Articles in refereed journals by former and present members of the lab (1980's-present):
Dominguez, J.M. & Hull, E.M. (2001) Stimulation of the medial amygdala enhances medial preoptic dopamine release: Implications for male rat sexual behavior. Brain Research. 917:225-229.

Putnam, S.K., Du, J., Sato, S., & Hull, E.M. (2001) Testosterone restoration of copulation and medial preoptic dopamine release in castrated male rats: 2-, 5-, and 10-day treatments. Hormones and Behavior, 39: 216-224.

Dominguez, J., Riolo, J.V., Xu, Z. & Hull, E.M. (2001) Regulation by the medial amygdala of copulation and medial preoptic dopamine release. Journal of Neuroscience, 21:349-355.

Matuszewich, L., Lorrain, D. S., & Hull, E. M. (2000) Dopamine alterations in the medial preoptic area of female rats in response to hormonal manipulation and sexual activity. Behavioral Neuroscience, 114:772-782.

Lorrain, D.S., Matuszewich, L., Riolo, J. V., & Hull, E. M. (1999) Lateral hypothalamic serotonin inhibits nucleus accumbens dopamine: Implications for sexual satiety. Journal of Neuroscience, 19:7648-7652.

Du, J. & Hull, E. M. (1999) Effects of testosterone on neuronal nitric oxide synthase and tyrosine hydroxylase. Brain Research, 836:90-98.

Hull, E. M., Lorrain, D. S., Du, J., Matuszewich, L., Lumley, L. A., Putnam, S. K., & Moses, J. (1999) Hormone-Neurotransmitter interactions in the control of sexual behavior. Behavioral Brain Research, Special issue on Neurobiology of Sexual Behavior, 105:105-116.

Lumley, L.A. & Hull, E. M. (1999) Effects of a D1 antagonist and of sexual experience on copulation-induced FOS-like immunoreactivity in the medial preoptic nucleus. Brain Research, 829:55-68.

Moses, J., & Hull, E. M. (1999) A nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor administered into the medial preoptic area increases seminal emissions in an ex copula reflex test. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 63:345-348.

Matuszewich, L., Lorrain, D. S., Trujillo, R., Dominguez, J., Putnam, S. K., & Hull, E. M. (1999) Partial antagonism of 8-OH-DPAT's effects on male rat sexual behavior with a D2, but not a 5-HT1A, antagonist. Brain Research, 820: 55-62.

Lorrain, D. S., Matuszewich, L., & Hull, E. M. (1998) 8-OH-DPAT influences extracellular levels of serotonin and dopamine in the medial preoptic area of male rats. Brain Research, 790: 217-223.

Du, J., Lorrain, D. S., & Hull, E. M. (1998) Castration decreases extracellular, but increases intracellular, dopamine in medial preoptic area of male rats. Brain Research, 782: 11-17.

Lorrain, D. S., Matuszewich, L., Friedman, R., & Hull, E. M. (1997). Extracellular serotonin in the lateral hypothalamic area is increased during the postejaculatory interval and impairs copulation in male rats. Journal of Neuroscience, 17: 9361-9366.

Hull, E. M., Du, J., Lorrain, D. S., Matuszewich, L. (1997). Testosterone, preoptic dopamine, and copulation in male rats. Brain Research Bulletin, 44:327-333.

Lorrain, D.S., Matuszewich, L., Howard, R.V., Du, J., & Hull, E.M. (1996) Nitric oxide promotes medial preoptic dopamine release during male rat copulation. NeuroReport, 8:31-34.

Hull, E.M., Du, J., Lorrain, D.S., & Matuszewich, L. (1995) Extracellular dopamine in the medial preoptic area: Implications for sexual motivation and hormonal control of copulation. Journal of Neuroscience, 15:7465-7471.

Markowski, V.P., & Hull, E.M. (1995) Cholecystokinin modulates mesolimbic dopaminergic influences on male rat copulatory behavior. Brain Research, 699:266-274.

Matuszewich, L., Loucks, J.A., Moses, J., Lorrain, D.S., & Hull, E.M. (1995) Effects of morphiceptin in the medial preoptic area on male sexual behavior. Psychopharmacology, 122:330-335.

Moses, J., Loucks, J.A., Watson, H.L., Matuszewich, L., & Hull, E.M. (1995). Dopaminergic drugs in the medial preoptic area and nucleus accumbens: Effects on motor activity, sexual motivation and sexual performance. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 51:681-686.

Hull, E. M., Matuszewich, L., Lumley, L.A., Dominguez, J., Moses, J., & Lorrain, D.S. (1994) The roles of nitric oxide in sexual function of male rats. Neuropharmacology, 33:1499-1504.

Markowski, V. P., Eaton, R. C., Lumley, L. A., Moses, J., & Hull, E. M. (1994) Stimulation of D1 receptors in the medial preoptic area facilitates copulation of male rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 47:483-486.

Lorrain, D. S., & Hull, E. M. (1993) Nitric oxide increases dopamine and serotonin release in the medial preoptic area. NeuroReport, 5:87-89

Hull, E. M., Eaton, R. C., Moses, J., & Lorrain, D. (1993) Copulation increases dopamine activity in the medial preoptic area of male rats. Life Sciences, 52:935-940.

Hull, E. M., Eaton, R. C., Markowski, V. P., Moses, J., Lumley, L. A., & Loucks, J. A. (1992) Opposite influence of D1 and D2 receptors in the medial preoptic area on genital reflexes: Implications for copulation. Life Sciences, 51:1705-1713.

Bazzett, T. J., Bitran, D., Lumley, L. A., & Hull, E. M. (1992) Male rat copulation following 6-OHDA lesions of the medial preoptic area: Resistance to repeated administration and rapid behavioral recovery. Brain Research, 580:164-171.

