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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Academy Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

J.M. Polak was affiliated with Hammersmith Hospital in the United Kingdom. During their career, Polak contributed to research published in journals focused on glass science and technology.

Among their publications, one notable paper is titled Gene activating glasses, published in 2020 in the Physics and Chemistry of Glasses European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B. This paper received 47 citations.

The scientist collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Larry L. Hench
  • Ioannis Xynos
  • A. J. Edgar
  • Lee Buttery

The primary publication venue for their work was:

  • Physics and Chemistry of Glasses European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B

In 1991, Polak received the Academy Medal from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactivity in the spinal cord of man and of eight other species

    SJ Gibson;JM Polak;SR Bloom;IM Sabate

  • Induction of nitric oxide synthase in asthma

    Q Hamid;Springall;JM Polak;V Riveros-Moreno

  • Colocalization of neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity in brainstem catecholaminergic neurons that project to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.

    P. E. Sawchenko;L. W. Swanson;R. Grzanna;P. R. C. Howe

  • NEURON-SPECIFIC ENOLASE IS PRODUCED BY NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOURS

    F.J. Tapia;A.J.A. Barbosa;P.J. Marangos;J.M. Polak

  • Distribution of galanin immunoreactivity in the central nervous system and the responses of galanin-containing neuronal pathways to injury.

    J.L.C. Ch'ng;N.D. Christofides;P. Anand;S.J. Gibson

  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase is present within human atherosclerotic lesions and promotes the formation and activity of peroxynitrite.

    L D Buttery;D R Springall;A H Chester;T J Evans

  • Precursor cells of mouse endocrine pancreas coexpress insulin, glucagon and the neuronal proteins tyrosine hydroxylase and neuropeptide Y, but not pancreatic polypeptide

    G. Teitelman;S. Alpert;J.M. Polak;A. Martinez

  • Improved section adhesion for immunocytochemistry using high molecular weight polymers of L-lysine as a slide coating.

    W. M. Huang;S. J. Gibson;P. Facer;J. Gu

  • Tumour necrosis factor and inducible nitric oxide synthase in dilated cardiomyopathy

    F.M Habib;D.R Springall;G.J Davies;C.M Oakley

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide in cardiovascular tissues of the rat

    P.K. Mulderry;M.A. Ghatei;J. Rodrigo;J.M. Allen

  • Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide in Human Lung Epithelial Cells

    R.A. Robbins;P.J. Barnes;D.R. Springall;J.B. Warren

  • Differential expression of α-CGRP and β-CGRP by primary sensory neurons and enteric autonomic neurons of the rat

    P.K. Muddhrry;M.A. Ghatki;R.A. Spokks;P.M. Jonhs

  • SENSORY AND SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION OF THE VERTEBRAL ENDPLATE IN PATIENTS WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

    M. F. Brown;M. V. J. Hukkanen;I. D. McCarthy;D. R. M. Redfern

  • Distribution and release of human pancreatic polypeptide.

    T E Adrian;S R Bloom;M G Bryant;J M Polak

  • Cytokine-treated human neutrophils contain inducible nitric oxide synthase that produces nitration of ingested bacteria

    T. J. Evans;L. D. K. Buttery;A. Carpenter;D. R. Springall

  • Effect of Helicobacter pylori on gastric somatostatin in duodenal ulcer disease.

    S.F. Moss;J. Calam;S. Legon;A.E. Bishop

  • Occurrence, distribution and ontogeny of CGRP immunoreactivity in the rat lower respiratory tract: effect of capsaicin treatment and surgical denervations.

    A. Cadieux;D.R. Springall;P.K. Mulderry;J. Rodrigo

  • Rapid proliferation of calcitonin gene-related peptide-immunoreactive nerves during healing of rat tibial fracture suggests neural involvement in bone growth and remodelling

    M. Hukkanen;Y.T. Konttinen;S. Santavirta;P. Paavolainen

  • Dual intrinsic and extrinsic origins of CGRP- and NPY-immunoreactive nerves of rat gut and pancreas

    HC Su;AE Bishop;RF Power;Y Hamada

  • The visualisation of cardiovascular innervation in the guinea pig using an antiserum to protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5)

    S. Gulbenkian;J. Wharton;J.M. Polak

Frequent Co-Authors

M. A. Ghatei
M. A. Ghatei Imperial College London
Enrico Solcia
Enrico Solcia University of Pavia
Thomas E. Adrian
Thomas E. Adrian Northwestern University
Kazuhiko Tatemoto
Kazuhiko Tatemoto Gunma University
Praveen Anand
Praveen Anand Imperial College London
David A. Walsh
David A. Walsh University of Nottingham
Paul J. Marangos
Paul J. Marangos National Institutes of Health
Stephen R. Bloom
Stephen R. Bloom Imperial College London
Guido Rindi
Guido Rindi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Satyabrata Kar
Satyabrata Kar University of Alberta

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