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Review Articles, Book Chapters and Monographs

• Sidhpura, N., Parsons, L.H. (2011) Endocannabinoid signaling and addiction-related neuroplasticity. Neuropharmacology (invited review in preparation).
• Serrano, A., Parsons, L.H. (2011) Endocannabinoid signaling and addictive behavior. Pharmacology and Therapeutics (invited review in preparation).
• Buczynski, M.W., Parsons, L.H. (2010) Quantification of brain endocannabinoid levels: interpretations and pitfalls. British Journal of Pharmacology 160, 423-442 (PMID: 20590555).
• Pope, C., Mechoulam, R., Parsons, L.H. (2010) Endocannabinoid signaling in neurotoxicity and neuroprotection. Neurotoxicology 31, 562-571 (PMID: 19969019).
• Parsons, L.H. (2010) D9-THC. In: Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience (volume 3), (Eds. G.F. Koob, M. LeMoal, R.F. Thompson) pp. 383-392, Academic Press, Oxford.
• Koob, G.F., Caine, S.B., Roberts, A.J., Parsons, L.H. (2007) Drug self-administration and microdialysis in rodents. In: Short Course I: What’s Wrong with My Mouse? Strategies for Rodent Behavior Phenotyping, (J.N. Crawley, Ed.) pp. 35-51, Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.
• Purdy, R.H., Fitzgerald, R.L., Everhart E.T., Mellon, S.H., Alomary, A.A. and Parsons, L.H. (2007) The analysis of neuroactive steroids by mass spectrometry. In: Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology (third edition): Practical Neurochemistry (Methods), (Eds. A. Lajtha, G. Baker, S. Dunn, and A. Holt) pp. 177-192, Springer, New York.
• Breese, G.R., Criswell, H.E., Carta, M., Dodson, P.D., Hanchar, H.J., Khisti, R.T., Mamelli, M., Ming, M., Morrow, A.L., Olsen, R.W., Otis, T.S., Parsons, L.H., Penland, S.N., Roberto, M., Siggins, G.R., Valenzuela, C.F. and Wallner, M. (2006) Basis of the GABAmimetic profile of ethanol. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 30, 731-744 (PMID: 16573592).
• Koob, G.F., Ahmed, S.H., Boutrel B., Chen S.A., Kenny P.J., Markou A., Parsons L.H. and Sanna P.P. (2004) Neurobiological Mechanisms in the Transition from Drug Use to Drug Dependence. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 27, 739-749 (PMID: 15019424).
• Manzardo, A. and Parsons, L.H. (2003) Dopaminergic Involvement in Arousal, Incentive-Motivational Learning and Cognition. In: Dopamine Receptors and Transporters, (second edition). (Eds. A. Sidhu, M. Laruelle, and P. Vernier) pp. 321 – 337, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.
• Hungund, B.L., Basavarajappa, B.S., Vadasz, C., Kunos, G., Rodriguez de Fonseca, F., Colombo, G., Serra, S., Parsons, L.H. and Koob, G.F. (2002) Ethanol, endocannabinoids, and the cannabinoidergic signaling system. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, 565-574 (PMID: 11981134).
• Weiss, F., Ciccocioppo R., Parsons, L.H., Katner, S., Liu, X., Zorilla, E.P., Valdez, G.R., Ben-Shahar, O., Angeletti, S. and Richter, R.R. (2001) Compulsive Drug-Seeking Behavior and Relapse: Neuroadaptation, Stress, and Conditioning Factors. In: The Biological Basis of Cocaine Addiction. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 937, 1-26.
• Koob, G.F., Caine S.B., Hyytiä, P., Markou, A., Parsons, L.H., Roberts, A., Schulteis, G. and Weiss, F. (1999) Neurobiology of Drug Addiction. In: Drug Abuse: Origins and Interventions (Eds. M.D. Glantz and C.R. Hartel), pp. 161-190, American Psychological Association, Washington DC.
• Koob, G.F., Roberts, A.J., Schulteis, G., Parsons, L.H., Heyser, C.J., Hyytia, P., Merlo-Pich, E. and Weiss, F. (1998) Neurocircuitry targets in reward and dependence. In: Principles of Addiction Medicine, 2nd Edition (Eds. A.W. Graham and T.K. Schultz), pp. 73-82, American Society of Addiction Medicine,
• Chevy Chase, MD. Koob, G.F., Carrera, R., Gold, L., Heyser, C., Maldonado-Irizarry, C., Markou, A., Parsons, L.H., Roberts, A., Schulteis, G., Stinus, L., Walker, J., Weissenborn, R. and Weiss, F. (1998) Substance dependence as a compulsive behavior. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 12, 39-48 (PMID: 9584967).
• Koob, G.F., Roberts, A., Schulteis, G., Parsons, L.H., Heyser, C., Weiss F. (1998) Neurocircuitry targets in ethanol reward and dependence. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 22, 3-9 (PMID: 9514280).
• Koob, G.F., Caine, S.B., Parsons, L.H., Markou, A. and Weiss F. (1997) Opponent process model and psychostimulant addiction. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 57, 513-521 (PMID: 9218276).
• Sokoloff, P., Griffon, N. Sautel, F., Levesque, D., Pilon, C., Schwartz, J.-C., Ridray, S., Diaz, J., Simon, P., Costentin, J., Mann, A., Wermuth, C.G., Caine, S.B., Parsons, L.H. and Koob, G.F. (1997) The dopamine D3 receptor: from cloning to function. In: Dopamine Receptors: From Basic Science to Clinic (Eds. P. Jenner and R. Demirdamar), pp. 1-13, IOS Press, Amsterdam.  
• Koob, G.F., Parsons, L.H., Caine, S.B., Weiss, F., Sokoloff, P. and Schwartz, J.-C. (1996) Dopamine receptor subtype profiles in cocaine reward. In: Dopamine Disease States (Eds. R.J. Beninger, T. Palomo and T. Archer), pp. 433-445, CYM Press, Madrid.
• Parsons, L.H., Caine, S.B., Sokoloff, P., Schwartz, J.-C., Weiss, F. and Koob, G.F. (1995) The effects of D-3 receptor agonists on cocaine self-administration are mediated post-synaptically. NIDA Research Monograph 162, Problems of Drug Dependence, p. 219.
• Weiss, F., Parsons, L.H. and Markou, A. (1995) Neurochemistry of cocaine withdrawal. In: The Neurobiology of Cocaine: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms. (Ed. R.P. Hammer, Jr.), p. 163-180, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
• Parsons, L.H., Koob, G.F. and Weiss, F. (1994) Extracellular serotonin during abstinence from extended cocaine self-administration: Decreased levels and evidence for an enhanced 5-HT/DA interaction. NIDA Research Monograph 153, Problems of Drug Dependence, p. 246.
• Parsons, L.H. and Justice, J.B., Jr. (1994) Quantitative approaches to in vivo brain microdialysis. Critical Reviews in Neurobiology, 8, 189-220 (PMID 7923396).
• Justice, J.B., Jr. and Parsons, L.H. (1991) Microvoltammetry and brain dialysis. Chemical Sensor Technology, 3, 249-262.