Robert E. Leipheimer

Robert E. Leipheimer
Professor/ Chair
Anatomy and Physiology Division

Dept. of Biological Sciences
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555-3601
Phone: (330) 941-7122

Education

Ph.D. - The Ohio State University
M.S. - Slippery Rock State University
B.S. - Thiel College

Courses I Teach

Semester System

BIOL 2630: Human Physiology
BIOL 5833: Mammalian Endocrinology
BIOL 5844: Physiology of Reproduction
BIOL 4850: Problems in Biology
BIOL 6974: Neuroendocrinology

Research
We investigate the neuroendocrine regulation of reproductive behavior. Research in my lab has focused on the role(s) of androgen and neurotransmitters in regulating sexual behavior in male rats. Current research efforts have also focused on steroid hormone modulation of central dopamine secretion using in vivo electrochemistry in an animal model for Parkinson's disease.

Publications

Alcorn, J. F., J. R. Toepfer and R. E. Leipheimer. 1999. The effects of castration on relaxation of rat corpus cavernosum smooth muscle in vitro. The Journal of Urology. 161:686-689.

Leipheimer, R. E.,M. Arvin, L. Fedorkova, K. A. Disshon and D. E. Dluzen. 1998. Estrogen modulation of MPP+ -stimulated dopamine secretion in the corpus striatum of rats using in vivo and in vitro techniques. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. Vol. 24, Part 2, p. 1723.

Leipheimer, R. E., and J. R. Toepfer. 1996. The effects of castration on nitric oxide-induced relaxation of isolated corpus cavernosum in the rat. Abstr. 28th Conference on Reproductive Behavior.

Leipheimer, R. E., and R. Vivo. 1996. The effects of prenatal ethanol treatment on reproductive behavior and neuronal expression of c-fos. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., Vol. 22, Part 1, p. 472.

Olson, L. and R. E. Leipheimer. 1993. Fos-like immunoreactivity in the male rat brain following exposure to a sexually relevant stimulus. Abst. 25th Conference on Reproductive Behavior.

Barr, B. and R. E. Leipheimer. 1993. Bilateral lesions of the nucleus accumbens do not inhibit copulatory behavior of male rats. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol. 19, Part 1, p. 589.

Leipheimer, R. E., and B. D. Sachs. 1993. Relative androgen sensitivity of the vascular and striated-muscle systems regulating penile erection in rats. Physiol. & Behav. 54:1085-1090.

Holmes, G. M., W. D. Chapple, R. E. Leipheimer and B. D. Sachs. 1991. Electromyographic analysis of male rat perineal muscles during copulation and reflexive erections. Physiol. & Behav. 49:1235-1246.

Sachs, B. D. and R. E. Leipheimer. 1988. Rapid effect of testosterone on striated muscle activity in rats. Neuroendocrinology 48:453-458.

Leipheimer, R. E. and B. D. Sachs. 1988. GABAergic regulation of penile reflexes and copulation in rats. Physiol. & Behav. 42:351-357