Full Papers
1. Yuan ZF, and Pan JT: Stimulatory effect of central oxytocin on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuron activity and inhibition on prolactin secretion: neurochemical and electrophysiological studies. Endocrinology 137: 4120-47125, 1996.
2. Chu Y-S, Shieh K-R, Yuan ZF, and Pan JT: Stimulatory and entraining effect of melatonin on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuron activity and inhibition on prolactin secretion. J. Pineal Res. 28: 219-226, 2000.
3. Yuan ZF, Yang S-C, and Pan J-T: Effects of Prolactin-releasing peptide on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuronal activity and prolactin secretion in estrogen-treated female rats. J. Biomedical Sci. 9: 112-118, 2002.
4. Yuan ZF, and Pan J-T: Involvement of angiotensin II, TRH and prolactin-releasing peptide in the estrogen-induced afternoon prolactin surge in female rats: using antisense technology. Life Sci. 71: 899-910, 2002.
5. Justice, NJ, Yuan, ZF, Sawchenko, PE and Vale, W: Type 1 corticotropin-releasing factor receptor expression reported in BAC transgenic mice: implications for reconciling ligand-receptor mismatch in the central corticotrophin-releasing factor system. J. Comp. Neurol. 511: 479-496, 2008.
6. Kou, TBJ, Yuan, ZF, Lin, YS, Lin, Y-N, Li W-S, Yang, CCH, and Lai, CJ: Reactive oxygen species are the cause of the enhanced cardiorespiratory response induced by intermittent hypoxia in conscious rats. Resp Physiol Neurobiol. 175(1): 70-79, 2011
7. Lin YJ, Lin YS, Lai CJ, Yuan ZF, Ruan T, Kou YR: Perivagal antagonist treatment in rats selectively blocks the reflex and afferent responses of vagal lung C fibers to intravenous agonists. J Appl Physiol 114(3):361-370, 2013
8. Chen HH, Chiang YC, Yuan ZF, Kuo CC, Lai MD, Hung TW, Ho IK, Chen ST: Buprenorphine, methadone, and morphine treatment during pregnancy: behavioral effects on the offspring in rats. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 11: 609-618, 2015
9. Huang YC, Yuan ZF, Yang CH, Shen YJ, Lin JY, Lai CJ: Estrogen Modulates the Sensitivity of Lung Vagal C Fibers in Female Rats Exposed to Intermittent Hypoxia. Front Physiol 9:847, 2018
10. Lai CC, Yuan ZF, Chu LY, Chuang KT, Lin HH. Roles of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in cardiovascular regulation in rats. Brain Res. 1710: 117-124, 2019
11. Chen HH, Chiang WC, Hsieh MJ, Lee CH, Yuan ZF, Lin HY, Chew LF, Huang EPC, Yang CW, Liao SC, Lin CW, Lee MN, Ma MHM. Experiences and Psychological Influences in Lay Rescuers Performing Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Qualitative Study. J Acu Med 10(4):138-148, 2020.
12. Wu CY, Chen HH, Tao PL, Yuan ZF. Comparisons of stress-related neuronal activation induced by restraint in adult male rat offspring with prenatal exposure to buprenorphine, methadone, or morphine. Chin J Physiol 66(2):65-72, 2023.
13. Chen HH, Chiang WC, Hsieh MJ, Lee CH, Yuan ZF, Lin HY, Chew LF, Huang EP, Yang CW, Liao SC, Lin CW, Lee MN, Ma MH. Experiences and Psychological Influences in Lay Rescuers Performing Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Qualitative Study. J Acute Med. 2020 Dec 1;10(4):138-148.
14. Chan NJ, Yuan ZF, Kuo CC, Hsu CC. Inhaled 5-HT1B/1D Receptor Antagonist Attenuates Sumatriptan-Induced Sensitization of Capsaicin-Sensitive Lung Vagal Afferents: Implications for Preventing Sumatriptan-Associated Adverse Chest Symptoms. Compr Physiol. 2026 Apr;16(2):e70121.
Book Chapters
1. Sawchenko PE, Yuan ZF, Laplante F, Rissman RA, and Bittencourt, JC (2009). The corticotropin-releasing hormone: Integration of adaptive responses to stress. In: Squire LR (ed.), Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, vol. 3, pp. 239-245. Oxford: Academic Press.
