Rhona Clarke

Addiction Biology Unit
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry

E-mail: rhona.clarke@neuro.gu.se

PRESENTATION
Rhona Clarke has a masters degree in pharmacy (Gothenburg University 2007) and is a qualified pharmacist. She has been working at the Addiction Biology Unit (Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg university) as a research assistant since 2008 and is currently pursuing Ph.D studies.

ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS
Ericson M, Clarke R, Chau P, Adermark L, Soderpalm B (2009). ß-alanine elevates dopamine levels in the rat nucleus accumbens; antagonism by strychnine. Amino Acids 2009 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]

MANUSCRIPTS
Clarke R, Adermark L (2009). Acute ethanol treatment prevents endocannabinoid-mediated long-term disinhibition of striatal output. J Neurosci (Submitted, JN-BC-0396-09)

Adermark L, Clarke R, Olsson T, Hansson E, Soderpalm B, Ericson M (2009) Implications for glycine receptors and astrocytes in ethanol-induced elevation of dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens. Addiction Biology (Submitted)

Adermark L, Clarke R, Ericson M, Soderpalm B (2009). Ethanol-mediated modulation of striatal output is regulated via GABAa receptors and strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors in a subregion specific manner. Manuscript.

Ericson M, Clarke RBC, Chau P, Adermark L, Söderpalm B (2009) Ethanol-induced elevation of dopamine may require an initial release of taurine. Manuscript.