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Steven J Fluharty, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research
Professor of Pharmacology, Psychology, and Neuroscience

Department of Animal Biology

215-898-7236/3-3163 Phone
Fax: 215-573-2108 Fax
vpr@pobox.upenn.edu Email
118 College Hall/6303

Qualifications

1979 B.A. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Psychology
1979 M.A. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Psychobiology
1981 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Psychobiology

Selected Publications

  • Heerding, J.N., D.K. Yee, L.A. Rogers, S. Jacobs, and S.J. Fluharty. Mutational analysis of the angiotensin type 2 receptor: Contribution of conserved extracellular amino acid. Regulatory Peptides, 72:987-103, 1997.
  • Reagan, L.P., S.J. Fluharty and L.M. Flanagan-Cato. Analysis of angiotensin Type 2 receptors in vasopressin neurons and pituitary in the rat. Regul Pept. 1998 Feb 2;73(2):103-12.
  • Ho, S.P., Y. Bao, T. Lesher, R. Malhotra, L.Y. Ma, S.J. Fluharty and R.R. Sakai. Mapping of RNA accessible sites for antisense experiments with oligonucleotide libraries. Nature Biotechnology, 16:59-63, 1998.
  • Heerding, J.N. D.K. Yee, M.Z. Krichavsky and S. J. Fluharty. Mutational analysis of the angiotensin type 2 receptor: Contribution of conserved amino acids in the region of the sixth transmembrane domain. Regul Pept. 1998 Jun 30;74(2-3):113-9.
  • Lee, M.D., V.J. Aloyo, S.J. Fluharty and K.J. Simansky. Infusion of the serotonin1B (5HT1B) agonist CP-93, 129 into the parabrachial nucleus potently and selectively reduces food intake in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998 Apr;136(3):304-7.
  • Yee, D.K., J.N Heerding, M.Z. Krichavsky and S.J. Fluharty. Role of the amino terminus in ligand binding for the angiotensin II type 2 receptor. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1998 Jun 15;57(2):325-9.
  • Shelat, S.G., S.J. Fluharty, and L.M. Flanagan-Cato. Adrenal steroid regulation of central angiotensin II and oxytocin receptor in rat brain. Brain Res. 1998 Oct 5;807(1-2):135-46.
  • Kisley, L.R., R.R. Sakai, L.Y. Ma and S.J. Fluharty. Ovarian steroid regulation of angiotensin II induced water intake in the rat. Am J Physiol. 1999 Jan;276(1 Pt 2):R90-6. 1998.
  • Sakai, R.R., L.Y. Ma and S.J. Fluharty. Antisense approaches to the neuroendocrine control of thirst and sodium appetite in the rat. Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology, 1998.
  • Progress in Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology. Eds. A.R. Morrison and S.J. Fluharty. Volume 17. Academic Press: San Diego, 1998.