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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alan D. Grinnell is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans key areas in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The scientist's work addresses several specialized subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and cell biology.

The main topics covered in their research include neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, ion channel regulation and function, and cellular transport and secretion. These areas reflect a focus on understanding cellular mechanisms and molecular processes relevant to neurological function.

Grinnell has published research in the European Journal of Neuroscience, contributing to the body of knowledge in this field. One recent paper is titled "Experimentally monitored calcium dynamics at synaptic active zones during neurotransmitter release in neuron-muscle cell cultures," published in 2024. This work examines calcium dynamics critical for synaptic transmission.

  • Experimentally monitored calcium dynamics at synaptic active zones during neurotransmitter release in neuron-muscle cell cultures (2024, European Journal of Neuroscience)

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, among them Xiaoping Sun, Bruce Yazejian, and Arthur Peskoff. These collaborations indicate active engagement in multidisciplinary research efforts.

  • Xiaoping Sun
  • Bruce Yazejian
  • Arthur Peskoff

Alan D. Grinnell has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of nerve-muscle interaction in developing and mature neuromuscular junctions

    A. D. Grinnell

  • Integrins and modulation of transmitter release from motor nerve terminals by stretch

    Bo-Ming Chen;Alan D. Grinnell

  • A study of the interaction between motoneurones in the frog spinal cord

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  • Specificity and plasticity of neuromuscular connections: Long-term regulation of motoneuron function

    Alan D. Grinnell;Albert A. Herrera

  • Fishing and echolocation behavior of the greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus, in the field

    Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler;Elisabeth K. V. Kalko;Ingrid Kaipf;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Direct measurements of presynaptic calcium and calcium-activated potassium currents regulating neurotransmitter release at cultured Xenopus nerve-muscle synapses.

    Bruce Yazejian;David A. DiGregorio;Julio L. Vergara;Robert E. Poage

  • Tracking presynaptic Ca2+ dynamics during neurotransmitter release with Ca2+-activated K+ channels.

    Bruce Yazejian;Xiao-Ping Sun;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Comparative auditory neurophysiology of neotropical bats employing different echolocation signals

    Alan D. Grinnell

  • Echolocation, development, and vocal communication in the lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris

    Patricia E. Brown;Timothy W. Brown;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Echolocation and foraging behavior of the lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris : preadaptations for piscivory?

    Elisabeth K. V. Kalko;Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler;Ingrid Kaipf;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Kinetics, Ca2+ dependence, and biophysical properties of integrin-mediated mechanical modulation of transmitter release from frog motor nerve terminals

    Bo-Ming Chen;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Electrical interaction between antidromically stimulated frog motoneurones and dorsal root afferents: enhancement by gallamine and TEA

    Alan D. Grinnell

  • The development of hearing in the pallid bat, antrozous pallidus

    Patricia E. Brown;Alan D. Grinnell;Jean B. Harrison

  • Adaptations of the auditory nervous system for echolocation: Studies of new guinea bats

    Alan D. Grinnell;S. Hagiwara

  • Ultrastructural correlates of naturally occurring differences in transmitter release efficacy in frog motor nerve terminals.

    Alberta Herrera;Alan D. Grinnell;Birgit Wolowske

  • Electrophysiological studies of central auditory mechanisms in cetaceans

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  • Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome immunoglobulins react with multiple types of calcium channels in small-cell lung carcinoma.

    Stephen D. Meriney;Susan C. Hulsizer;Vanda A. Lennon;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Myogenic Akt signaling attenuates muscular degeneration, promotes myofiber regeneration, and improves muscle function in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice

    Michelle H. Kim;Danielle I. Kay;Renuka T. Rudra;Bo Ming Chen

  • Contralateral denervation causes enhanced transmitter release from frog motor nerve terminals

    Albert A. Herrera;Alan D. Grinnell

  • Profiles of evoked release along the length of frog motor nerve terminals.

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  • Contribution of presynaptic calcium-activated potassium currents to transmitter release regulation in cultured Xenopus nerve–muscle synapses

    J.M Pattillo;B Yazejian;D.A DiGregorio;J.L Vergara

  • Transmitter release from frog motor nerve terminals depends on motor unit size.

    A. A. Herrera;A. D. Grinnell

  • Discrimination performance and echolocation signal integration requirements for target detection and distance determination in the CF/FM bat, Noctilio albiventris

    Roald C. Roverud;Alan D. Grinnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Vanda A. Lennon
Vanda A. Lennon Mayo Clinic

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