Alan Frazer

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(68), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(66), Treatment of Major Depression(54), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(48), Bipolar Disorder and Treatment(30)

Publications285 total

In memoriam: Professor Dan J. Stein (1962-2025) — a global pioneer with an African heart
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·2025Open Access
Chapter 2. Neurotransmitters, Receptors, and Transporters
American Psychiatric Association Publishing eBooks·2024
EP06.02-02 Enrichment for PD-L1 High Tumors in AXL-Expressing Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Journal of Thoracic Oncology·2023Open Access
Positive Allosteric Modulation of α5-GABAA Receptors Reverses Stress-Induced Alterations in Dopamine System Function and Prepulse Inhibition of Startle
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Analgesic Effects of Oxycodone in Combination With Risperidone or Ziprasidone: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Volunteers
Frontiers in Pain Research·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Hippocampal α5-GABAA Receptors Modulate Dopamine Neuron Activity in the Rat Ventral Tegmental Area
Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science·2022· 25 citedOpen Access
In memoriam—Stephen Hugh Koslow, Ph.D
Neuropsychopharmacology·2021Open Access
IN MEMORIAM-Stephen Hugh Koslow, Ph.D
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·2021Open Access
Antidepressant Drugs
Elsevier eBooks·2021
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Brexpiprazole blocks post-traumatic stress disorder-like memory while promoting normal fear memory.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2020
Mechanisms associated with the antidepressant-like effects of L-655,708
Neuropsychopharmacology·2020· 12 citedOpen Access
Faculty Opinions recommendation of N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist d-methadone produces rapid, mTORC1-dependent antidepressant effects.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2020
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Opioid system is necessary but not sufficient for antidepressive actions of ketamine in rodents.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2020
Ketamine: Leading us into the future for development of antidepressants
Behavioural Brain Research·2020· 15 citedOpen Access
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Ventral CA3 Activation Mediates Prophylactic Ketamine Efficacy Against Stress-Induced Depressive-like Behavior.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2019
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Isoflurane produces antidepressant effects and induces TrkB signaling in rodents.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2019
Editorial for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·2019· 10 citedOpen Access
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II and Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 2 Kinase Pathways Mediate the Antidepressant Action of Ketamine.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2018
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Ephb2 in the medial prefrontal cortex regulates vulnerability to stress.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2018
Faculty Opinions recommendation of The female urine sniffing test: a novel approach for assessing reward-seeking behavior in rodents.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2018
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Frequent Co-authors

David A. Morilak(8), J. Mendels(8), Georgianna G. Gould(5), Saloua Benmansour(4), David J. Brunswick(4), Marco Cecchi(3), Greg A. Gerhardt(3), Irwin Lucki(3), Flavia Carreño(3), Aparna Shah(3), William A. Owens(3), Gregory A. Ordway(3), Stephen K. Brannan(2), Martin A. Javors(2), Barry B. Wolfe(2), Janet L. Tekell(2), Charles L. Bowden(2), John P. Houston(2), James H. Kocsis(2), Julie G. Hensler(2)