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Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley

Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley

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Neuroscience

D-Index
68
Citations
18120
World Ranking
2741
National Ranking
1282

Overview

Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with significant contributions across several interconnected subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's notable research topics include:

  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Publications by Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley cover various aspects of neurochemical, synaptic, and mitochondrial changes in brain structures related to respiration and development. Key papers include:

  • "The critical period: neurochemical and synaptic mechanisms shared by the visual cortex and the brain stem respiratory system," 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "A Fond Farewell," 2024, Eye and Brain

Collaborations have involved several frequent coauthors, with whom Wong-Riley has published multiple works. These include Jun-Jun Kang, Sheng-Xi Wu, Xiaofeng Huang, Shou Jing Yang, and Yingying Liu.

Their published research also appears in a range of scientific journals such as:

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Eye and Brain

Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley's work has contributed to studies on neurochemical and synaptic mechanisms as well as ultrastructural changes in response to hypoxia within the brain stem respiratory system. Their research addresses fundamental processes in neural development and pathology, providing insights into neural dynamics tied to sleep, respiration, and pediatric brain health.

Best Publications

  • Changes in the visual system of monocularly sutured or enucleated cats demonstrable with cytochrome oxidase histochemistry

    Margaret Wong-Riley

  • Cytochrome oxidase: an endogenous metabolic marker for neuronal activity.

    Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley

  • Photobiomodulation directly benefits primary neurons functionally inactivated by toxins: role of cytochrome c oxidase.

    Margaret T. T. Wong-Riley;Huan Ling Liang;Janis T. Eells;Britton Chance

  • Mitochondrial signal transduction in accelerated wound and retinal healing by near-infrared light therapy.

    Janis T. Eells;Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley;James VerHoeve;Michele Henry

  • Therapeutic photobiomodulation for methanol-induced retinal toxicity

    J. T. Eells;M. M. Henry;P. Summerfelt;M. T. T. Wong-Riley

  • Histochemical changes in cytochrome oxidase of cortical barrels after vibrissal removal in neonatal and adult mice

    M. T. T. Wong-Riley;C. Welt

  • Energy metabolism of the visual system

    Margaret T T Wong-Riley

  • Clinical and experimental applications of NIR-LED photobiomodulation.

    Kristina D Desmet;David A Paz;Jesse J Corry;Janis T Eells

  • Effect of NASA Light-Emitting Diode Irradiation on Molecular Changes for Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice

    Harry T. Whelan;Ellen V. Buchmann;Apsara Dhokalia;Mary P. Kane

  • Effect of impulse blockage on cytochrome oxidase activity in monkey visual system.

    M Wong-Riley;E W Carroll

  • Quantitative light and electron microscopic analysis of cytochrome oxidase‐rich zones in the striate cortex of the squirrel monkey

    Edward W. Carroll;Margaret T. T. Wong‐Riley

  • Light-emitting diode treatment reverses the effect of TTX on cytochrome oxidase in neurons.

    Margaret T. T. Wong-Riley;Xuetao Bai;Ellen Buchmann;Harry T. Whelan

  • Quantitative light and electron microscopic analysis of cytochrome oxidase‐rich zones in V II prestriate cortex of the squirrel monkey

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  • Histochemical localization of cytochrome oxidase in the hippocampus: correlation with specific neuronal types and afferent pathways.

    G.H. Kageyama;M.T.T. Wong-Riley

  • Changes in endogenous enzymatic reactivity to DAB induced by neuronal inactivity.

    Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley;Michael M. Merzenich;Patricia A. Leake

  • The histochemical localization of cytochrome oxidase in the retina and lateral geniculate nucleus of the ferret, cat, and monkey, with particular reference to retinal mosaics and ON/OFF-center visual channels

    G. H. Kageyama;M. T. T. Wong-Riley

  • Endogenous peroxidatic activity in brain stem neurons as demonstrated by their staining with diaminobenzidine in normal squirrel monkeys

    Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley

  • Nuclear respiratory factor 1 regulates all ten nuclear-encoded subunits of cytochrome c oxidase in neurons

    Shilpa S. Dhar;Sakkapol Ongwijitwat;Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley

  • The effect of impulse blockage on cytochrome oxidase activity in the cat visual system.

    Margaret Wong-Riley;Dan A. Riley

  • A metabolic map of cytochrome oxidase in the rat brain: Histochemical, densitometric and biochemical studies

    R.F. Hevner;S. Liu;M.T.T. Wong-Riley

  • Near-infrared light via light-emitting diode treatment is therapeutic against rotenone- and 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion-induced neurotoxicity.

    Huan Ling Liang;Harry T Whelan;Janis T Eells;Margaret Tt Wong-Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Hevner
Robert F. Hevner University of California, San Diego
Sheng-Xi Wu
Sheng-Xi Wu Air Force Medical University
Fumino Fujiyama
Fumino Fujiyama Doshisha University
Michael M. Merzenich
Michael M. Merzenich University of California, San Francisco
Qing-song Liu
Qing-song Liu Medical College of Wisconsin
Piero Antuono
Piero Antuono Medical College of Wisconsin
Joseph C. LaManna
Joseph C. LaManna Case Western Reserve University
Patricia A. Leake
Patricia A. Leake University of California, San Francisco
Jonathan Stone
Jonathan Stone University of Sydney

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