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WILLIAM BLESSING, PH.D.
PH.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
NPI: 1437224326IndividualAccepts Medicare
Specialties, Licenses & Credentials
Clinical NeuropsychologistPrimary
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Code: 103G00000X
PYRO 280(MO)809(KS)
CMS Specialties
PrimaryCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Education
OTHER
Class of 1989
Research & Publications (20)
Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis heats brain and body as part of the brain-coordinated ultradian basic rest-activity cycle.
PMID 19679172·Neuroscience·2009
7-preclinical
Selective blockade of 5-HT2A receptors attenuates the increased temperature response in brown adipose tissue to restraint stress in rats.
PMID 18311601·Stress·2008
7-preclinical
Fever response to intravenous prostaglandin E2 is mediated by the brain but does not require afferent vagal signaling.
PMID 18234746·Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol·2008
7-preclinical
When administered to rats in a cold environment, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine reduces brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and increases tail blood flow: effects of pretreatment with 5-HT1A and dopamine D2 antagonists.
PMID 18534763·Neuroscience·2008
7-preclinical
Activation of dopamine D2 receptors in the CNS inhibits sympathetic cutaneous vasomotor alerting responses (SCVARs), contributing to clozapine's SCVAR-inhibiting action.
PMID 17055139·Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry·2007
7-preclinical
Dopamine D2 receptor stimulation inhibits cold-initiated thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue in conscious rats.
PMID 17512675·Neuroscience·2007
7-preclinical
Serotonin-synthesizing neurons in the rostral medullary raphé/parapyramidal region transneuronally labelled after injection of pseudorabies virus into the rat tail.
PMID 16570210·Neurochem Res·2006
7-preclinical
Clozapine reverses increased brown adipose tissue thermogenesis induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and by cold exposure in conscious rats.
PMID 16814930·Neuroscience·2006
4-observational
Activation of 5-HT1A receptors in rostral medullary raphé inhibits cutaneous vasoconstriction elicited by cold exposure in rabbits.
PMID 16455061·Brain Res·2006
4-observational
Thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue: increase by 5-HT2A receptor activation and decrease by 5-HT1A receptor activation in conscious rats.
PMID 16293365·Neurosci Lett·2006
7-preclinical
Activation of 5-HT1A receptors in the medullary raphe reduces cardiovascular changes elicited by acute psychological and inflammatory stresses in rabbits.
PMID 15802554·Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol·2005
7-preclinical
Clozapine increases cutaneous blood flow and reduces sympathetic cutaneous vasomotor alerting responses (SCVARs) in rats: comparison with effects of haloperidol.
PMID 15986198·Psychopharmacology (Berl)·2005
4-observational
Inhibition of medullary raphé/parapyramidal neurons prevents cutaneous vasoconstriction elicited by alerting stimuli and by cold exposure in conscious rabbits.
PMID 15993863·Brain Res·2005
4-observational
BAT control shows the way: medullary raphe/parapyramidal neurons and sympathetic regulation of brown adipose tissue.
PMID 15699359·Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol·2005
6-review
Activation of slowly conducting medullary raphe-spinal neurons, including serotonergic neurons, increases cutaneous sympathetic vasomotor discharge in rabbit.
PMID 15550616·Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol·2005
7-preclinical
Laparoscopic-assisted peritoneal dialysis catheter placement, an improvement on the single trocar technique.
PMID 16447476·Am Surg·2005
4-observational
Inhibition of rostral medullary raphé neurons prevents cold-induced activity in sympathetic nerves to rat tail and rabbit ear arteries.
PMID 15036613·Neurosci Lett·2004
7-preclinical
Clozapine and olanzapine, but not haloperidol, reverse cold-induced and lipopolysaccharide-induced cutaneous vasoconstriction.
PMID 15083260·Psychopharmacology (Berl)·2004
4-observational
Spinal 5-HT2A receptors regulate cutaneous sympathetic vasomotor outflow in rabbits and rats; relevance for cutaneous vasoconstriction elicited by MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, "Ecstasy") and its reversal by clozapine.
PMID 15212989·Brain Res·2004
7-preclinical
CRF1 receptor antagonist CP-154,526 reduces cardiovascular responses during acute psychological stress in rabbits.
PMID 15261120·Brain Res·2004
4-observational
Data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Ltrl is not affiliated with or endorsed by NLM.
Contact & Hours
- Address
- 1010 CARONDELET DR, SUITE 201
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 - Phone
- (816) 590-3900
Quick Facts
- NPI
- 1437224326
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Gender
- Male
- Medicare
- Accepted
- Specialties
- 2
- Locations
- 1
- Years in Practice
- 37
- Publications
- 20
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