Iain S. McGregor

Research interests

Publications

• Effect of Cannabidiol and Δ 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol on Driving Performance

  JAMA · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.21218

• Cannabidiol (CBD) content in vaporized cannabis does not prevent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-induced impairment of driving and cognition

  Psychopharmacology · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05246-8

• The direct actions of cannabidiol and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol at GABA A receptors

  Pharmacological Research · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2017.02.022

• Pharmacology of Valinate andtert-Leucinate Synthetic Cannabinoids 5F-AMBICA, 5F-AMB, 5F-ADB, AMB-FUBINACA, MDMB-FUBINACA, MDMB-CHMICA, and Their Analogues

  ACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00137

• Effects of Bioisosteric Fluorine in Synthetic Cannabinoid Designer Drugs JWH-018, AM-2201, UR-144, XLR-11, PB-22, 5F-PB-22, APICA, and STS-135

  ACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00107

• Pharmacology of Indole and Indazole Synthetic Cannabinoid Designer Drugs AB-FUBINACA, ADB-FUBINACA, AB-PINACA, ADB-PINACA, 5F-AB-PINACA, 5F-ADB-PINACA, ADBICA, and 5F-ADBICA

  ACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00112

• Nabiximols as an Agonist Replacement Therapy During Cannabis Withdrawal

  JAMA Psychiatry · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.3947

• Analysis of Cannabis Seizures in NSW, Australia: Cannabis Potency and Cannabinoid Profile

  PLoS ONE · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070052

• Trends in the utilisation of psychotropic medications in Australia from 2000 to 2011

  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867412466595

• Cannabidiol potentiates Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) behavioural effects and alters THC pharmacokinetics during acute and chronic treatment in adolescent rats

  Psychopharmacology · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2342-0

• Breaking the loop: Oxytocin as a potential treatment for drug addiction

  Hormones and Behavior · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.12.001

• A behavioural comparison of acute and chronic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in C57BL/6JArc mice

  The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1017/s1461145709990605

• From ultrasocial to antisocial: a role for oxytocin in the acute reinforcing effects and long‐term adverse consequences of drug use?

  British Journal of Pharmacology · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1038/bjp.2008.132

• A role for oxytocin and 5-HT1A receptors in the prosocial effects of 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“ecstasy”)

  Neuroscience · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.02.032

• Adolescent Rats Find Repeated Δ9-THC Less Aversive Than Adult Rats but Display Greater Residual Cognitive Deficits and Changes in Hippocampal Protein Expression Following Exposure

  Neuropsychopharmacology · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.npp.1301475

• Repeated cannabinoid exposure during perinatal, adolescent or early adult ages produces similar longlasting deficits in object recognition and reduced social interaction in rats

  Journal of Psychopharmacology · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881106065188

• The effects of predator odors in mammalian prey species: A review of field and laboratory studies

  Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.05.005

• Neural Correlates of Cat Odor-Induced Anxiety in Rats: Region-Specific Effects of the Benzodiazepine Midazolam

  Journal of Neuroscience · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0187-04.2004

• Chronic cannabinoid exposure produces lasting memory impairment and increased anxiety in adolescent but not adult rats

  Journal of Psychopharmacology · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881104047277

• Not all ‘predator odours’ are equal: cat odour but not 2,4,5 trimethylthiazoline (TMT; fox odour) elicits specific defensive behaviours in rats

  Behavioural Brain Research · 2002 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0166-4328(01)00324-2

• ‘When a rat smells a cat’: the distribution of Fos immunoreactivity in rat brain following exposure to a predatory odor

  Neuroscience · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00150-6

• Defensive behavior in rats towards predatory odors: a review

  Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00044-6

• The motivation for beer in rats: effects of ritanserin, naloxone and SR 141716

  Psychopharmacology · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s002130050893

• Increased motivation for beer in rats following administration of a cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist

  European Journal of Pharmacology · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00170-3

• Modulation of anxiety-related behaviours following lesions of the prelimbic or infralimbic cortex in the rat

  Brain Research · 1997 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00810-x

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