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Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg

Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
75
Citations
25348
World Ranking
1180
National Ranking
610

Overview

Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg is affiliated with MSD in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The main topics of their research focus on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, and Pancreatic function and diabetes.

Van der Ploeg's recent publication includes a paper titled "Deuterium-Stabilized (R)-Pioglitazone (PXL065) Is Responsible for Pioglitazone Efficacy in NASH yet Exhibits Little to No PPARγ Activity", published in 2021 in the journal Hepatology Communications. This paper has received citations reflecting impact within the scientific community.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Van der Ploeg include:

  • Vincent Jacques
  • Sébastien Bolze
  • Sophie Hallakou-Bozec
  • Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Ajit S. Divakaruni

Publication venues for Van der Ploeg's research primarily include Hepatology Communications.

Best Publications

  • A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release

    Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner;Doris F. Cully;Joseph P. Arena

  • Distribution of mRNA encoding the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in brain and peripheral tissues.

    Xiao-Ming Guan;Hong Yu;Oksana C. Palyha;Karen Kulju McKee

  • Inactivation of the mouse melanocortin-3 receptor results in increased fat mass and reduced lean body mass.

    Airu S. Chen;Donald J. Marsh;Myrna E. Trumbauer;Easter G. Frazier

  • β-amyloid precursor protein-deficient mice show reactive gliosis and decreased locomotor activity

    Hui Zheng;Minghao Jiang;Myrna E. Trumbauer;Dalip J.S. Sirinathsinghji

  • Presenilin 1 is required for Notch 1 and Dll1 expression in the paraxial mesoderm

    Philip C. Wong;Hui Zheng;Hua Chen;Mark W. Becher

  • Cloning of an avermectin-sensitive glutamate-gated chloride channel from Caenorhabditis elegans

    Doris F. Cully;Demetrios K. Vassilatis;Ken K. Liu;Philip S. Paress

  • Peptidomimetic regulation of growth hormone secretion.

    Roy G. Smith;Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner

  • Melanin-concentrating hormone 1 receptor-deficient mice are lean, hyperactive, and hyperphagic and have altered metabolism

    Donald J. Marsh;Drew T. Weingarth;Dawn E. Novi;Howard Y. Chen

  • Identification of receptors for neuromedin U and its role in feeding

    Andrew D. Howard;Ruiping Wang;Sheng-Shung Pong;Theodore N. Mellin

  • Molecular Analysis of Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors

    Karen Kulju McKee;Oksana C. Palyha;Scott D. Feighner;Donna L. Hreniuk

  • Neither Agouti-Related Protein nor Neuropeptide Y Is Critically Required for the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis in Mice

    Su Qian;Howard Chen;Drew Weingarth;Myrna E. Trumbauer

  • Resistance to fever induction and impaired acute-phase response in interleukin-1β-deficient mice

    Hui Zheng;Daniel Fletcher;Wieslaw Kozak;Minghao Jiang

  • Antigenic variation in trypanosoma brucei analyzed by electrophoretic separation of chromosome-sized DNA molecules

    Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg;David C. Schwartz;Charles R. Cantor;Piet Borst

  • Orphan G-protein-coupled receptors and natural ligand discovery

    Andrew D Howard;George McAllister;Scott D Feighner;Qingyun Liu

  • Long-term orexigenic effects of AgRP-(83---132) involve mechanisms other than melanocortin receptor blockade.

    Mary M. Hagan;Paul A. Rushing;Laurel M. Pritchard;Michael W. Schwartz

  • A role for the melanocortin 4 receptor in sexual function.

    Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;William J. Martin;Andrew D. Howard;Ravi P. Nargund

  • The β-Amyloid Precursor Protein of Alzheimer’s Disease Enhances Neuron Viability and Modulates Neuronal Polarity

    Ruth G. Perez;Hui Zheng;Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;Edward H. Koo;Edward H. Koo

  • Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor subtypes 1 and 2: species-specific gene expression.

    Carina P. Tan;Hideki Sano;Hisashi Iwaasa;Jie Pan

  • Identification and characterization of a second melanin-concentrating hormone receptor, MCH-2R

    Andreas W. Sailer;Hideki Sano;Zhizhen Zeng;Terrence P. McDonald

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of a new receptor for galanin

    Andrew D Howard;Carina Tan;Lin-Lin Shiao;Oksana C Palyha

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew D. Howard
Andrew D. Howard MSD (United States)
David H. Weinberg
David H. Weinberg The Ohio State University
Roy G. Smith
Roy G. Smith Scripps Research Institute
Arthur A. Patchett
Arthur A. Patchett MSD (United States)
Matthew J. Wyvratt
Matthew J. Wyvratt Medicines for Malaria Venture
William J. Martin
William J. Martin National Institutes of Health
Piet Borst
Piet Borst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
James M. Schaeffer
James M. Schaeffer MSD (United States)
Sangram S. Sisodia
Sangram S. Sisodia University of Chicago
Karine Clément
Karine Clément Sorbonne University

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