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Frank L. Rice is affiliated with Albany Medical Center Hospital in the United States. Their research focuses primarily within the field of Medicine, with specific attention to subfields including Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Dermatology, and Rehabilitation.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Marine animal studies overview

Their recent publications highlight a strong focus on somatosensation and pain mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "Leveraging deep single-soma RNA sequencing to explore the neural basis of human somatosensation," 2024, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "A peripheral CB2 cannabinoid receptor mechanism suppresses chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: evidence from a CB2 reporter mouse," 2021, published in Pain
  • "Single-Soma Deep RNA Sequencing of Human Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Reveals Novel Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Somatosensation," 2023, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Cutaneous nerve fiber and peripheral Nav1.7 assessment in a large cohort of patients with postherpetic neuralgia," 2023, published in Pain
  • "Keratinocyte Biomarkers Distinguish Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients and Correlate With Topical Lidocaine Responsiveness," 2021, published in Frontiers in Pain Research

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Pain
  • The Anatomical Record
  • Journal of Pain
  • Nature Neuroscience

Throughout their career, Frank L. Rice has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Phillip J. Albrecht
  • Marilyn Dockum
  • George Houk
  • James Wymer
  • Huasheng Yu

Best Publications

  • Topographically distinct epidermal nociceptive circuits revealed by axonal tracers targeted to Mrgprd

    Mark J. Zylka;Frank L. Rice;David J. Anderson

  • CB2 cannabinoid receptor activation produces antinociception by stimulating peripheral release of endogenous opioids.

    Mohab M. Ibrahim;Frank Porreca;Josephine Lai;Phillip J. Albrecht

  • Development of Sensory Neurons in the Absence of NGF/TrkA Signaling In Vivo

    Tushar D. Patel;Alana Jackman;Frank L. Rice;Jan Kucera

  • Loss of Inhibitory Interneurons in the Dorsal Spinal Cord and Elevated Itch in Bhlhb5 Mutant Mice

    Sarah E. Ross;Alan R. Mardinly;Alejandra E. McCord;Jonathan Zurawski

  • TRPA1 Modulates Mechanotransduction in Cutaneous Sensory Neurons

    Kelvin Y. Kwan;Joshua M. Glazer;David P. Corey;Frank L. Rice

  • A comparative light microscopic analysis of the sensory innervation of the mystacial pad. I. Innervation of vibrissal follicle-sinus complexes.

    Frank L. Rice;Ajuan Mance;Bryce L. Munger

  • Pathologic alterations of cutaneous innervation and vasculature in affected limbs from patients with complex regional pain syndrome.

    Phillip J. Albrecht;Scott Hines;Elon Eisenberg;Dorit Pud

  • Similarities and differences in the innervation of mystacial vibrissal follicle-sinus complexes in the rat and cat: a confocal microscopic study.

    Satomi Ebara;Kenzo Kumamoto;Tadao Matsuura;Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz

  • Molecular identification of rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors and their developmental dependence on ret signaling.

    Wenqin Luo;Hideki Enomoto;Frank L. Rice;Jeffrey Milbrandt

  • ASIC3, an acid-sensing ion channel, is expressed in metaboreceptive sensory neurons.

    Derek C Molliver;Derek C Molliver;David C Immke;David C Immke;Leonardo Fierro;Leonardo Fierro;Michel Paré;Michel Paré

  • Development of the barrels and barrel field in the somatosensory cortex of the mouse

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  • Endothelin-B receptor activation triggers an endogenous analgesic cascade at sites of peripheral injury

    Alla Khodorova;Betsy Navarro;Laurence Sophie Jouaville;Jo-Ellen Murphy

  • Molecular genetic visualization of a rare subset of unmyelinated sensory neurons that may detect gentle touch

    Qin Liu;Sophia Vrontou;Sophia Vrontou;Frank L Rice;Mark J Zylka

  • Differential dependency of cutaneous mechanoreceptors on neurotrophins, trk receptors, and P75 LNGFR.

    B.T. Fundin;I. Silos-Santiago;P. Ernfors;A.M. Fagan

  • Mouse somatosensory cortex: alterations in the barrelfield following receptor injury at different early postnatal ages.

    D. Jeanmonod;F.L. Rice;H. Van der Loos

  • The Meissner corpuscle revised: a multiafferented mechanoreceptor with nociceptor immunochemical properties.

    Michel Paré;Robert Elde;Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz;Allan M. Smith

  • Ultrastructural demonstration of noradrenergic synapses in the rat central nervous system by dopamine-beta-hydroxylase immunocytochemistry.

    J A Olschowka;M E Molliver;R Grzanna;F L Rice

  • Comprehensive immunofluorescence and lectin binding analysis of vibrissal follicle sinus complex innervation in the mystacial pad of the rat.

    Frank L. Rice;Bengt T. Fundin;Jan Arvidsson;Håkan Aldskogius

  • Voltage-gated sodium channel expression in rat and human epidermal keratinocytes: Evidence for a role in pain

    Peng Zhao;Travis P. Barr;Quanzhi Hou;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj

  • Distribution and terminal arborizations of cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the glabrous finger pads of the monkey.

    Michel Paré;Allan M. Smith;Frank L. Rice

  • A comparative analysis of the development of the primary somatosensory cortex: interspecies similarities during barrel and laminar development.

    Frank Lambert Rice;Caroline Gomez;Chris Barstow;Ann Burnet

Frequent Co-Authors

Håkan Aldskogius
Håkan Aldskogius Uppsala University
Patrik Ernfors
Patrik Ernfors Karolinska Institute
Roger L. Reep
Roger L. Reep University of Florida
Clifford J. Woolf
Clifford J. Woolf Boston Children's Hospital
Brian M. Davis
Brian M. Davis University of Pittsburgh
Kathryn M. Albers
Kathryn M. Albers University of Pittsburgh
Louis F. Reichardt
Louis F. Reichardt University of California, San Francisco
Richard J. Smeyne
Richard J. Smeyne Thomas Jefferson University
Lindsay B. Hough
Lindsay B. Hough Albany Medical Center Hospital
Allan M. Smith
Allan M. Smith University of Montreal

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