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Bruce R. Ransom is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and specializes in neuroscience. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of neurology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with contributing work also spanning developmental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and biological psychiatry.

Their recent publications reflect an emphasis on neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and neuroplasticity mechanisms, as well as neurological disease processes and treatments. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Oligodendrocyte lineage cells and depression" (2020), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Microglial depletion abolishes ischemic preconditioning in white matter" (2021), published in Glia
  • "Studying Human Glial Cells: Where Are We Today?" (2020), published in Glia
  • "A method for reducing animal use whilst maintaining statistical power in electrophysiological recordings from rodent nerves" (2020), published in Heliyon
  • "Energy Metabolism in Mouse Sciatic Nerve A Fibres during Increased Energy Demand" (2022), published in Metabolites

Bruce R. Ransom regularly publishes in venues such as Glia, Molecular Psychiatry, Heliyon, Metabolites, and Stroke. The majority of their publications appear in Glia, reflecting a focus on glial cell biology.

Their research topics extensively address:

  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neurological disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Intensive care unit cognitive disorders
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering

They have collaborated frequently with several scientists, including:

  • Helmut Kettenmann
  • Margaret A. Hamner
  • Ashley McDonough
  • Davin C. Gong
  • Levi Todd

In terms of scientific subfields, Bruce R. Ransom's work intersects with neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and biological psychiatry. Their research contributes to understanding mechanisms underlying neurological conditions and the functional role of glial cells in the central nervous system.

Best Publications

  • New roles for astrocytes: redefining the functional architecture of the brain

    Bruce Ransom;Steven A. Goldman

  • Uniquely hominid features of adult human astrocytes

    Nancy Ann Oberheim;Takahiro Takano;Xiaoning Han;Wei He

  • Functional Hemichannels in Astrocytes: A Novel Mechanism of Glutamate Release

    Zu Cheng Ye;Megan S. Wyeth;Selva Baltan-Tekkok;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Ionic mechanisms of anoxic injury in mammalian CNS white matter: role of Na+ channels and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger

    Peter K. Stys;Stephen G. Waxman;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Astrocyte glycogen and brain energy metabolism

    Angus M. Brown;Bruce R. Ransom

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  • Mouse spinal cord in cell culture. I. Morphology and intrinsic neuronal electrophysiologic properties.

    B. R. Ransom;E. Neale;M. Henkart;P. N. Bullock

  • New roles for astrocytes (stars at last).

    Bruce Ransom;Toby Behar

  • Astrocytic glycogen influences axon function and survival during glucose deprivation in central white matter.

    Regina Wender;Angus M. Brown;Robert Fern;Raymond A. Swanson

  • Functional connexin "hemichannels": a critical appraisal.

    David C. Spray;Zu Cheng Ye;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Pentobarbitone pharmacology of mammalian central neurones grown in tissue culture.

    J L Barker;B R Ransom

  • Loss of Astrocytic Domain Organization in the Epileptic Brain

    Nancy Ann Oberheim;Guo Feng Tian;Xiaoning Han;Weiguo Peng

  • Amino acid pharmacology of mammalian central neurones grown in tissue culture.

    J L Barker;B R Ransom

  • Transfer of glycogen-derived lactate from astrocytes to axons via specific monocarboxylate transporters supports mouse optic nerve activity.

    Selva Baltan Tekkök;Angus M. Brown;Angus M. Brown;Ruth Westenbroek;Luc Pellerin

  • Glycogen regulation and functional role in mouse white matter.

    Angus M. Brown;Selva Baltan Tekkök;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Activity-dependent extracellular K+ accumulation in rat optic nerve: the role of glial and axonal Na+ pumps

    Christopher B. Ransom;Bruce R. Ransom;Harald Sontheimer

  • Intracellular sodium homeostasis in rat hippocampal astrocytes.

    Christine R. Rose;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Astrocytes convert the parkinsonism inducing neurotoxin, MPTP, to its active metabolite, MPP+.

    B R Ransom;D M Kunis;I Irwin;J W Langston

  • Noninactivating, tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na+ conductance in rat optic nerve axons

    Peter K. Stys;Harald Sontheimer;Harald Sontheimer;Bruce R. Ransom;Stephen G. Waxman;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Ionic determinants of membrane potential of cells presumed to be glia in cerebral cortex of cat.

    B R Ransom;S Goldring

  • Thrombin-induced activation of cultured rodent microglia.

    Thomas Möller;Uwe Karsten Hanisch;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Na+‐Ca2+ exchanger mediates Ca2+ influx during anoxia in mammalian central nervous system white matter

    Peter K. Stys;Stephen G. Waxman;Bruce R. Ransom

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Joel A. Black
Joel A. Black Yale University
Harald Sontheimer
Harald Sontheimer University of Virginia
Peter K. Stys
Peter K. Stys University of Calgary
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Christine R. Rose
Christine R. Rose Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Phillip G. Nelson
Phillip G. Nelson National Institutes of Health
Jeffery L. Barker
Jeffery L. Barker National Institutes of Health
Barry W. Connors
Barry W. Connors Brown University
Mark P. Goldberg
Mark P. Goldberg The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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