
Dr. Ricardo Adrian Rius M.D., PH.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
8915 Shady Grove Ct Gaithersburg MD, 20877About
Dr. Ricardo Rius is a psychiatrist practicing in Gaithersburg, MD. Dr. Rius is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rius diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Rius may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Rius treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Universidad De Buenos Aires, Facultad De Ciencias Medicas MD
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Differential development of beta-endorphin and mu opioid binding sites in mouse brain.
- Developmental expression of G proteins that differentially modulate adenylyl cyclase activity in mouse brain.
- Prenatal processing of pro-opiomelanocortin in the brain and pituitary of mouse embryos.
- Prenatal expression of pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA, POMC-derived peptides, and mu-opiate receptors in the mouse embryo.
- The prenatal development profile of expression of opioid peptides and receptors in the mouse brain.
- Characterization of Xenopus laevis proenkephalin gene.
- Differential sensitivity of [3H]nitrendipine binding to cations of toxicological interest in various rat brain areas.
- Age-dependent increase in [3H]verapamil binding to rat cortical membranes.
- Plasticity of neuronal L-type calcium channels.
- Age-related reduced affinity in [3H]nitrendipine labeling of brain voltage-dependent calcium channels.
- In vitro and in vivo effect of ethanol on cyclic AMP dependent protein phosphorylation.
- The central dopaminergic system: susceptibility to risk factors for accelerated aging.
- Reduced cAMP-dependent phosphorylation in striatum and nucleus accumbens of aged rats: evidence of an altered functioning of D1 dopaminoceptive neurons.
- Mechanisms of the effect of lead on brain neurotransmission: a calcium mediated action.
- Acute ethanol and acetaldehyde administration produce similar effects on L-type calcium channels in rat brain.
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