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Margaret A. Piggott

Margaret A. Piggott

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Neuroscience

D-Index
35
Citations
5976
World Ranking
9149
National Ranking
675

Overview

Margaret A. Piggott is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their academic profile reflects a research career connected primarily to this institution.

No recent papers, frequent co-authors, or common publication venues have been recorded in the available data.

There is no detailed information on the main fields, subfields, or topics of study typically covered by their research work.

No records of book publications or awards received are documented.

Margaret A. Piggott is currently active, with no indication of being deceased.

Best Publications

  • D2 dopamine receptor gene (DRD2) Taq1 A polymorphism: reduced dopamine D2 receptor binding in the human striatum associated with the A1 allele.

    J Thompson;N Thomas;A Singleton;M Piggott

  • Striatal dopaminergic markers in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: rostrocaudal distribution.

    M. A. Piggott;E. F. Marshall;N. Thomas;S. Lloyd

  • Nicotinic receptor subtypes in human brain ageing, Alzheimer and Lewy body diseases.

    Elaine Perry;Carmen Martin-Ruiz;Mandy Lee;Martin Griffiths

  • Laminar distribution of nicotinic receptor subtypes in cortical regions in schizophrenia.

    Amelia Marutle;Xiao Zhang;Jennifer Court;Margaret Piggott

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Distribution in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Parkinson's Disease, and Vascular Dementia: In Vitro Binding Study Using 5-[125I]-A-85380

    S L Pimlott;M Piggott;J Owens;E Greally

  • Nicotinic receptor abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease.

    Jennifer Court;Carmen Martin-Ruiz;Margaret Piggott;Dean Spurden

  • Convergent cholinergic activities in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    E.K. Perry;M. Johnson;J.M. Kerwin;M.A. Piggott

  • Nicotine binding in human striatum: elevation in schizophrenia and reductions in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease and in relation to neuroleptic medication

    J.A Court;M.A Piggott;S Lloyd;N Cookson

  • Delusions associated with elevated muscarinic binding in dementia with Lewy bodies

    Clive Ballard;Margaret Piggott;Mary Johnson;Nigel Cairns

  • Nicotinic and muscarinic cholinergic receptor binding in the human hippocampal formation during development and aging.

    J.A Court;S Lloyd;M Johnson;M Griffiths

  • Quantification of Alzheimer pathology in ageing and dementia: age-related accumulation of amyloid-beta(42) peptide in vascular dementia.

    H. Lewis;D. Beher;N. Cookson;A. Oakley

  • Dopamine and nicotinic receptor binding and the levels of dopamine and homovanillic acid in human brain related to tobacco use

    J.A Court;S Lloyd;N Thomas;M.A Piggott

  • Dementia with Lewy Bodies

    Ian G McKeith;David J Burn;Clive G Ballard;Daniel Collerton

  • DRD2 Ser311/Cys311 polymorphism in schizophrenia

    P Asherson;Nigel Melville Williams;E Roberts;M McGuffin

  • [3H]MK-801 binding to the NMDA receptor complex, and its modulation in human frontal cortex during development and aging.

    Margaret A. Piggott;Elaine K. Perry;Robert H. Perry;Jennifer A. Court

  • Cholinergic systems in progressive supranuclear palsy.

    Naomi Warren;Margaret Piggott;Elaine Perry;David Burn

  • Regional patterns of cholinergic and glutamate activity in the developing and aging human brain

    J.A. Court;E.K. Perry;M. Johnson;M.A. Piggott

  • Clinical neurochemistry: developments in dementia research based on brain bank material

    E Perry;J Court;Rose Goodchild;M Griffiths

  • Dopaminergic activities in the human striatum: rostrocaudal gradients of uptake sites and of D1 and D2 but not of D3 receptor binding or dopamine.

    M.A Piggott;E.F Marshall;N Thomas;S Lloyd

  • Distribution of histamine H3-receptor binding in the normal human basal ganglia: comparison with Huntington's and Parkinson's disease cases.

    Rose Goodchild;J A Court;I Hobson;M A Piggott

  • Comparative distribution of binding of the muscarinic receptor ligands pirenzepine, AF-DX 384, (R,R)-I-QNB and (R,S)-I-QNB to human brain.

    Margaret Piggott;Jonathan Owens;John O'Brien;Sean Paling

Frequent Co-Authors

Elaine K. Perry
Elaine K. Perry Newcastle University
Robert H. Perry
Robert H. Perry Newcastle University
John T. O'Brien
John T. O'Brien University of Cambridge
Paul T. Francis
Paul T. Francis University of Exeter
Michael J. Firbank
Michael J. Firbank Newcastle University
Sean J. Colloby
Sean J. Colloby Newcastle University
Raj N. Kalaria
Raj N. Kalaria Newcastle University
Alan J. Thomas
Alan J. Thomas Newcastle University
Dag Aarsland
Dag Aarsland King's College London
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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