Nigel S Atkinson
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Nigel S Atkinson working in Department of Neuroscience at University of Texas A & M University, USA
Research Interest
Tolerance is an insidious response to an addictive drug. It causes one to consume more of the drug and speeds the user down the path of addiction. We study the molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol tolerance in the fruit fly Drosophila
Publications
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Robinson BG and Atkinson NS(2013) Is Alcoholism Learned? Insights from the Fruit Fly. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 21:1-6
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Ghezzi A, Krishnan HR, Lew L, Pardo F Jr, ET AL.(2013) Alcohol-induced Histone Acetylation Reveals a Gene Network Involved in Alcohol Tolerance. PLoS Genetics 9:e1003986.