Hull, E. M., Weber, M. S., Eaton, R. C., Dua, R., Markowski, V. P., Lumley, L., & Moses, J. (1991). Dopamine receptors in the ventral tegmental area affect motor, but not motivational or reflexive, components of copulation in male rats. Brain Research, 554:72-76.

Bazzett, T. J., Eaton, R. C., Thompson, J. T., Markowski, V. P., Lumley, L. A., & Hull, E. M. (1991). Dose dependent D2 effects on genital reflexes after MPOA injections of quinelorane and apomorphine. Life Sciences, 48:2309-2315.

Warner, R. K., Thompson, J. T., Markowski, V. P., Loucks, J. A., Bazzett, T. J., Eaton, R. C., & Hull, E. M. (1991). Microinjection of the dopamine antagonist cis-flupenthixol into the MPOA impairs copulation, penile reflexes and sexual motivation in male rats. Brain Research, 540:177-182.

Eaton, R. C., Markowski, V. P., Lumley, L. A., Thompson, J. T., Moses, J., & Hull, E. M. (1991). D2 receptors in the paraventicular nucleus regulate copulation and genital responses in male rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 39:177-181.

Scaletta L. L., & Hull, E. M. (1990). Systemic or intracranial apomorphine increases copulation in long-term castrated male rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 37:471-475.

Hull, E. M., Bazzett, T. J., Warner, R. K., Eaton, R. C., & Thompson, J. T. (1990). Dopamine receptors in the ventral tegmental area modulate male sexual behavior in rats. Brain Research, 512:1-6.

Band, L. C., & Hull, E. M. (1990). Morphine and dynorphin (1-13) microinjected into the medial preoptic area and nucleus accumbens: Effects on sexual behavior in male rats. Brain Research, 524:77-84.

Hull, E. M., Warner, R. K., Bazzett, T. J., Eaton, R. C., Thompson, J. T., & Scaletta, L. L. (1989). D2/D1 ratio in the medial preoptic area affects copulation of male rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 251:422-427.

Pehek, E. A., Thompson, J. T., & Hull, E. M. (1989). The effects of intracranial administration of the dopamine agonist apomorphine on penile reflexes and seminal emission in the rat. Brain Research, 500:325-332.

Pehek, E. A., Thompson, J. T., & Hull, E. M. (1989). The effects of intrathecal administration of the dopamine agonist apomorphine on penile reflexes and copulation in the male rat. Psychopharmacology, 99:304-308.

Bitran, D., Thompson, J. T., Hull, E. M., & Sachs, B. D. (1989). Quinelorane (LY163502), A D2 dopamine receptor agonist, facilitates seminal emission but inhibits penile erection in the rat. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 34:221-226.

Pehek, E. A., Thompson, J. T., Eaton, R. C., & Hull, E. M. (1988). Apomorphine and haloperidol, but not domperidone, affect penile responses in rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 31:201-208.

Hull, E. M., Pehek, E. A., Bitran, D., Warner, R. K., Holmes, G.M., Band, L C., Bazzett, T., & Clemens, L. G. (1988). Cholinergic regulation of male sexual behavior in rats: Effects of an intracerebrally microinjected antagonist. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 31:175-178.

Hull, E. M., Bitran, D., Pehek, E. A., Holmes, G. M., Warner, R.K., Band, L. C., & Clemens, L. G. (1988). Cholinergic regulation of male sexual behavior in rats: Effects of an intra-cerebrally microinjected agonists. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 31:169-174.

Pehek, E. A., Warner, R. K., Bazzett, T., Bitran, D., Band, L.C., Eaton, R. C., & Hull, E. M. (1988). Microinjection of cis-flupenthixol, a dopamine antagonist into the medial preoptic area impairs sexual behavior of male rats. Brain Research, 443:70-76.

Bitran, D., Hull, E. M., Holmes, G. M., & Lookingland, K. J. (1988). Regulation of male rat copulatory behavior by incertohypothalamic dopamine neurons, Brain Research Bulletin, 20:1-9.

Bitran, D., & Hull, E. M. (1987). Pharmacological analysis of male rat sexual behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 11:365-389.

Hanulak, A. T., & Hull, E. M. (1987). Behavioral deficits in a rat model of maternal PKU. Psychobiology, 15:75-78.

Hull, E. M., Bitran, D., Pehek, E. A., Warner, R. K., & Band,L. C. (1986). Dopaminergic control of male sex behavior in rats: Effects of an intracerebrally infused agonist. Brain Research, 370:73-81.

Hull, E. M., Nishita, J. K., Bitran, D., & Dalterio, S. (1984). Perinatal dopamine-related drugs demasculinize rats. Science, 224:1011-1013.

Hull, E. M., Young, S. H., & Ziegler, M. G. (1984) Aerobic fitness affects cardiovascular and catecholamine responses to stressors. Psychophysiology, 21:353-360.

Hull, E. M. (1981) Effects of neonatally administered progesterone on sexual behavior of male and female rats. Physiology and Behavior, 26:401-405.

Hull, E. M., Franz, J. R., Snyder, A. M., & Nishita, J. K. (1980) Perinatal progesterone treatment and learning, social and reproductive behavior in rats. Physiol. Behav. 24:251-256.

Wang, L., & Hull, E. M. (1980) Tail pinch facilitates sexual behavior in olfactory bulbectomized male rats. Physiology and Behavior, 24:211-215.

Snyder, A. M., & Hull, E M. (1980) Perinatal progesterone: Effects on infant and adult active avoidance. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 5:113-119.

Kleese, D. A., & Hull, E. M. (1980) Ultrasonic vocalization in neonatal gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus): A possible mechanism underlying synchrony of behavioral interactions between parents and young. Developmental Psychobiology, 13:233-241.