By Dr Denovan Begg

Journal articles

Begg DP; Sinclair AJ; Weisinger RS, 2012, 'Thirst deficits in aged rats are reversed by dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation', Neurobiology of Aging, 33, pp. 2422 - 2430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.001

Liu M; Shen L; Begg DP; D'alessio DA; Woods SC, 2012, 'Insulin increases central apolipoprotein E levels as revealed by an improved technique for collection of cerebrospinal fluid from rats', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 209, pp. 106 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.05.034

Mul JD; Begg DP; Alsters SIM; van Haaften G; Duran KJ; D'Alessio DA; le Roux CW; Woods SC; Sandoval DA; Blakemore AIF; Cuppen E; van Haelst MM; Seeley RJ, 2012, 'Effect of Vertical sleeve gastrectomy in melanocortin receptor 4-deficient rats', American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 303, pp. e103 - e110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00159.2012

Yoshimichi G; Lo CC; Tamashiro KLK; Ma L; Lee DM; Begg DP; Liu M; Sakai RR; Woods SC; Yoshimatsu H; Tso P, 2012, 'Effect of peripheral administration of cholecystokinin on food intake in apolipoprotein AIV knockout mice', American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 302, pp. g1336 - g1342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00325.2010

Begg DP; Puskás LG; Kitajka K; Ménesi D; Allen AM; Li D; Mathai ML; Shi JR; Sinclair AJ; Weisinger RS, 2012, 'Hypothalamic gene expression in ω-3 PUFA-deficient male rats before, and following, development of hypertension', Hypertension Research, 35, pp. 381 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hr.2011.194

Begg DP; Woods SC, 2012, 'The central insulin system and energy balance', Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 209, pp. 111 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24716-3_5

Premaratna SD; Manickam E; Begg DP; Rayment DJ; Hafandi A; Jois M; Cameron-Smith D; Weisinger RS, 2012, 'Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition reverses diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and inflammation in C57BL/6J mice', International Journal of Obesity, 36, pp. 233 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.95

Weisinger RS; Stahl L; Begg DP; Jois M; Desai A; Smythe J, 2011, 'Molasses extract decreases diet-induced obesity', Appetite, 57, pp. S46 - S46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.291

Weisinger RS; Armitage JA; Chen N; Begg DP; Mathai ML; Jayasooriya AP; Sinclair AJ; Weisinger HS, 2010, 'Sodium appetite in adult rats following ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency in early development', Appetite, 55, pp. 393 - 397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2010.07.006

Begg DP; Sinclair AJ; Stahl LA; Premaratna SD; Hafandi A; Jois M; Weisinger RS, 2010, 'Hypertension induced by-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency is alleviated by α-linolenic acid regardless of dietary source', Hypertension Research, 33, pp. 808 - 813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hr.2010.84

Begg DP; Sinclair AJ; Stahl LA; Garg ML; Jois M; Weisinger RS, 2010, 'Dietary protein level interacts with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency to induce hypertension', American Journal of Hypertension, 23, pp. 125 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2009.198

Kaur G; Begg DP; Barr D; Garg M; Cameron-Smith D; Sinclair AJ, 2010, 'Short-term docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3) supplementation increases tissue docosapentaenoic acid, DHA and EPA concentrations in rats', British Journal of Nutrition, 103, pp. 32 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114509991334

Begg DP; Sinclair AJ; Weisinger RS, 2010, 'Dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency, hypertension and the renin–angiotensin system', Appetite, 54, pp. 634 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2010.04.021

Weisinger RS; Begg DP; Bennett G; Jois M, 2010, 'Mechanisms involved in reduction of diet-induced obesity by captopril in C57BL/6J mice', Appetite, 54, pp. 681 - 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2010.04.209

Chen N; Bezzina R; Hinch E; Lewandowski PA; Cameron-Smith D; Mathai ML; Jois M; Sinclair AJ; Begg DP; Wark JD; Weisinger HS; Weisinger RS, 2009, 'Green tea, black tea, and epigallocatechin modify body composition, improve glucose tolerance, and differentially alter metabolic gene expression in rats fed a high-fat diet', Nutrition Research, 29, pp. 784 - 793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2009.10.003

Weisinger RS; Begg DP; Jois M, 2009, 'Antagonists of the renin-angiotensin system and the prevention of obesity', Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 10, pp. 1069 - 1077