Abstracts
1. ZF Yuan, and JT Pan. Effect of oxytocin and its antagonist on the activity of tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons: neurochemical and electrophysiological studies. The 10th Joint Annual Conference of Biomedical Sciences, Taipei, 1995 (Abstract 447).
2. JT Pan, and ZF Yuan. Stimulatory effects of oxytocin on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuron activity: neurochemical and electrophysiological studies. 10th International Congress of Endocrinology, San Francisco, 1996 (Abstract 310)
3. ZF Yuan, and JT Pan. Arginine vasopressin may exhibit an inhibitory role on hypothalamic tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuronal activity. The 30th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA., U.S.A., 2000 (Abstract 1677).
4. ZF Yuan, SC Yang, and JT Pan. Effects of prolactin-releasing peptide on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuronal activity and prolactin secretion in estrogen-treated rats. The 31th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 2001 (Program 945.9)
5. PE Sawchenko, ZF Yuan, TM Reyes. The corticotrophin-releasing factor family of signaling molecules and their roles in adaptive responses to stress. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 52:S14, 2004.
6. ZF Yuan, and PE Sawchenko. The role of corticotrophin-releasing factor receptors in ligand-induced central nervous system activational profiles. The 34th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 2004 (Program 760.19)
7. ZF Yuan and PE Sawchenko. Effects of null CRF receptor mutations on stress-induced CNS activational profiles. The 35th Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C. U.S.A., 2005 (Program 184.1)
8. F Laplante, ZF Yuan, R. Rissman, JC Bittencourt, M Perrin, A Chen, WW Vale and PE Sawchenko. Distribution of a Soluble Type 2a Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor (sCRFR2a) in Rodent Brain. The 36th Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Altlanta, Georgia. U.S.A., 2006 (Program 355.8)
9. NJ Justice, ZF Yuan, PE Sawchenko, and WW Vale. Corticotropin Releasing Factor Receptor 1 Localization Revealed by BAC Promoter Based GFP Expression in Mouse. The 36th Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Altlanta, Georgia. U.S.A., 2006 (Program 61.2)
10. ZF Yuan, MJ Lin, TBJ Kuo, CCH Yang and CJ Lai: Role of superoxide anion in the chemoreflex and cardiovascular responses to chronic intermittent hypoxia in spontaneously hypertensive rats. The 36th International Union of Physiological Sciences, Kyoto, Japan, 2009 (P5AM-3-6)
11. YW Lin and ZF Yuan: Effects of corticotropin-releasing factor and restraint on methamphetamine-induced neuronal activation. The 25th Joint Annual Conference of Biomedical Science. Taipei, Taiwan, 2010 (P371)
12. CL Yao and ZF Yuan: The effect of testosterone on stress-induced activation of medial preoptic nucleus in male rats. Tzu Chi University Annual Research Conference, Hualien, Taiwan, 2010 (P29).
13. Lee YL and ZF Yuan: The effect of oxytocin on methamphetamine-induced neuronal activation. FAOPS, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011 (P-N49)
14. ZF Yuan and CL Yao: Testosterone inhibits stress-induced activation of HPA axis may be mediated through estrogen. FAOPS, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011 (P-N48)
15. ZF Yuan, YW Lin: Corticotrophin-releasing factor involves in promotive effect of restraint on neuronal activation by methamphetamine. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, US, 2012 (724)
16. ZF Yuan: Prenatal opiate exposure altered neuronal structure and responses to restraint. ICGH, Taipei, Taiwan, 2013 (B-07)
17. Jou KD, Lee YL, Yuan ZF: Oxytocin attenuated methamphetamine-induced neuronal activation. MAPFP, Shanghai, China, 2013
18. Chen, HA, Yuan, ZF, The role of kisspeptin on PCOS rat. The 40th Joint Annual Conference of Biomedical Science. Taipei, Taiwan, 2010
19. You, JR, Yuan, ZF: Kisspeptin involves in restraint-induced neuronal activation in the paraventricular nucleus. The 7th Tzu Chi-Academia Sinica Biomedical Conference, Hualien, Taiwan, 2025 (P10).
20. Guo, KC, Wang, PC, Yuan ZF: Impaired CRF signaling may be a potential mechanism for increased stress response in Schizophrenia. The 8th Tzu Chi-Academia Sinica Biomedical Conference, Hualien, Taiwan, 2026