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Henry J. Thompson is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research is primarily focused within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to various subfields including Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Physiology.

Their work spans several main topics, including gut microbiota and health, food composition and properties, nutritional studies and diet, diet and metabolism studies, consumer attitudes and food labeling, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Key publication venues where Henry J. Thompson has contributed multiple works include:

  • Nutrients
  • Legume Science
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Foods
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

Frequent collaborators include Tymofiy Lutsiv and John N. McGinley, each with 13 joint works, Elizabeth S. Neil with 9 collaborations, Tiffany L. Weir contributing in 8 joint publications, and Chelsea Didinger with 7 shared publications.

Recent notable papers by Henry J. Thompson are:

  • Defining Nutritional and Functional Niches of Legumes: A Call for Clarity to Distinguish a Future Role for Pulses in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2021, Nutrients)
  • Microgreens: Consumer sensory perception and acceptance of an emerging functional food crop (2020, Journal of Food Science)
  • The role of pulses in improving human health: A review (2022, Legume Science)
  • Motivating Pulse-Centric Eating Patterns to Benefit Human and Environmental Well-Being (2020, Nutrients)
  • Comprehensive Evaluation of Metabolites and Minerals in 6 Microgreen Species and the Influence of Maturity (2020, Current Developments in Nutrition)

Best Publications

  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid Suppresses Mammary Carcinogenesis and Proliferative Activity of the Mammary Gland in the Rat

    Clement Ip;Meenakshi Singh;Henry J. Thompson;Joseph A. Scimeca

  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid–Enriched Butter Fat Alters Mammary Gland Morphogenesis and Reduces Cancer Risk in Rats

    Clement Ip;Sebastiano Banni;Elisabetta Angioni;Gianfranca Carta

  • In Vitro and in Vivo Studies of Methylseleninic Acid: Evidence That a Monomethylated Selenium Metabolite Is Critical for Cancer Chemoprevention

    Clement Ip;Henry J. Thompson;Zongjian Zhu;Howard E. Ganther

  • N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide, a new retinoid for prevention of breast cancer in the rat

    Richard C. Moon;Henry J. Thompson;Peter J. Becci;Clinton J. Grubbs

  • Conjugated linoleic acid. A powerful anticarcinogen from animal fat sources

    C Ip;J A Scimeca;H J Thompson

  • The efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid in mammary cancer prevention is independent of the level or type of fat in the diet

    Clement Ip;Stephanie P. Briggs;Albert D. Haegele;Henry J. Thompson

  • Effects of a Caloric Restriction Weight Loss Diet and Exercise on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Overweight/Obese Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Ikuyo Imayama;Cornelia M. Ulrich;Catherine M. Alfano;Chiachi Wang

  • Sulfone Metabolite of Sulindac Inhibits Mammary Carcinogenesis

    Henry J. Thompson;Cheng Jiang;Junxuan Lu;Rajendra G. Mehta

  • Effect of increased vegetable and fruit consumption on markers of oxidative cellular damage

    Henry J. Thompson;Jerianne Heimendinger;Albert Haegele;Scot M. Sedlacek

  • Effect of timing and duration of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on mammary cancer prevention.

    Clement Ip;Joseph A. Scimeca;Henry Thompson

  • Decrease in linoleic acid metabolites as a potential mechanism in cancer risk reduction by conjugated linoleic acid

    Sebastiano Banni;Elisabetta Angioni;Viviana Casu;Maria Paola Melis

  • Dissociation of the genotoxic and growth inhibitory effects of selenium

    Junxuan Lu;Cheng Jiang;Mark Kaeck;Howard Ganther

  • Morphological and Biochemical Status of the Mammary Gland as Influenced by Conjugated Linoleic Acid: Implication for a Reduction in Mammary Cancer Risk

    Henry Thompson;Zongjian Zhu;Sebastiano Banni;Kathleen Darcy

  • Dietary Energy Restriction Modulates the Activity of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase, Akt, and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin in Mammary Carcinomas, Mammary Gland, and Liver

    Weiqin Jiang;Zongjian Zhu;Henry J. Thompson

  • Guidelines on diet, nutrition, and cancer prevention: Reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity

    Marion Nestle;Dileep G. Bal;Diane F. Birt;Gladys Block

  • Impact of Six Typical Processing Methods on the Chemical Composition of Tea Leaves Using a Single Camellia sinensis Cultivar, Longjing 43

    Yijun Wang;Zhipeng Kan;Henry J. Thompson;Tiejun Ling

  • Selenite induction of DNA strand breaks and apoptosis in mouse leukemic L1210 cells

    Junxuan Lu;Mark Kaeck;Cheng Jiang;Adrian C. Wilson

  • Se-Methylselenocysteine: A New Compound for Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer

    D Medina;H Thompson;H Ganther;C Ip

  • Retention of conjugated linoleic acid in the mammary gland is associated with tumor inhibition during the post-initiation phase of carcinogenesis.

    Clement Ip;Cheng Jiang;Henry J. Thompson;Joseph A. Scimeca

  • Dose-responsive induction of mammary gland carcinomas by the intraperitoneal injection of 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea.

    Henry J. Thompson;Harkiran Adlakha

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard E. Ganther
Howard E. Ganther University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xiaochun Wan
Xiaochun Wan Anhui Agricultural University
Michael B. Sporn
Michael B. Sporn Dartmouth College
Daniel Medina
Daniel Medina Baylor College of Medicine
Cornelia M. Ulrich
Cornelia M. Ulrich University of Utah
Donald J. Lisk
Donald J. Lisk Cornell University
Jose Russo
Jose Russo Fox Chase Cancer Center
Dennis J. Ahnen
Dennis J. Ahnen University of Colorado Denver
Shantu Amin
Shantu Amin Pennsylvania State University
Dale E. Bauman
Dale E. Bauman Cornell University

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