Publications

D.H. Malin, R.E. Jennings, W.D. Moon, N.N. Fouladi, D.S. Erwin, R. Guerrini and G. Calo. (2004) The nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor antagonist [Nphe1]N/OFQ(1-13)NH2 attenuates morphine dependence in the rat as indicated by naloxone-precipitated abstinence syndrome. Life Sciences, in press

P. Goyarzu, D.H. Malin, F.C. Lau, G. Taglialatela, W.D. Moon, R. Jennings, E. Moy, D. Moy, S. Lippold, B. Shukitt-Hale and J.A. Joseph. (2004) Blueberry supplemented diet: Effect on objective recognition memory and nuclear factor-kappa B levels in mid-aged rats. Nutritional Neuroscience, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 75-83.

D.H. Malin, C. Alverado, K.S. Woodhouse, H. Karp, P. Appleby, W.D. Moon, E. Urdiales, D. Lay, S. Ennifar, L. Basham, A. Fattom. (2002) Passive immunization against nicotine attenuates nicotine discrimination. Life Sciences, 70(23):2793-8.

D.H. Malin, J.R. Lake, W.D. Moon, D.M. Moy, A.L. Montellano, E.T. Moy, T.D. Campbell, M.V. Bell, D. Bryant, L.M. Harrison and D.K. Grandy. (2000) Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) induces a quasi-morphine abstinence syndrome in the rat. Psychopharmacology, 151:344-350.

D.H. Malin, W.D. Moon, E.T. Moy, R.E. Jennings, D.M. Moy, R.L. Warner and O.B. Wilson. (2000) A rodent model of cocaine abstinence syndrome. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 66(2):323-328.

P.R. Pentel, D.H. Malin, S.Ennifar, Y. Hieda, D.E. Keyler, J.R. Lake, J.R. Milstein, L.E. Basham, R.T.Coy, W.D. Moon, R. Naso, and A. Fattom. (2000) A nicotine conjugate vaccine reduces nicotine distribution to brain and attenuates its behavioral and cardiovascular effects in rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 191-198.

D.H. Malin, W.D. Moon, O.B. Wilson, E.T. Moy, R.W. Jennings, D. Moy, V.M. Phillips and R. Warner. (1998) Cocaine abstinence in the rat: A quantitative model. National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monograph 179, p. 298.

D.H. Malin, J.R. Lake, J.A. Jones, J. Morel, W.D. Moon, B.P. Corbit, D.A. Smith, A.E. Claunch, D. Kachner, P.A. Stevens, and S.L. Webb. (1996) Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition attenuates behavioral actions of neuropeptide FF. Peptides, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 615-618.

Presentations and Projects

D.H. Malin, W.D. Moon, P. Goyarzu, N. Magallanes, M. Blair, L. McDavid, J. L. Spurgeon, M. Alexander, S. Ennifar and A. Fattom. Mechanism of preventing nicotine withdrawal through immunization against nicotine. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2008.

D.H. Malin, W.D. Moon, P. Goyarzu, N. Magallanes, M. Alexander, M. Blair, J. Wyndham, S. Westbrook, S. Ennifar, P. Pentel and A. Fattom. Passive immunization against nicotine attenuates nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Abstracts, 2007.

P. Goyarzu, D.H. Malin, W.D. Moon, E. Moy, D. Moy, S. Lippold, B. Shukitt-Hale, and J. A. Joseph. A blueberry-enriched antioxidant diet reduces an age-related deficit in one trial per day discriminative reward learning. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2006.

D.H. Malin, F.C. Lau, P. Goyarzu, W.D. Moon, C. Howard, J. Gao, S. Ennifar, A. Fattom and P. Pentel. Active immunization with NicVAX attenuates locomotor stimulation by nicotine. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Abstracts, 2006.

P. Goyarzu, W.D. Moon, N. Magallanes, V. Lonakadi, D.H. Malin. An environmental variable strongly modulates mecamylamine-precipitated nicotine abstinence syndrome. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2005.

D.H. Malin, H. Khambati, F. Lau, W.D. Moon, K. Frame, L. Strongtree and P. Morshedi. Baclofen attenuates nicotine abstinence syndrome in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2003.

