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D-Index
48
Citations
9554
World Ranking
6169
National Ranking
2698

Best Publications

  • Opposite Effects of mGluR1a and mGluR5 Activation on Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neuron Dendritic Spine Density

    Kellie S. Gross;Dieter D. Brandner;Luis A. Martinez;M. Foster Olive

  • L-type calcium channels and GSK-3 regulate the activity of NF-ATc4 in hippocampal neurons

    Isabella A. Graef;Paul G. Mermelstein;Kryn Stankunas;Joel R. Neilson

  • DARPP-32: Regulator of the Efficacy of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission

    A. A. Fienberg;N. Hiroi;Paul G Mermelstein;W. J. Song

  • Estradiol activates group I and II metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling, leading to opposing influences on cAMP response element-binding protein.

    Marissa I. Boulware;Jason P. Weick;Bryan R. Becklund;Bryan R. Becklund;Sidney P. Kuo

  • Signaling from synapse to nucleus: the logic behind the mechanisms.

    Karl Deisseroth;Paul G Mermelstein;Houhui Xia;Richard W Tsien

  • Caveolin Proteins Are Essential for Distinct Effects of Membrane Estrogen Receptors in Neurons

    Marissa I. Boulware;Holly Kordasiewicz;Holly Kordasiewicz;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • Membrane estrogen receptors activate the metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR5 and mGluR3 to bidirectionally regulate CREB phosphorylation in female rat striatal neurons

    Danielle Grove-Strawser;Marissa I. Boulware;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • Increased extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens and striatum of the female rat during paced copulatory behavior

    Paul G. Mermelstein;Jill B. Becker

  • Critical dependence of cAMP response element-binding protein phosphorylation on L-type calcium channels supports a selective response to EPSPs in preference to action potentials.

    Paul G. Mermelstein;Haruhiko Bito;Haruhiko Bito;Karl Deisseroth;Richard W. Tsien

  • Membrane Estrogen Receptor-α Interactions with Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 1a Modulate Female Sexual Receptivity in Rats

    Phoebe Dewing;Marissa I. Boulware;Kevin Sinchak;Kevin Sinchak;Amy Christensen

  • Calcineurin regulation of neuronal plasticity

    Rachel D Groth;Robert L Dunbar;Paul G Mermelstein

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Activation of NFAT (Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells)-Dependent Transcription: A Role for the Transcription Factor NFATc4 in Neurotrophin-Mediated Gene Expression

    Rachel D. Groth;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • Membrane Estrogen Receptors Acting Through Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors: An Emerging Mechanism of Estrogen Action in Brain

    Paul E. Micevych;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • Interactions with PDZ Proteins Are Required for L-Type Calcium Channels to Activate cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein-Dependent Gene Expression

    Jason P. Weick;Rachel D. Groth;Ann L. Isaksen;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • CIPP, a Novel Multivalent PDZ Domain Protein, Selectively Interacts with Kir4.0 Family Members, NMDA Receptor Subunits, Neurexins, and Neuroligins

    Cornelia Kurschner;Paul G. Mermelstein;William T. Holden;D.James Surmeier

  • Rapid Estrogen Signaling in the Brain: Implications for the Fine-Tuning of Neuronal Circuitry

    Deepak P. Srivastava;Elizabeth M. Waters;Paul G. Mermelstein;Enikö A. Kramár

  • The weaver mutation of GIRK2 results in a loss of inwardly rectifying K+ current in cerebellar granule cells

    D J Surmeier;P G Mermelstein;D Goldowitz

  • Estrogen receptors stimulate brain region specific metabotropic glutamate receptors to rapidly initiate signal transduction pathways

    John Meitzen;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • Inwardly Rectifying Potassium (IRK) Currents Are Correlated with IRK Subunit Expression in Rat Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neurons

    Paul G. Mermelstein;Wen Jie Song;Tatiana Tkatch;Zhen Yan

  • The influence of estradiol on nervous system function.

    Marissa I Boulware;Paul G Mermelstein

  • Calmodulin priming: Nuclear translocation of a calmodulin complex and the memory of prior neuronal activity

    Paul G. Mermelstein;Karl Deisseroth;Neela Dasgupta;Ann L. Isaksen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Meisel
Robert L. Meisel University of Minnesota
Paul E. Micevych
Paul E. Micevych University of California, Los Angeles
Mark J. Thomas
Mark J. Thomas University of Minnesota
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Richard W. Tsien
Richard W. Tsien New York University
Timothy J. Ebner
Timothy J. Ebner University of Minnesota
Enikö A. Kramár
Enikö A. Kramár University of California, Irvine
Elizabeth M. Waters
Elizabeth M. Waters Rockefeller University
Marilyn E. Carroll
Marilyn E. Carroll University of Minnesota
Rebecca W. Doerge
Rebecca W. Doerge Carnegie Mellon University

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