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Overview

James F. Mead was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research contributions were primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work concentrated notably on topics related to Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies. This area was reflected in their publication record, highlighting an interest in clinical approaches to severe mental health conditions.

Mead's publication history includes at least one paper titled "A Compelling Case of the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Severe Treatment Resistant Depression with Suicidality," published in 2025 in the journal Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery.

  • A Compelling Case of the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Severe Treatment Resistant Depression with Suicidality (2025), Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery

Their research collaborations involved working frequently with coauthors Neha Narayanan and Ryan Tam, each contributing to their studies at least once.

  • Neha Narayanan
  • Ryan Tam

Mead's publication venues also included Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery, which served as a platform for their work on clinical medical research topics.

  • Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery

Best Publications

  • Quantitative densitometric thin-layer chromatography of lipids using copper acetate reagent

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  • Free Radical Mechanisms of Lipid Damage and Consequences for Cellular Membranes

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  • Long chain fatty acid activation in subcellular preparations from rat liver.

    S.V. Pande;James F. Mead

  • Metabolism of essential fatty acids. VIII. Origin of 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid in the fat-deficient rat.

    Armand J. Fulco;James F. Mead

  • QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF FATTY ACIDS BY GAS-LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY.

    E.C. Horning;E.H. Ahrens;S.R. Lipsky;F.H. Mattson

  • The metabolism of the polyunsaturated fatty acids

    J.F. Mead

  • Uptake and transport of fatty acids into the brain and the role of the blood-brain barrier system.

    Govind A. Dhopeshwarkar;James F. Mead

  • The biosynthesis of lignoceric, cerebronic, and nervonic acids.

    Armand J. Fulco;James F. Mead

  • Isoprene-the Main Hydrocarbon in Human Breath

    David Gelmont;Robert A. Stein;James F. Mead

  • Quantification and fatty acid and fatty aldehyde composition of ethanolamine, choline, and serine glycerophosphatides in human cerebral grey and white matter

    John S. O'Brien;John S. O'Brien;Dorothy L. Fillerup;Dorothy L. Fillerup;James F. Mead;James F. Mead

  • Epoxides as products of lipid autoxidation in rat lungs

    Alex Sevanian;James F. Mead;Robert A. Stein

  • Evidence for an inhibitor of extrathyroidal conversion of thyroxine to 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine in sera of patients with nonthyroidal illnesses.

    Inder J. Chopra;Tien-Shang Huang;Angelita Beredo;David H. Solomon

  • Inhibition of Enzyme Activities by Free Fatty Acids

    S. V. Pande;James F. Mead

  • Replacement Rates for Human Tissue from Atmospheric Radiocarbon

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  • Chromatographic separation of the plasma lipids.

    Dorothy L. Fillerup;James F. Mead

  • Metabolism of essential fatty acids. III. Isolation of 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid from fat-deficient rats.

    James F. Mead;William H. Slaton

  • Metabolism of essential fatty acids; incorporation of acetate into arachidonic acid.

    James F. Mead;Gunther Steinberg;David R. Howton

  • Lipids and Fatty Acids of Sarcolemma, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, and Mitochondria from Rat Skeletal Muscle

    W. Fiehn;J.B. Peter;James F. Mead;M. Gan-Elepano

  • The uptake of lipoproteins by ascites tumor cells: the fatty acid-albumin complex.

    Dorothy L. Fillerup;Joseph C. Migliore;James F. Mead

  • BRAIN LIPIDS: I. QUANTIFICATION AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF CEREBROSIDE SULFATE IN HUMAN CEREBRAL GRAY AND WHITE MATTER.

    John S. O'Brien;John S. O'Brien;Dorothy L. Fillerup;Dorothy L. Fillerup;James F. Mead;James F. Mead

  • Metabolism of epoxidized phosphatidylcholine by phospholipase A2 and epoxide hydrolase.

    Alex Sevanian;Robert A. Stein;James F. Mead

  • The transport of fatty acids in the blood.

    James F. Mead;Dorothy L. Fillerup

  • Metabolism of essential fatty acids. IV. Incorporation of linoleate into arachidonic acid.

    Gunther Steinberg;William H. Slaton;David R. Howton;James F. Mead

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Sevanian
Alex Sevanian University of Southern California
David H. Solomon
David H. Solomon University of California, Los Angeles
Inder J. Chopra
Inder J. Chopra University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald N. McElhaney
Ronald N. McElhaney University of Alberta

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