FASEB Journal·2019
Effect of Order of Fixed Ratio Presentation on Demand for Self‐administered Remifentanil in Rats
The FASEB Journal·2019
Punishment and reinforcement by opioid receptor agonists in a choice procedure in rats
Behavioural Pharmacology·2018· 11 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Charles P. France(19), Nina M. Beltran(7), Katherine M. Serafine(7), Neil E. Rowland(5), David R. Maguire(5), Kimberly L. Robertson(4), Daniela C. Osteicoechea(3), Alyssa N. Parra(3), Madeline K. Elsey(3), Lisa R. Gerak(2), Saba Ghodrati(2), Alex Disney(2), Stephen M. Husbands(2), Angelo Casalez(2), Dulce M. Minaya(2), Melissa R. Cervantez(2), Ana Paulina Serrano(2), Jazmin R. Castillo(2), Isabella M. Castro(2), Chad M. Galuska(2)