D.H. Malin, R.W. Jennings, M.J. Cole, N. Fouladi, W.D. Moon, D.S. Erwin, H. Khambati, G. Beatty, R. Guerrini, and G. Calo. [Nphe¹]N/OFQ(1-13)NH₂ reverses the quasi-morphine abstinence syndrome induced by third ventricle infusion of nociceptin/orphanin FQ. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2002.

P. Goyarzu, W. Moon, E. Moy, D. Moy, S. Lippold, R. Jennings, B. Shukitt-Hale, J. Joseph and D. Malin. Blueberry supplemented diet prevents impaired novelty recognition in aged rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2001.

D.H. Malin, R.E. Jennings, E.T. Moy, D.M. Moy, W.D. Moon, D.S. Erwin, N. Fouladi, A. Strickler, R. Guerrini and G. Calo. (2001) N/OFQ antagonist [Nphe1]Nociceptin1-13)NH2 attenuates naloxone-precipitated withdrawal syndrome in morphine-dependent rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2001.

D.H. Malin, J.R. Lake, R.T. Coy, W.D. Moon, S. Ennifar, R. Naso, A. Fattom, Y. Heida, D.E. Keyler and P.R. Pentel. Nicotine-specific IgG reduces nicotine distribution to brain and attenuates its behavioral and cardiovascular effects in rats. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Research Abstracts, 1999.

D.H. Malin, J.R. Lake, W.D. Moon, D. Moy, D. Bryant, E. Moy, A.L. Montellano, N. Banasik, M. Bell, L.M. Harrison and D.K. Grandy. Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ induces a quasi-morphine abstinence syndrome. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 25, Part 1, p. 558, 1999.

C. Alverado, K.S. Woodhouse, H. Karp, P. Appleby, W.D. Moon, E. Urdiales, D. Lay, S. Ennifar, L. Basham, A. Fattom, and D.H. Malin. Passive immunization against nicotine attenuates nicotine discrimination. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 25, Part 1, p. 1068, 1999.

W.D. Moon, E.T. Moy, R.W. Jennings, D.M. Moy, O.B. Wilson and D.H. Malin. A rat model of cocaine abstinence syndrome: Temporal analysis. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 24, Part 2, p. 2172, 1998.

L.K. Burling, W.D. Moon, C.J. Pike, J. Nowick, R.E. Plotner, P. Goyarzu, R. Warner, C.W. Cotman and D.H. Malin. In vivo toxicity of ab 1-40 and 1-42 and in vivo and in vitro toxicity of an aggregating dimer of ab 25-35. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 24, Part 1, p. 731, 1998.

W.D. Moon, J.R. Lake, D.A. Haynes, J.C. O’Neal, B.J. James, B. Ackles, D. Moye-Sherman, K.O. Burgess, K. Payza and D.H. Malin.  Enhanced antiopiate activity in analogs of FMRFamide substituted with alpha-methyl methionine. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 23, Part 1, p. 218, 1997.

R.E. Plotner, W.D. Moon, L.K. Burling, K.E. Miller, P. Olachea, R.E. Jennings, J.G. Cummins, P.G. Negrete and D.H. Malin. Dizocilpine (MK-801) fails to disrupt one-trial reward learning in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 23, Part 1, p. 529, 1997.

J.R. Lake, W.D. Moon, B.P. Corbit, S.L. Webb, J.K. Hall, D.A. Haynes, H.-Y.T. Yang and D.H. Malin. Neuropeptide SF (NPSF) precipitates opiate abstinence syndrome in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 22, Part 2, p. 1161, 1996.

W.D. Moon. (1996). Manual of Surgical and Experimental Protocols: University of Houston-Clear Lake Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory.

P.G. Negrete, R.E. Plotner, R.M. Greenwood, W.D. Moon, M. Moroney, P. Olachea, L.R. Rigsby, S. Hajmuhammad, T. Giordano and D.H. Malin. Intrahippocampal amyloid beta-peptide 1-42 interferes two weeks later with one-trial reward learning. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 21, Part 1, p. 1718, 1995.

W.D. Moon and M.A. Hunt. Fish-tossing behavior by free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Southwestern Psychological Association Abstracts, No. 41, p.30, 1995.