Weisinger RS; Stanley TK; Begg DP; Weisinger HS; Spark KJ; Jois M, 2009, 'Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition lowers body weight and improves glucose tolerance in C57BL/6J mice maintained on a high fat diet', Physiology and Behavior, 98, pp. 192 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.05.009

Weisinger RS; Begg DP; Denton DA; Findlay ALR; Kennedy GA; Purcell B; Walker LL; Blair-West JR, 2009, 'Endocrine and ingestive behavioral responses to fluid deprivation in sheep chronically exposed to ethanol', Physiology and Behavior, 96, pp. 637 - 645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.12.021

Hallam KT; Begg DP; Olver JS; Norman TR, 2009, 'Abnormal dose-response melatonin suppression by light in bipolar type i patients compared with healthy adult subjects', Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 21, pp. 246 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5215.2009.00416.x

Begg DP; Sinclair AJ; Weisinger RS, 2009, 'Dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) eliminate thirst deficits associated with aging', Appetite, 52, pp. 819 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.04.021

Weisinger RS; Begg DP; Jois M; Guidice B; Kannar D; Kitchen B, 2009, 'Sugarcane-derived polyphenols decrease diet-induced obesity', Appetite, 52, pp. 864 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.04.203

Begg DP; Mathai ML; McKinley MJ; Frappell PB; Kent S, 2008, 'Central nitric oxide synthase inhibition restores behaviorally mediated lipopolysaccharide induced fever in near-term rats', Physiology and Behavior, 94, pp. 630 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.03.022

Jayasooriya AP; Mathai ML; Walker LL; Begg DP; Denton DA; Cameron-Smith D; Egan GF; McKinley MJ; Rodger PD; Sinclair AJ; Wark JD; Weisinger HS; Jois M; Weisinger RS, 2008, 'Mice lacking angiotensin-converting enzyme have increased energy expenditure, with reduced fat mass and improved glucose clearance', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105, pp. 6531 - 6536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0802690105

Weisinger HS; Begg DP; Egan GF; Jayasooriya AP; Lie F; Mathai ML; Sinclair AJ; Wark JD; Weisinger RS, 2008, 'Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition from birth reduces body weight and body fat in Sprague-Dawley rats', Physiology and Behavior, 93, pp. 820 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.046

Hallam KT; Begg DP; Olver JS; Norman TR, 2008, 'An investigation of the effect of immediate and extended release venlafaxine on nocturnal melatonin and cortisol release in healthy adult volunteers', Human Psychopharmacology, 23, pp. 129 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hup.913

Jayasooriya AP; Begg DP; Chen N; Mathai ML; Sinclair AJ; Wilkinson-Berka J; Wark JD; Weisinger HS; Weisinger RS, 2008, 'Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation reduces hypertension in TGR(mRen-2)27 rats', Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 78, pp. 67 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plefa.2007.11.001

Begg DP; Weisinger RS, 2008, 'The role of adrenal or testicular hormones in voluntary ethanol and NaCl intake of crowded and individually housed rats', Physiology and Behavior, 93, pp. 408 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.09.007

Stahl LA; Begg DP; Weisinger RS; Sinclair AJ, 2008, 'The role of omega-3 fatty acids in mood disorders', Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 9, pp. 57 - 64

Begg DP; Kent S; McKinley MJ; Mathai ML, 2007, 'Suppression of endotoxin-induced fever in near-term pregnant rats is mediated by brain nitric oxide', American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00032.2007

Sinclair AJ; Begg D; Mathai M; Weisinger RS, 2007, 'Omega 3 fatty acids and the brain: Review of studies in depression', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16, pp. 391 - 397

Weisinger RS; Begg DP; Chen N; Jois M; Mathai ML; Sinclair AJ, 2007, 'The problem of obesity: Is there a role for antagonists of the renin-angiotensin system?', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16, pp. 359 - 367

Attar-Bashi NM; Weisinger RS; Begg DP; Li D; Sinclair AJ, 2007, 'Failure of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation to enhance biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid from α-linolenic acid in healthy human volunteers', Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 76, pp. 121 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plefa.2006.11.002

Hallam KT; Olver JS; Chambers V; Begg DP; McGrath C; Norman TR, 2006, 'The heritability of melatonin secretion and sensitivity to bright nocturnal light in twins', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31, pp. 867 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.04.004

Begg DP; Hallam KT; Norman TR, 2005, 'Attenuation of benzodiazepine withdrawal anxiety in the rat by serotonin antagonists', Behavioural Brain Research, 161, pp. 286 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2005.02.027

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