Selected Publications:

• V.L. Nutsch, R.G. Will, C.L. Robison, J.R. Martz, D.J. Tobiansky, & J.M. Dominguez (2016). Colocalization of matin-induced Fos and D2-like dopamine receptors in the medial preoptic area: influence of sexual experience. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10: 75.
• R.G. Will, J.R. Martz, & J.M. Dominguez (2016). The medial preoptic area modulates cocaine-induced locomotion in male rats. Behavioral Brain Research, 305: 218-222.
• D.J. Tobiansky, R.G. Will, K.D. Lominac, J.M. Turner, T. Hattori, K. Krishnan, J.R. Martz, V.L. Nutsch, & J.M. Dominguez. Estradiol in the preoptic area regulates the dopaminergic response to cocaine in the nucleus accumbens. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(7): 1897-1906.
• V.L. Nutsch, R.G. Will, T. Hattori, D.J. Tobiansky, & J.M. Dominguez. (2014). Sexual experience influences mating-induced activity in nitric oxide synthase-containing neurons in the medial preoptic area. Neuroscience Letters, 579: 92-96.
• R.G. Will, E.M. Hull, & J.M. Dominguez. (2014). Influences of dopamine and glutamate in the medial preoptic area on male sexual behavior. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 121: 115-123
• D.J. Tobiansky, P.G. Roma, T. Hattori, R.G. Will, V.L. Nutsch, & J.M. Dominguez. (2013). The medial preoptic area modulates cocaine-induced activity in female rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 127: 293-302.
• D.J. Tobiansky, T. Hattori, J.M. Scott, V.L. Nutsch, P.G. Roma, & J.M. Dominguez (2012). Mating-relevant olfactory stimuli activate the rat brain in an age-dependent manner. NeuroReport, 23: 1077-1083.
• J.M. Dominguez and E.M. Hull (2010). Serotonin impairs copulation and attenuates ejaculation-induced glutamate activity in the medial preoptic area. Behavioral Neuroscience, 124: 554-557.
• A.T. Westerman, P.G. Roma, R.C. Price, & J.M. Dominguez (2010). Assessing the role of the medial preoptic area in ethanol-induced hypothermia. Neuroscience Letters, 475: 25-28.
• A.T Westerman, P.G Roma, E.T. Creed, Z.E. Hurwitz, & J.M. Dominguez (2009). The antiepileptic primidone impairs male rat sexual behavior. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 93: 160-164.
• J.M. Dominguez (2009). A role for preoptic glutamate in the regulation of male reproductive behavior. The Neuroscientist, 15: 11-19.
• J.M. Dominguez, M.E. Balfour, H.S. Lee, J.L. Brown, B.A. Davis, & L.M. Coolen (2007). Mating activates NMDA receptors in the medial preoptic nucleus. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121: 1023-1031.
• E.M. Hull and J.M. Dominguez (2007). Sexual behavior in male rodents. Hormones and Behavior, 52: 45-55.
• J.M. Dominguez, J.H. Brann, M. Gil, & E.M. Hull (2006). Sexual experience increases nitric oxide synthase in the medial preoptic area of male rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 120: 1389-1394.
• E.M. Hull and J.M. Dominguez (2006). Getting his act together: Roles of glutamate, nitric oxide, and dopamine in the medial preoptic area. Brain Research, 1126: 66-75.
• J.M. Dominguez, M. Gil, & E.M. Hull (2006). Preoptic glutamate facilitates male sexual behavior. The Journal of Neuroscience, 26: 1699-1703.
• J.M. Dominguez and E.M. Hull (2005). Dopamine, the medial preoptic area, and male sexual behavior. Physiology & Behavior, 86: 356-368.
• J.M. Dominguez, J.W. Muschamp, J.M. Schmich, & E.M. Hull (2004). Nitric oxide mediates glutamate-evoked dopamine release in the medial preoptic area. Neuroscience, 125: 203-210.
• J.M. Dominguez, J.V. Riolo, Z. Xu, & E.M. Hull (2001). Regulation by the medial amygdala of copulation and medial preoptic dopamine release. The Journal of Neuroscience, 21: 349-355.

For complete list, see Dominguez CV.