Franco Borsini

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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Franco Borsini is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Borsini has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Franco Borsini's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (80 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (48 papers). Franco Borsini is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (80 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (48 papers). Franco Borsini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Franco Borsini's co-authors include Alberto Meli, R. Samanin, Alessandro Lecci, Donatella Marazziti, Jana Podhorná, Caterina Bendotti, G Volterra, Angelo Ceci, Robert A. McArthur and Nikolaos Pitsikas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain Research.

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Franco Borsini

151 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Is the forced swimming test a suitable model for revealing antidepressant activity?

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Potential Therapeutic Value of a Novel FAAH Inhibitor for the Treatment of Anxiety 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Eva M. Marco, Cinzia Rapino, Antonio Caprioli, Franco Borsini, Giovanni Laviola, Mauro Maccarrone	40
2	Animal models of Parkinson׳s disease: Effects of two adenosine A2A receptor antagonists ST4206 and ST3932, metabolites of 2-n-Butyl-9-methyl-8-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-9H-purin-6-ylamine (ST1535) 2015 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Maria Antonietta Stasi, Patrizia Minetti, (unknown), Teresa Riccioni, Antonio Caprioli, Mario Vertechy, (unknown), Silvia Pace, Franco Borsini	7
3	Towards the development of 5-HT7 ligands combining serotonin-like and arylpiperazine moieties 2014 ·European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Gilberto Spadoni, Annalida Bedini, Silvia Bartolucci, Daniele Pala, Marco Mor, Teresa Riccioni, Franco Borsini, Walter Cabri, (unknown), Mauro Marzi, Giorgio Tarzia, Silvia Rivara, Patrizia Minetti	7
4	Serotonin Receptors of Type 6 (5-HT6): What can we Expect from them? 2011 ·Current Medicinal Chemistry ·Donatella Marazziti, Stefano Baroni, Mario Catena Dell’Osso, Fabio Bordi, Franco Borsini	15
5	Activation of 5-HT6 receptors inhibits corticostriatal glutamatergic transmission 2011 ·Neuropharmacology ·Annalisa Tassone, Graziella Madeo, Tommaso Schirinzi, Daniela De Vita, Francesca Puglisi, Giulia Ponterio, Franco Borsini, Antonio Pisani, Paola Bonsi	35
6	A microdialysis study of ST1936, a novel 5-HT6 receptor agonist 2010 ·Neuropharmacology ·Valentina Valentini, Roberto Frau, Fabio Bordi, Franco Borsini, G. Di Chiara	19
7	Effects of the increase in neuronal fatty acids availability on food intake and satiety in mice 2010 ·Psychopharmacology ·Roberto Coccurello, Antonio Caprioli, (unknown), Francesca R. D’Amato, Roberto Conti, Fabio Giannessi, Franco Borsini, Anna Moles	15
8	The effects of clozapine on quinpirole-induced non-regulatory drinking and prepulse inhibition disruption in rats 2010 ·Psychopharmacology ·(unknown), Maria Antonietta Stasi, Ottaviano Serlupi‐Crescenzi, Franco Borsini, Paolo Nencini	10
9	Sympathomimetic Inefficiency in Restoring Contractility in the Acute or Chronic β-Blocker-Treated Ischaemic Heart: Comparison with a New Agent 2008 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·(unknown), Emilio Vanoli, (unknown), (unknown), Franco Borsini, Paolo Carminati	4
10	Olanzapine (LY170053, 2-Methyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-10 H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5] Benzodiazepine), but Not the Novel Atypical Antipsychotic ST2472 (9-Piperazin-1-ylpyrrolo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazepine), Chronic Administration Induces Weight Gain, Hyperphagia, and Metabolic Dysregulation in Mice 2008 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Roberto Coccurello, Antonio Caprioli, Roberto Conti, Orlando Ghirardi, Franco Borsini, Paolo Carminati, Anna Moles	28
11	ST2472: a new potential antipsychotic with very low liability to induce side-effects 2007 ·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Maria Antonietta Stasi, (unknown), Mario Vertechy, (unknown), Orlando Ghirardi, Patrizia Minetti, Giuseppe Campiani, Franco Borsini, Paolo Carminati	3
12	Animal models of depression in drug discovery: A historical perspective 2006 ·Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·Robert A. McArthur, Franco Borsini	158
13	Memory-related task performance by aged rhesus monkeys administered the muscarinic M 1 -preferring agonist, talsaclidine 2002 ·Psychopharmacology ·Alvin V. Terry, Jerry J. Buccafusco, Franco Borsini, (unknown)	19
14	Effects of cerestat and NBQX on functional and morphological outcomes in rat focal cerebral ischemia 2001 ·Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·Nikolaos Pitsikas, A. Brambilla, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna Mara Scandroglio, Franco Borsini	13
15	Effects of desipramine and maprotiline on the coeruleus-cortical noradrenergic system in anaesthetized rats 1996 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Angelo Ceci, Franco Borsini	8
16	Chronic treatment with DAU 6215, a new 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, causes a selective decrease in the number of spontaneously active dopaminergic neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area 1992 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Simona Prisco, Mauro Pessia, Angelo Ceci, Franco Borsini, (unknown)	24
17	Effect of psychotomimetics and some putative anxiolytics on stress-induced hyperthermia 1991 ·Journal of Neural Transmission ·Alessandro Lecci, Franco Borsini, (unknown), G Volterra, Alberto Meli	12
18	Effect of enantiomers of propranolol on desipramine-induced anti-immobility in the forced swimming test in the rat 1991 ·Pharmacological Research ·Angelo Mancinelli, V. D'Aranno, Maria Antonietta Stasi, Alessandro Lecci, Franco Borsini, Alberto Meli	13
19	Discovery of antidepressant activity by forced swimming test may depend on pre-exposure of rats to a stressful situation 1989 ·Psychopharmacology ·Franco Borsini, Alessandro Lecci, (unknown), (unknown), Alberto Meli	108
20	On the role of endogenous GABA in the forced swimming test in rats 1988 ·Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·Franco Borsini, Angelo Mancinelli, V. D'Aranno, Stefano Evangelista, Alberto Meli	38

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