Publications

T.C. Thannickal, J. John, L. Shan, D.F. Swaab, M.F. Wu, L. Ramanathan, R. McGregor, K.T. Chew, M. Cornford, A. Yamanaka, A. Inutsuka, Rolf Fronczek, G.J. Lammers, P.F. Worley, J.M. Siegel Opiates increase the number of hypocretin-producing cells in human and mouse brain and reverse cataplexy in a mouse model of narcolepsy. Science Translational Medicine (2018) Download

Xin-Rui Qi, S. Luchetti, Ronald W H Verwer, Arja A Sluiter, Matthew R J Mason, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Dick F Swaab Alterations in the steroid biosynthetic pathways in the human prefrontal cortex in mood disorders: a postmortem study Brain Pathology (2018)

V J M Nies, D Struik, M G M Wolfs, S S Rensen, E Szalowska, U A Unmehopa, K. Fluiter, T P van der Meer, G Hajmousa, W A Buurman, J W Greve, F Rezaee, R Shiri-Sverdlov, R.J. Vonk, D F Swaab, B H R Wolffenbuttel, J W Jonker, J V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk TUB gene expression in hypothalamus and adipose tissue and its association with obesity in humans International Journal of Obesity (2018) Download

A.M. Bao, D.F. Swaab The art of matching brain tissue from patients and controls for postmortem research. (2018)

Mehwish Anwer, Tamuna Bolkvadze, Xavier Ekolle Ndode-Ekane, Noora Puhakka, Tuomas Rauramaa, Ville Leinonen, Erwin A van Vliet, Dick F Swaab, Annakaisa Haapasalo, Stina Leskelä, Nea Bister, Tarja Malm, Synnöve Carlson, Eleonora Aronica, Asla Pitkänen Sushi repeat-containing protein X-Linked 2 - a novel phylogenetically conserved hypothalamo-pituitary protein The Journal of comparative neurology (2018)

Juan Zhao, R.W.H. Verwer, S. Gao, Xin-Rui Qi, P.J. Lucassen, H.W. Kessels, D.F. Swaab Prefrontal alterations in GABAergic and glutamatergic gene expression in relation to depression and suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research (2018)

Pantelis Charisiadis, Xanthi D Andrianou, Thomas P van der Meer, Wilfred F A den Dunnen, Dick F Swaab, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel, Konstantinos C Makris, Jana V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk Possible Obesogenic Effects of Bisphenols Accumulation in the Human Brain Scientific Reports (2018) Download

J A Korecka, E B Moloney, R Eggers, B Hobo, S Scheffer, N Ras-Verloop, R Jeroen Pasterkamp, D F Swaab, A B Smit, Ronald E van Kesteren, K Bossers, J Verhaagen Repulsive guidance molecule a (RGMa) induces neuropathological and behavioral changes that closely resemble Parkinson's disease The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2017) Download

Dan Dai, Qiao-Chu Li, Qiong-Bin Zhu, Shao-Hua Hu, R.A. Balesar, D.F. Swaab, Ai-Min Bao Direct Involvement of Androgen Receptor in Oxytocin Gene Expression Neuropsychopharmacology (2017)

J. Lu, Juan Zhao, R.A. Balesar, Rolf Fronczek, Q. Zhu, X. Wu, S.H. Hu, A.M. Bao, D.F. Swaab Sexually dimorphic changes of hypocretin (orexin) in depression. EBioMedicine (2017) Download

Juan-Li Wu, Yang He, Radovan Hrubý, Rawien Balesar, Yang-Jian Qi, Lei Guo, Zhong Ren, Qiong-Bin Zhu, Man-Li Huang, Dick F Swaab, Ai-Min Bao Aromatase changes in depression Psychoneuroendocrinology (2017)

L. Castellanos-Cruz, A.M. Bao, D.F. Swaab Sexual identity and sexual orientation. (2017)

Sandra Olvera-Hernández, Miguel Tapia-Rodríguez, Dick F Swaab, Alonso Fernández-Guasti Prenatal administration of letrozole reduces SDN and SCN volume and cell number independent of partner preference in the male rat Physiology & Behavior (2017)

Ling Shan, Ai-Min Bao, Dick F Swaab Changes in Histidine Decarboxylase, Histamine N-Methyltransferase and Histamine Receptors in Neuropsychiatric Disorders Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (2017)

Xueyan Wu, R.A. Balesar, Jing Lu, Sahar Farajnia, Qiongbin Zhu, Manli Huang, Ai-Min Bao, D.F. Swaab Increased glutamic acid decarboxylase expression in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression Brain Structure and Function (2017) Download

Thomas P van der Meer, Francisco Artacho-Cordón, Dick F Swaab, Dicky Struik, Konstantinos C Makris, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel, Hanne Frederiksen, Jana V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk Distribution of Non-Persistent Endocrine Disruptors in Two Different Regions of the Human Brain International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2017) Download

J Zhao, R W H Verwer, D J van Wamelen, X-R Qi, S-F Gao, P J Lucassen, D F Swaab Prefrontal changes in the glutamate-glutamine cycle and neuronal/glial glutamate transporters in depression with and without suicide Journal of Psychiatric Research (2016)

Melanie Taziaux, Annemieke S Staphorsius, Mohammad A Ghatei, Stephen R Bloom, Dick F Swaab, Julie Bakker Kisspeptin Expression in the Human Infundibular Nucleus in Relation to Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2016) Download

Qiong-Bin Zhu, U.A. Unmehopa, K. Bossers, Yu-Ting Hu, R.W.H. Verwer, R.A. Balesar, Juan Zhao, Ai-Min Bao, D.F. Swaab MicroRNA-132 and early growth response-1 in nucleus basalis of Meynert during the course of Alzheimer's disease Brain: a journal of neurology (2016)

Andreas Hahn, Georg S Kranz, Ronald Sladky, Ulrike Kaufmann, Sebastian Ganger, Allan Hummer, Rene Seiger, Marie Spies, Thomas Vanicek, Dietmar Winkler, Siegfried Kasper, Christian Windischberger, Dick F Swaab, Rupert Lanzenberger Testosterone affects language areas of the adult human brain Human Brain Mapping (2016) Download