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Michael J. Gutnick is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and has contributed to several areas within neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans topics including neuronal physiology, gastrointestinal health, reproductive biology, and neuropeptides.

Their work frequently appears in multiple specialized publication venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of the recent research articles authored or co-authored by Michael J. Gutnick include:

  • "Spexin and a Novel Cichlid-Specific Spexin Paralog Both Inhibit FSH and LH Through a Specific Galanin Receptor (Galr2b) in Tilapia," 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Homeostasis of mucosal glial cells in human gut is independent of microbiota," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "In computational models, action potential propagation in ultrathin axons is resilient despite considerable intracellular Na+ accumulation," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Homeostasis of Mucosal Glial Cells in Human Gut is Independent of Microbiota," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Cortical population coding critically depends on fine-tuning of cell physiology," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their research subjects cover a variety of topics including:

  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Michael J. Gutnick's detailed fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience, with a focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Medicine, including Surgery and Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, encompassing Molecular Biology and Reproductive Medicine

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Gutnick's work, with frequent coauthors including Timna Inlender, Einat Nissim-Eliraz, Rhian Stavely, Ryo Hotta, and Allan M. Goldstein, all of whom have collaborated on multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of synapses onto the somata of intrinsically bursting and regular spiking neurons in layer V of rat SmI cortex

    Edward L. White;Yael Amitai;Michael J. Gutnick

  • Intrinsic firing patterns of diverse neocortical neurons.

    Barry W. Connors;Michael J. Gutnick

  • Electrophysiological properties of neocortical neurons in vitro

    B. W. Connors;M. J. Gutnick;D. A. Prince

  • Ongoing activity in peripheral nerves: the physiology and pharmacology of impulses originating from a neuroma

    Patrick D. Wall;Patrick D. Wall;Michael Gutnick;Michael Gutnick

  • Extracellular free calcium and potassium during paroxsmal activity in the cerebral cortex of the cat.

    U. Heinemann;H. D. Lux;M. J. Gutnick

  • Properties of afferent nerve impulses originating from a neuroma.

    Patrick D. Wall;Patrick D. Wall;Michael Gutnick

  • Mechanisms of neocortical epileptogenesis in vitro

    M. J. Gutnick;B. W. Connors;D. A. Prince

  • Slow inactivation of Na+ current and slow cumulative spike adaptation in mouse and guinea-pig neocortical neurones in slices.

    I A Fleidervish;A Friedman;M J Gutnick

  • Ca2+ accumulations in dendrites of neocortical pyramidal neurons: An apical band and evidence for two functional compartments

    Rafael Yuste;Michael J. Gutnick;Drorit Saar;Kerry R. Delaney

  • Regenerative Activity in Apical Dendrites of Pyramidal Cells in Neocortex

    Y. Amitai;A. Friedman;B. W. Connors;M. J. Gutnick

  • Thalamocortical Relay Neurons: Antidromic Invasion of Spikes from a Cortical Epileptogenic Focus

    Michael J. Gutnick;David A. Prince

  • Hyperexcitability in a Model of Cortical Maldevelopment

    Kimberle M. Jacobs;Michael J. Gutnick;David A. Prince

  • Na+ imaging reveals little difference in action potential–evoked Na+ influx between axon and soma

    Ilya A Fleidervish;Nechama Lasser-Ross;Nechama Lasser-Ross;Michael J Gutnick;Michael J Gutnick;William N Ross;William N Ross

  • Activity-dependent K+ accumulation in the developing rat optic nerve

    Barry W. Connors;Bruce R. Ransom;David M. Kunis;Michael J. Gutnick

  • Dye coupling and possible electrotonic coupling in the guinea pig neocortical slice

    Michael J. Gutnick;David A. Prince

  • Dye-coupling between glial cells in the guinea pig neocortical slice

    Michael J. Gutnick;Barry W. Connors;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Persistent sodium current in layer 5 neocortical neurons is primarily generated in the proximal axon.

    Nadav Astman;Michael J. Gutnick;Ilya A. Fleidervish

  • Stepwise repolarization from Ca2+ plateaus in neocortical pyramidal cells: evidence for nonhomogeneous distribution of HVA Ca2+ channels in dendrites.

    I Reuveni;A Friedman;Y Amitai;MJ Gutnick

  • Enhanced Spontaneous Transmitter Release Is the Earliest Consequence of Neocortical Hypoxia That Can Explain the Disruption of Normal Circuit Function

    Ilya A. Fleidervish;Christine Gebhardt;Nadav Astman;Michael J. Gutnick

  • Kinetics of slow inactivation of persistent sodium current in layer V neurons of mouse neocortical slices

    I. A. Fleidervish;M. J. Gutnick

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Prince
David A. Prince Stanford University
Fred Wolf
Fred Wolf Max Planck Society
Alon Friedman
Alon Friedman Dalhousie University
Barry W. Connors
Barry W. Connors Brown University
Shaul Feldman
Shaul Feldman Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Edi Barkai
Edi Barkai University of Haifa
Patrick D. Wall
Patrick D. Wall University College London
Edward L. White
Edward L. White Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Bruce R. Ransom
Bruce R. Ransom University of Washington
H.D. Lux
H.D. Lux Max Planck Society

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