Kenny J. Simansky

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

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Kenny J. Simansky is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenny J. Simansky has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 18 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kenny J. Simansky's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (16 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers). Kenny J. Simansky is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (16 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers). Kenny J. Simansky collaborates with scholars based in United States. Kenny J. Simansky's co-authors include C. Jerome, Gordon P. Smith, John A. Harvey, Eitan Friedman, Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, Pat Levitt, E. Hazel Murphy, Lee E. Schechter, Vincent J. Aloyo and Anil H. Vaidya and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenny J. Simansky

56 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Abdominal Vagotomy Blocks the Satiety Effect of Cholecystokinin in the Rat

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenny J. Simansky United States	25	1.6k	1.1k	555	537	434	56	2.8k
Donald V. Coscina Canada	31	1.1k 0.7×	929 0.8×	502 0.9×	475 0.9×	673 1.6×	101	2.6k
G.P. Smith United States	30	2.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.8×	729 1.3×	1.1k 2.0×	919 2.1×	84	4.2k
Bernard Beck France	32	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.8×	377 0.7×	882 1.6×	807 1.9×	113	2.9k
Patricia Szot United States	33	1.6k 1.0×	553 0.5×	849 1.5×	177 0.3×	651 1.5×	77	3.2k
Xin‐Yun Lu United States	36	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.6×	913 1.6×	883 1.6×	1.2k 2.7×	72	4.6k
Bang H. Hwang United States	21	782 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	632 1.1×	296 0.6×	891 2.1×	49	2.6k
Robert M. Sears United States	20	764 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	518 0.9×	579 1.1×	489 1.1×	26	2.6k
Sue Ritter United States	35	1.1k 0.7×	2.4k 2.2×	569 1.0×	781 1.5×	1.2k 2.7×	104	4.0k
J. Engel Sweden	31	1.8k 1.1×	339 0.3×	849 1.5×	203 0.4×	433 1.0×	86	2.9k
Carlos Arias United States	14	737 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	641 1.2×	402 0.7×	505 1.2×	17	3.2k

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Simansky, Kenny J., et al.. (2009). Activating μ-opioid receptors in the lateral parabrachial nucleus increases c-Fos expression in forebrain areas associated with caloric regulation, reward and cognition. Neuroscience. 162(2). 224–233. 19 indexed citations

Aloyo, Vincent J., et al.. (2008). A naloxonazine sensitive (μ1 receptor) mechanism in the parabrachial nucleus modulates eating. Brain Research. 1240. 111–118. 13 indexed citations

Simansky, Kenny J., et al.. (2006). Chronic prevention of μ-opioid receptor (MOR) G-protein coupling in the pontine parabrachial nucleus persistently decreases consumption of standard but not palatable food. Psychopharmacology. 187(4). 435–446. 19 indexed citations

Simansky, Kenny J., et al.. (2004). A 5-HT2C agonist elicits hyperactivity and oral dyskinesia with hypophagia in rabbits. Physiology & Behavior. 82(1). 97–107. 21 indexed citations

Shumsky, Jed S., et al.. (2004). Partial 5-HT receptor agonist activity by the 5-HT receptor antagonist SB 206,553 is revealed in rats spinalized as neonates. Experimental Neurology. 191(2). 361–365. 13 indexed citations

Kim, Duckhyun, et al.. (1999). Direct Agonists for Serotonin Receptors Enhance Locomotor Function in Rats that Received Neural Transplants after Neonatal Spinal Transection. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(14). 6213–6224. 78 indexed citations

Yi, Dong Kee, et al.. (1998). Transplant‐mediated Locomotion Is Improved by Selective Serotonergic Agonists. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 860(1). 524–527. 3 indexed citations

Simansky, Kenny J., et al.. (1998). Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine Reduces Dopaminergic D₁‐Mediated Motor Function but Spares the Enhancement of Learning by Amphetamine in Rabbits^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 846(1). 375–378. 10 indexed citations

Aloyo, Vincent J., et al.. (1998). Infusion of the serotonin 1B (5-HT 1B ) agonist CP-93,129 into the parabrachial nucleus potently and selectively reduces food intake in rats. Psychopharmacology. 136(3). 304–307. 55 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Joel M., et al.. (1997). d-Fenf luramine Anorexia: Dissociation of Ingestion Rate, Meal Duration, and Meal Size Effects. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 57(1-2). 223–229. 19 indexed citations

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Lee, Michelle & Kenny J. Simansky. (1997). CP-94,253: a selective serotonin 1B (5-HT 1B ) agonist that promotes satiety. Psychopharmacology. 131(3). 264–270. 74 indexed citations

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Levitt, Pat, John A. Harvey, Eitan Friedman, Kenny J. Simansky, & E. Hazel Murphy. (1997). New evidence for neurotransmitter influences on brain development. Trends in Neurosciences. 20(6). 269–274. 305 indexed citations

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Simansky, Kenny J., et al.. (1996). Prenatal exposure to cocaine selectively disrupts motor responding to d-Amphetamine in young and mature rabbits. Neuropharmacology. 35(1). 71–78. 41 indexed citations

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Simansky, Kenny J., K. Eberle‐Wang, & Nori Geary. (1993). Serotonergic mechanisms and ingestion: Pharmacological facts and physiological promises. Appetite. 21(2). 220–220. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, H Y, K. Eberle‐Wang, Kenny J. Simansky, & Eitan Friedman. (1993). Serotonin-induced muscle contraction in rat stomach fundus is mediated by a G alpha z-like guanine nucleotide binding protein.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 267(2). 1002–1011. 12 indexed citations

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Simansky, Kenny J., et al.. (1992). Peripheral serotonin is an incomplete signal for eliciting satiety in sham-feeding rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 43(3). 847–854. 15 indexed citations

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Eberle‐Wang, K. & Kenny J. Simansky. (1992). The CCK-A receptor antagonist, devazepide, blocks the anorectic action of CCK but not peripheral serotonin in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 43(3). 943–947. 25 indexed citations

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Simansky, Kenny J.. (1991). Peripheral 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT) elicits drinking by stimulating 5-HT1-like serotonergic receptors in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 38(2). 459–462. 15 indexed citations

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Simansky, Kenny J. & Anil H. Vaidya. (1990). Behavioral mechanisms for the anorectic action of the serotonin (5-HT) uptake inhibitor sertraline in rats: Comparison with directly acting 5-HT agonists. Brain Research Bulletin. 25(6). 953–960. 77 indexed citations

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Schechter, Lee E. & Kenny J. Simansky. (1988). 1-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI) exerts an anorexic action that is blocked by 5-HT2 antagonists in rats. Psychopharmacology. 94(3). 342–6. 77 indexed citations

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